Thursday Theology

Crossings Film Series

Thursday Theology: In Thanksgiving for Art Simon December 7, 2023
Thursday Theology: In-Between-Time Thoughts about Christ as King November 30, 2023
Thursday Theology: “The Ultimate Turkey” and other Thanksgiving Reflect… November 23, 2023
Thursday Theology: On Reading Paul’s Letter to the Romans, Part 2 November 16, 2023
Thursday Theology: On Reading Paul’s Letter to the Romans. A Review of Roma… November 9, 2023
Thursday Theology: A Review of Russell Moore’s Losing our Religion November 2, 2023
Thursday Theology: Responding to a Voice from Israel October 26, 2023
Thursday Theology: Once More on Matthew’s “Wedding Banquet” Parable October 19, 2023
Thursday Theology: Fred Niedner on Preaching that Actually Works (Part 2) October 12, 2023
Thursday Theology: Fred Niedner on Preaching that Actually Works (Part 1) October 5, 2023
A Crosser’s Guide to Apology IV (Part Six of Six) September 28, 2023
A Crosser’s Guide to Apology IV (Part Five of Six) September 21, 2023
A Crosser’s Guide to Apology IV (Part Four of Six) September 14, 2023
A Crosser’s Guide to Apology IV (Part Three of Six) September 7, 2023
A Crosser’s Guide to Apology IV (Part Two of Six) August 31, 2023
A Crosser’s Guide to Apology IV (Part One of Six) August 24, 2023
A Refreshing Dose of Public Honesty August 10, 2023
A Bit of Gospel, A Bit of Law, A Bit of Astonishment. An Announcement Too August 3, 2023
Lowdown Love: A Sermon on Matthew 15:10-28 July 27, 2023
Johann Agricola’s Catechism for Girls July 20, 2023
Teach Us to Pray July 13, 2023
Robert Bertram on “The Twice-Free Student—or Citizen.” (Part Two) July 6, 2023
Robert Bertram on “The Twice-Free Student—or Citizen.” (Part One) June 29, 2023
On the Fear and Love of God June 21, 2023
St. Paul’s Dangerous Idea (Part 3) June 15, 2023
St. Paul’s Dangerous Idea (Part 2) June 8, 2023
St. Paul’s Dangerous Idea (Part 1) June 1, 2023
“From Three to Four, Not Before!” May 25, 2023
“Unity after Uvalde?” A Year-Old Sermon on John 17:20-26 May 18, 2023
Ten “Promising” Words? An Interchange (Part 2) May 11, 2023
Ten “Promising” Words? An Interchange (Part 1) May 4, 2023
On Checking the Blind Spot (A Sermon) April 27, 2023
God’s Ten Promising Words (Part 2) April 20, 2023
God’s Ten Promising Words (Part 1) April 13, 2023
A Maundy Thursday Meditation April 6, 2023
Depth in the Faith March 30, 2023
Believing Into…. March 22, 2023
Luther on the Sound of the Wind (John 3) March 16, 2023
Some Thoughts on Christian Preaching March 10, 2023
Glowing Jesus, Real Sin March 2, 2023
Can I Get a Witness? Here I Stand February 23, 2023
Law and Gospel in Spiritual Care February 16, 2023
Cruciger’s Hymn Revisited, A Preaching Course, A Birthday February 9, 2023
The Net Made Flesh (A Not-To-Miss Rerun) February 2, 2023
“Kill Me, Jesus!” Notes on a Hymn and the Woman who Wrote It January 19, 2023
On Ministry and Epiphany January 13, 2023
Some Christmas Leftovers January 5, 2023
A Scholar’s Update December 29, 2022
A Christmas Gift of Blessed Remembering (Daniel Erlander) December 22, 2022
Announcing Edmund Schlink’s “Ecumenical Dogmatics” December 15, 2022
A Review of David Bentley Hart’s Atheist Delusions December 8, 2022
The Continuing Witness of Richard R. Caemmerer, Sr. December 1, 2022
God’s Call: Forgiveness, Freedom, and Vocation November 24, 2022
Pressing Reminders from Ed Schroeder (Part 2) November 17, 2022
Pressing Reminders from Ed Schroeder (Part 1) November 11, 2022
On Extracting Good News from a Thankless Text. An Example November 3, 2022
Reflections on the ELCA’s 2022 Churchwide Assembly October 27, 2022
A Review of David Zahl’s Low Anthropology October 20, 2022
In Praise of Thanks October 12, 2022
Extra Nos: An Ordination Sermon October 6, 2022
Reflections on the Queen’s Funeral September 29, 2022
On Performative Utterances September 22, 2022
All Leadership Is Service, All Service Is Leadership September 16, 2022
Will I Hear the Gospel this Fall? September 8, 2022
From Finland: Gospel-driven Joy as a Mission Strategy September 1, 2022
On the Question of Salvation Outside the Church: Luther vs. Luther (Part 3 … August 26, 2022
On the Question of Salvation Outside the Church: Luther vs. Luther (Part 2 … August 18, 2022
On the Question of Salvation Outside the Church: Luther vs. Luther (Part 1 … August 11, 2022
What Preachers are For August 4, 2022
The Neighborhood of Jesus (A Homily on Luke 10:25-37) July 27, 2022
How Bach Set the Gospel to Music (A Book Review) July 21, 2022
Jesus Pressing His Luck (A Layperson’s Sermon on John 17) July 14, 2022
Raising Christian Children in a Secular World July 6, 2022
A Time for American Repentance (Part 2) June 29, 2022
A Time for American Repentance (Part 1) June 22, 2022
The Ten Commandments as a Resource for Daily Life June 15, 2022
Becoming Christ’s Body in the World June 9, 2022
A Review of Kristin Kobes Du Mez’s Jesus and John Wayne June 2, 2022
Luther’s Infamous “On the Jews.” An Assessment (Part 2) May 26, 2022
Luther’s Infamous “On the Jews.” An Assessment (Part 1) May 17, 2022
As War Rages in Ukraine: Fresh Thoughts on Forgiveness, Peacemaking, Love May 12, 2022
Law/Gospel and the Life of the Mind May 4, 2022
“Reconciled—So Let’s Pray!” A Reflection on Luke 11:5-13 April 27, 2022
Easter at Ground Level—A Meditation on Baptism April 20, 2022
The Good News of Jesus Our Judge (An Easter Sermon) April 14, 2022
Devotion to Jesus? Service to the Poor? An Interpretation of John 12:1-8 April 6, 2022
Perilous Children: Notes from the Lutheran/Jewish/Evangelical Frontier March 30, 2022
A Review of Robert Jenson’s A Theology in Outline March 23, 2022
Beware the Vultures! A Sermon on Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 March 16, 2022
Getting to Step Six (A Lenten Devotion) March 10, 2022
The ‘Peace-and-Justice’ Mantra. (An Ed Schroeder Rerun, Part 2) March 3, 2022
The ‘Peace-and-Justice’ Mantra. (An Ed Schroeder Rerun, Part 1) February 24, 2022
How Can We Love? February 17, 2022
Merciful Accompaniment February 10, 2022
Law, Gospel, and the Purple Church February 2, 2022
A Way to Pray the Lord’s Prayer January 27, 2022
The Lord’s Prayer Part 2 January 20, 2022
The Lord’s Prayer January 13, 2022
Through Perils Unknown: Thoughts of a Seasoned Pastor in a New Call January 5, 2022
The Terrifying Promise of Love (A Response to Chris Neumann) December 30, 2021
Who Will Save the Neighborhood? December 23, 2021
“The Jesus Vaccine.” A Year-Old Christmas Sermon December 15, 2021
Christ’s Two Advents December 9, 2021
When the Ultimate Promise is Terrifying December 2, 2021
Facing the Sin of Racism November 24, 2021
“What If?” as a Tool for Law/Gospel Discernment November 18, 2021
Replaying A Swan Song November 11, 2021
A Review of Richard Lischer’s The End of Words November 4, 2021
Remembering Carl F. Schalk—Composer, Teacher, Friend October 28, 2021
Luke’s Gospel Through a Systematician’s Lens October 20, 2021
Marriage and the Hard Heart October 13, 2021
Justification is Not the Gospel? October 6, 2021
What the Pandemic is Teaching Me about Church September 30, 2021
Finding Gospel in Mark’s Gospel September 23, 2021
Getting Sermons to Stick September 15, 2021
From Prophecy to Promise September 8, 2021
Lust, Trust, and Scrambled Eggs September 1, 2021
Good News for the Privileged August 27, 2021
A New Chapter August 19, 2021
In the Throes of John 6 August 12, 2021
A Quick Thought, A Quick Announcement August 5, 2021
Christ and the Human Condition, 2021 July 29, 2021
A Parent’s Wedding-Day Dilemma July 20, 2021
Genuine Freedom July 15, 2021
Preaching the Prognosis July 8, 2021
Revisiting Patriotism July 1, 2021
Why is God “Jealous,” Etc. June 24, 2021
On Making Decisions in Light of the Gospel June 17, 2021
God Suffers? June 10, 2021
The Sound of the Spirit: A Reflection on the Trinity June 2, 2021
Easter Leftovers 2021 May 26, 2021
On Being Saved and Bearing Fruit May 20, 2021
Ed Schroeder on our Lord’s Ascension May 12, 2021
The Easter Life in Practice (An Example) May 4, 2021
A New “Commandment”? April 28, 2021
Better Medicine April 21, 2021
Why is the Gospel not Preached? A Note to a Friend April 15, 2021
How the Old Age Works (A Book Review) April 7, 2021
The Good News in the “Short Ending” of Mark’s Gospel March 31, 2021
Reading and Reflection for Holy Week March 24, 2021
Addressing White Supremacy in the Church March 17, 2021
Caught to be Catchers March 10, 2021
God-Fearing, God-Praising: A Crossings-style Devotion March 3, 2021
Mission in the Gospel of Mark February 24, 2021
The Benefits of Christ for a Fractured America (Initial Thoughts) February 17, 2021
In the Aftermath of the Riot: Four “I” Words and a Word of Hope February 3, 2021
Angela Denker’s “Red State Christians.” A Review January 27, 2021
A Sermon in the Wake of the Capitol Riot January 20, 2021
First Thoughts on the Sack of the Capitol January 14, 2021
On Repentance and New Year’s Resolutions January 6, 2021
A Letter from Coronavirus Prison December 30, 2020
The Great Gift Exchange December 22, 2020
The Christmas Verdict December 17, 2020
What Heaven Is December 9, 2020
How I Finally Got Advent December 2, 2020
Mission is Essential! November 25, 2020
A Timely Sermon on Religion and Politics November 19, 2020
The Real Surprise of Matthew 25 November 12, 2020
The Folk Religion of God Bless America, FROGBA Revisited November 6, 2020
More from “The Lion and the Lamb” October 29, 2020
Reformation-tide Spin on Law and Gospel (1) October 21, 2020
Plain(s) Theology for a Pandemic Problem October 15, 2020
Preach the Gospel! It’s What We Need! October 8, 2020
Esau McCaulley’s Reading While Black. A Review October 1, 2020
Offensiveness: Today’s Gospel Imperative. Its Gift Too. September 25, 2020
Antiracism as the Way of the Cross September 13, 2020
N.T. Wright’s “God and the Pandemic.” A Review September 3, 2020
Heavenly Places? That’s You August 27, 2020
The Jesus Mask August 20, 2020
Ed Schroeder on Thankfulness August 13, 2020
The Lord’s Prayer as a Prayer for Mission August 6, 2020
Mask or No Mask? Crossing Elisha and Dr. Fauci August 3, 2020
Best Practices for the Post-Pandemic Church July 26, 2020
The Peril and Promise of Holy Love July 16, 2020
Ed Schroeder on Faith and Risk July 10, 2020
Crossing Our American Moment through Psalm 13 July 2, 2020
Glimpses of Easter: The Eucharist as a Visual Gift June 25, 2020
Law or Gospel? A Follow-up to the Post of June 11 June 18, 2020
George Floyd as a Summons to Lutheran Repentance June 11, 2020
Pentecost as God’s Answer to the Mess We are In June 4, 2020
How a Church Can Dare to Die–or Live May 28, 2020
Ascended Indeed. Alleluia! May 21, 2020
Covid-19 and the Judgment of God May 14, 2020
On Earth As in Heaven May 11, 2020
“And There’s No Other God.” A Reprise for Today April 30, 2020
Hope to Cope April 23, 2020
“No Going Back.” An Easter Sermon April 16, 2020
Who’s On Trial Here? April 9, 2020
Hope and Meaning as the Virus Swirls April 2, 2020
Hope and Meaning as the Virus Swirls March 26, 2020
Repentance and Faith for Pandemic Days March 19, 2020
Believing is Seeing March 12, 2020
Promise vs. Panic: Using Christ When COVID-19 Lurks March 5, 2020
Learning to Beg February 27, 2020
Mixed Observations, All Brief February 21, 2020
A Valentine’s Gift for Gloomy Lutherans February 13, 2020
Whose Trial? February 6, 2020
The Homiletical Bind: Preaching Law and Gospel in the Congregation February 4, 2020
More Scraps on the Politics of Epiphany January 30, 2020
The Politics of Epiphany January 23, 2020
Mission in St. Matthew January 16, 2020
Chad Bird on the Baptism of Jesus January 9, 2020
Sheep, Goats—and Gospel? A New Year’s Homily January 1, 2020
A Thought for Christmas and a Conference Invitation December 20, 2019
The Original “Christmas Crossing” December 12, 2019
“When God is Silent.” A Sermon December 5, 2019
On the Thanks We Render Today November 29, 2019
“How Can I ‘See’ Jesus?” November 21, 2019
Christian Decline in America: The Pew Report November 14, 2019
Gospel Agents as “Trackers” November 7, 2019
Why Luther’s First Thesis Still Matters October 31, 2019
Talking Faithfully About Justification October 24, 2019
A Dose of Bertram in Anticipation of Reformation Sunday October 10, 2019
“Shut Up, Already!” Part Two October 3, 2019
“Shut Up, Already!” Part One September 26, 2019
“Why?” September 19, 2019
“What Else Shall We Preach?” A Homily September 12, 2019
A Labor Day Challenge September 5, 2019
Two Wings of Effective Mission August 29, 2019
What Is God Doing? August 22, 2019
The “Freedom” Struggle: Another Tussle with St. Paul August 14, 2019
To Give the Laity their Priestly Due: An Ongoing Lutheran Challenge August 8, 2019
On Parenting in 2019: A Law-Gospel Reflection August 1, 2019
Our Christian Shame July 25, 2019
Good News for Chronic Sufferers July 18, 2019
“What I Learned from Ed Schroeder” (Part 2) July 11, 2019
A Patriot’s Puzzle July 3, 2019
“What I Learned from Ed Schroeder” June 27, 2019
The Elevating Promise of God-Brought-Low June 20, 2019
Why the Reformation Matters Today (Part 2) June 12, 2019
Why the Reformation Matters Today June 6, 2019
Christ, Not Cyrus—Thank God! May 30, 2019
Our Priestly Mission May 23, 2019
Easter Mission at Courtside: A Coach’s Reflection May 16, 2019
Religion “Rebranded” May 9, 2019
In Ed-ifying Memory May 2, 2019
Faith as Evidence of the Resurrection: A Theme in St. John’s Easter Accou… April 25, 2019
Looking at the Passion through the Wrong End of Exodus, and Other Notes for… April 18, 2019
Anticipating Easter: A Sermon on Luke 24 April 11, 2019
A Surprising Paucity of “Forgiveness” April 4, 2019
Where is God When Disaster Strikes? March 28, 2019
The Gospel at E. 93rd and Kinsman March 21, 2019
Why I Detest the Expression “People of Faith” March 16, 2019
Giving Thanks for Ed Schroeder (Repost of “The Care and Redemption of… March 14, 2019
“Will No One Have the Guts to be a Sinner?” (Part 1) March 7, 2019
A special message from Crossings, about Edward H. Schroeder March 2, 2019
Why I Detest the Expression “People of Faith” March 1, 2019
Mission of God: Gospel of Luke February 21, 2019
A Review of Brian Stanley’s “Christianity in the Twentieth Century: A… February 7, 2019
Honest-to-God Gospel Meets the Dying World February 1, 2019
“To Be” or Not “To Be”: A Question to Ask When Reading St. Paul January 24, 2019
How God’s Law Works: Epiphanies from a Fiction Writer January 17, 2019
Why Jesus’ Baptism Matters for Jesus’ Missionaries January 10, 2019
A Preacher Still on Trial January 3, 2019
“A Little Dirt for Christmas.” A Sermon. December 20, 2018
Reflections on Mission: A Starting Point December 13, 2018
The Preacher’s Task: Robert W. Bertram to Lori Cornell (and Every Pro… December 6, 2018
Getting real about sin on Reformation Sunday October 30, 2018
1) A Quick Note on Mark 7 for this Sunday. 2) An Impending Transition. August 30, 2018
Humanity coram Deo – Pieces of a 1947 Lecture by Werner Elert August 9, 2018
A Crossings Love Story August 9, 2018
Pentecost is for Preaching: Part 2 August 9, 2018
Peter Keyel on the Usefulness of Superhero Movies July 19, 2018
The Use of Romans 13 June 28, 2018
Two Takes on God’s Unfolding Apocalypse, American Style May 31, 2018
God Hidden/God Revealed—an Essential Bertram Corrective, per Matthew Becker… May 24, 2018
God Hidden/God Revealed—an Essential Bertram Corrective, per Matthew Becker… May 17, 2018
God Hidden/God Revealed; according to Werner Elert, via Matthew Becker (Par… May 3, 2018
God Hidden/God Revealed; according to Werner Elert, via Matthew Becker (Par… April 26, 2018
More Easter Bits and Pieces from John 20 April 19, 2018
Anticipating Easter. A Rerun. March 22, 2018
Some Essential “Crossings” Theology in Plain English, Continued. (Part Two … February 22, 2018
Some Essential “Crossings” Theology in Plain English. (Part One of a Keynot… February 8, 2018
The Word Became This Flesh December 28, 2017
No “Mission” in Luther? A Re-examination (Part 3 of 3) December 14, 2017
No “Mission” in Luther? A Re-examination (Part 2 of 3) December 7, 2017
Reflections on Luther the Person, Part 2 November 23, 2017
Reflections on Luther the Person, Part 1. (With Quick Notes on the Forthcom… November 16, 2017
A Reformation Day Epistle October 31, 2017
“Think Gospel, Preach Christ!” Lessons from Elert for Today’s Church (Part … October 26, 2017
“Think Gospel, Preach Christ!” Lessons from Elert for Today’s Church (Part … October 19, 2017
“Think Gospel, Preach Christ!” Lessons from Elert for Today’s Church (Part … October 12, 2017
Ecumenical Preaching September 14, 2017
Reading the Hurricanes September 7, 2017
Why Jesus? A Preacher’s Mission-Minded Reflections June 8, 2017
Caveat Caesar, Emerging from the Shadows, and Other Thoughts for Easter April 6, 2017
The Eerie Wonder of Tennessee Jack Daniels March 24, 2017
Steven Kuhl on “Reformation Spirituality” (Part Two) March 9, 2017
Steven Kuhl on “Reformation Spirituality” March 2, 2017
The Pastor’s Job February 18, 2017
The American Myth February 4, 2017
What Does It Mean “To Follow Jesus”? Tips from Ed Schroeder January 13, 2017
Theology for Third Graders on the Cusp of Christmas December 23, 2016
Werner Elert on Truth, and Why It Matters December 16, 2016
Post-Election Conversation; the January Seminar November 29, 2016
The necessity of Christ for his Christians, post-election November 16, 2016
Justification by Faith at Ground Level (An Example) October 31, 2016
Bill Burrows on Spirit, Church, Gospel, and the Centrality of Christ October 6, 2016
An Assortment of Readers’ Responses September 29, 2016
Two Questions for the Baptized Person (Part Three of a Keynote Address) September 15, 2016
An Approach to “Discerning the Spirit” (Part Two of a Keynote Address) September 8, 2016
The Confounding Gospel (Part One of a Keynote Address) September 1, 2016
A Timely Look at Pentecostalism through a Law-and-Gospel Lens (Part Three) August 18, 2016
A Timely Look at Pentecostalism through a Law-and-Gospel Lens (Part Two) August 11, 2016
A Timely Look at Pentecostalism through a Law-and-Gospel Lens (Part One) July 28, 2016
The Donald and Me July 14, 2016
Ed Schroeder on Kingdoms and The Kingdom. A July 4th Special June 30, 2016
The Gerasene Demoniac, a Strange Yet Timely Text June 22, 2016
Easter Leftovers, especially a Nagging Question about John 20:23 June 2, 2016
1) Robert Kolb on Why Luther Matters Today (A Reading Tip). 2) Christ and &… May 5, 2016
A Sunday Morning Explanation of the Liturgy April 23, 2016
Easter Unfolding. A Gift from Amy C. Schifrin. Part 2 April 14, 2016
Easter Unfolding. A Gift from Amy C. Schifrin. Part 1 April 14, 2016
A Scientist’s Easter Witness March 31, 2016
Rob Saler on the Publicly Engaged Church, Part 2 (Rich Fare for Holy Week) March 20, 2016
A Most Timely Essay on “The Spirit and the Publicly Engaged Church” March 12, 2016
Steve Turnbull on “The New Humanity,” Part 2. March 12, 2016
Steve Turnbull on “The New Humanity.” A Must-Read for Holy Week. Part… March 12, 2016
Two Covenants, not One. A Book Review February 19, 2016
A Gift for Lent from Jill Peláez Baumgaertner, Poet and Theologian February 13, 2016
Last Week’s Sixth Crossings Conference. A Quick Review February 4, 2016
Ed Schroeder Weighs in on “Radical Hospitality” January 14, 2016
“What Time Is It?” (A Sermon Suited for New Year’s Day) December 31, 2015
Angles on Angels, and on Genuine Christmas Peace December 17, 2015
A Call for Reformation as a Church Year Dawns December 3, 2015
Listen to the Veterans, Part 2. Counsel for a “Non-Religious” V… November 19, 2015
“Will No One Have the Guts to be a Sinner?” —Preface and Ur-tex… November 6, 2015
War Can’t Be Just. Listen to the Veterans November 5, 2015
A Christian Approach to Interfaith Relations October 8, 2015
Three Distinctions to Make when Reading the Bible September 24, 2015
“Third Use,” Round Two. A Citation from Luther September 10, 2015
A “Third Use” of the Law? Doest the Formula Say That? Does the … August 13, 2015
A Belated “Duh!” on “Take Up [Your] Cross and Follow Me.&… August 6, 2015
How the Parable of the Good Samaritan is Good News, aka Gospel July 9, 2015
Augsburg and Charleston June 25, 2015
Ed Schroeder on the Tim Frakes Documentary, “Seminex: Memories of a C… June 18, 2015
Getting Back on Track, with a Report from the Mockingbird Conference June 11, 2015
On Faith. Eleven Bertram Theses, Newly Unearthed. April 2, 2015
Death, Life, and Baptism (3) March 26, 2015
Death, Life, and Baptism (2) March 19, 2015
Death, Life, and Baptism (1) March 12, 2015
“Fail, for Christ’s sake!” A Dose of Luther for Lent, 2015 February 26, 2015
“Fail, for Christ’s sake!” A Dose of Luther for Lent, 2015 February 26, 2015
Unearthing Gospel Gold—the Essay, Part II February 19, 2015
Unearthing Gospel Gold—the Essay, Part I February 12, 2015
a) “Unearthing Gospel Gold,” a Seminar, with a Nudge from Taiwan. b) Felde … January 15, 2015
Describing the Law/Gospel Distinction: The Fuller Version January 1, 2015
“Joy and the Christmas Burglar”: A sermon for Christmas Eve December 25, 2014
A Stab at Describing the Law/Gospel Distinction December 11, 2014
“Sheep? Goat? Try ‘Member of the Family.’” The Real Surprise of Mat… November 20, 2014
Homily on the anniversary of an ordination November 13, 2014
Luther on the Ten Virgins—and the Surprising Source for This November 6, 2014
Something Greater Than Justice.” A Post-Ferguson Reflection October 30, 2014
More Musings on ‘Justification’ October 23, 2014
Original Sin October 16, 2014
Octoberish Orts. 1) Richard Dawkins, Fundamentalist? 2) Romans 3 in English… October 9, 2014
An MD’s “Crossing” of DOCTORED. The Disillusionment of an American Physicia… October 2, 2014
Book Review: DOCTORED. The Disillusionment of an American Physician September 25, 2014
Tracking Guardians of the Galaxy September 18, 2014
Good News for the Disconnected? September 11, 2014
What Happens on the Cross? An Interchange and Conversation, Part 2 September 4, 2014
What Happens on the Cross? An Interchange and Conversation Part 1 August 28, 2014
A Rite for Labor Day August 21, 2014
Why We Ordain August 14, 2014
Eschatology as a Function of the Gospel August 7, 2014
Adding the Gospel July 31, 2014
On Hope and Ignorance: Gleanings from the Mission Field July 24, 2014
Seminaries are the problem, not the solution. July 17, 2014
Augsburg, Ramadan, and ISIS July 10, 2014
Response to Jungkuntz homily July 3, 2014
Jesus and Evolution? Seriously! (A Book Review) June 19, 2014
Book Review: FROM THE OXUS RIVER TO THE CHINESE SHORES: Studies on East Syr… June 12, 2014
Book Review: DON’T KILL THE MESSENGER! by Donald Ray Soeken June 5, 2014
The Daily Life of the Christian, Part 2 May 29, 2014
The Daily Life of the Christian, Part 1 May 22, 2014
Book Review: SABBATH AS RESISTANCE by Walter Brueggemann May 15, 2014
Two Recent Samples of Easter Confession, Thomas-style May 8, 2014
The Agony of the Empty Preacher April 10, 2014
The Holy Thing of Holy Week April 3, 2014
A Grass-roots Theologian on the Faith-Works Connection March 27, 2014
A Lenten Labyrinth March 18, 2014
What the Bishop Said about “Repent,” and other Post-Conference … March 13, 2014
African Realities Today Through Lutheran Lenses January 18, 2014
The Good News of St. Matthew’s Genealogy January 9, 2014
Can One “Preach” the Law? An Interchange, Part 2 January 2, 2014
Can One “Preach” the Law? An Interchange, Part 1 December 26, 2013
Campus Ministry December 19, 2013
Advent Orts (on Mandela; the Promise; Francis and Joy; Justice; Certitude) December 12, 2013
On Religions, Liturgies, Distinctions—and a Huge Difference. A Book Revie… December 5, 2013
“One for All and All in One”: A pitch for your presence at the … November 28, 2013
Genetic Engineering November 7, 2013
#800 Pop-Cultural Theologies of Glory October 31, 2013
#799 Justification by Grace through Faith”: What Does This Mean? October 24, 2013
#798 The Quest October 17, 2013
#797 The Passive Church. An Argument in its Favor. October 3, 2013
#744 A reading of St. Mark, Crossings-style (Part 3) September 13, 2013
#796 The Lazarus Story September 12, 2013
#795 Liturgy and Gospel: A Snippet of Pastoral Counsel September 5, 2013
#794 More Ways Than One to Preach a Text August 29, 2013
#793 Orts: 1. On rules. 2. Concerning the hidebound. 3. On missing the poin… August 22, 2013
#792 The ELCA’s New Bishop August 15, 2013
#791 Sin, Sight, and a Vision of God August 8, 2013
#790 1) A Christ-confessing Mystery. 2) A Brief Christ-confessing “Ah… August 1, 2013
#789 The Gospel Lives! July 25, 2013
#788 An Exemplary Conversation (2) July 23, 2013
#787 An Exemplary Conversation (1) July 11, 2013
#786 Kumbaya Revisited July 4, 2013
#785 A Life and Ministry Shaped by the Good Shepherd June 28, 2013
#784 Preaching and the teleological temptation June 21, 2013
#783 Reexamining the “face of God” metaphor June 14, 2013
#782 Seeing the face of God June 6, 2013
#781 The Awards Ceremony Address You Wish Your Child Might Have Heard May 30, 2013
#780 The teacher’s calling, especially in a parochial school May 23, 2013
#779 Musings on Ministry and the Holy Spirit May 16, 2013
#778 Luther as Mission Theologian May 10, 2013
#777 Some Uncommon Common Sense about “Mission” May 3, 2013
#776 The Preacher’s Audience: Participation in the Mystery April 27, 2013
#775 The Preacher’s Audience: Some Give and Take April 18, 2013
#774 “Full Communion” Relationships and the Mission of Christ, … April 13, 2013
#773 “Full Communion” Relationships and the Mission of Christ April 4, 2013
#772 Where is Jesus in the “Talents” Parables? An Angle on the … March 28, 2013
#771 Idolatry and the Gun Debate March 21, 2013
#770 The Preacher’s Audience March 14, 2013
#769 Judgment Day (Part 2) March 7, 2013
#768 Judgment Day (Part 1) February 28, 2013
#767 The Deified Gun February 21, 2013
#766 Ash Wednesday Musings, with a Nudge from Machiavelli February 14, 2013
#765 God’s deadly diagnosis February 9, 2013
#764 Book Review — GOD’S REIGN AND THE END OF EMPIRES by Antonio Gonz… February 3, 2013
#763 Talking with the “Nones” January 24, 2013
#762 Nervy Faith, or How to Appall a Pietist January 17, 2013
#761 Reclaiming the Sain in Sain Sex January 10, 2013
#760 See my lawyer January 3, 2013
#759 Grace, Truth, and Glory December 27, 2012
#758 Christmas Preaching in the Wake of Sandy Hook December 20, 2012
#757 Book review—THE DIVORCE OF SEX AND MARRIAGE by Robert W. Bertram December 13, 2012
#756 Book review—BROKEN HALLELUJAHS by Christian Scharen December 6, 2012
#755 A Perfect World November 29, 2012
#754 An Observation on Bertram’s First Question November 24, 2012
#753 Thankfulness November 15, 2012
#752 Six questions for any text or sermon November 8, 2012
#751 The Cultural Roots of Schism (Part 2) November 1, 2012
#750 On Being Special, or Not. A Double Crossing. October 25, 2012
#749 Manichean America October 18, 2012
#748 The Cultural Roots of Schism (Part 1) October 11, 2012
#747 A reading of St. Mark, Crossings-style (Part 5) October 4, 2012
#746 A reading of St. Mark, Crossings-style (Part 4) September 27, 2012
#745 Ed Schroeder Reports from Toronto September 20, 2012
#743 A reading of St. Mark, Crossings-style (Part 2) September 6, 2012
A reading of St. Mark, Crossings-style (Part 1) August 30, 2012
The way, the truth, and the life August 23, 2012
John’s Gospel and Christian Unity, Conclusion August 16, 2012
John’s Gospel and Christian Unity, Part Three August 9, 2012
John’s Gospel and Christian Unity, Part Two August 2, 2012
Mr. Pelagius Goes to Washington. A Book Review July 28, 2012
John’s Gospel and Christian Unity, Part One July 26, 2012
Play-by-Play Liturgy, Part Two July 19, 2012
In Blessed Remembrance July 12, 2012
Play-By-Play Liturgy, Part One July 5, 2012
So you thought you knew “deacon”? June 21, 2012
Loving Beyond Barriers June 14, 2012
Risking in Faith June 7, 2012
1 Peter 2:1-10 as a Text for Confessors May 31, 2012
The Athanasian Creed May 24, 2012
The Point of Christian Ministry May 17, 2012
Politics and Theology May 10, 2012
Johannes Bugenhagen, Public Theologian May 3, 2012
Following Jesus when things fall apart (Part 2) April 26, 2012
Following Jesus When Things Fall Apart (Part 1) April 19, 2012
Seeing Christ in Galilee April 12, 2012
Easter Sunday Preaching April 5, 2012
Lenten Disciplines March 29, 2012
The “Heart Disease” of Self-Referential Faith March 22, 2012
Discipleship in the Lutheran Tradition, Continued March 15, 2012
Discipleship in the Lutheran Tradition March 8, 2012
Mission in the Secular American Academy March 1, 2012
1) Think Christ. 2) Rethink Church February 23, 2012
Football Theology February 16, 2012
Response to John Roth’s “How to Disagree Well” February 9, 2012
Mission in Mark, Part 3 February 2, 2012
Mission in Mark, Part 2 January 26, 2012
Mission in Mark January 19, 2012
Best Books on Mission January 12, 2012
How to Disagree Well January 5, 2012
Justification in Nickel Words December 29, 2011
Images of Christ, Part 2 December 22, 2011
Images of Christ December 15, 2011
Christmas Eve Preaching December 8, 2011
Preview of Next Month’s Fourth International Crossings Conference December 1, 2011
Plain Speaking November 24, 2011
Whither Thursday Theology? A note from the Board of the Crossings Community November 17, 2011
The End of the Line: It’s All About Faith and the Promise November 10, 2011
Theology of the Cross. Richard Koenig in memoriam November 3, 2011
A “Lutheran” Spirituality October 27, 2011
“Did Osama Win?” October 20, 2011
Limpet-Mine Theology and Gospel With No Additives October 13, 2011
A Parting Peace October 6, 2011
The Theology of Helmut Thielicke September 29, 2011
Christian Spirituality in the Workplace September 22, 2011
Risking the Tradition September 15, 2011
Still Missing after 10 Years, the “R” Word: Repentance September 8, 2011
A Book Review: Pastoral Care for Iraq/Afghanistan veterans. September 1, 2011
Another One from the Archives: Bob Bertram Requiem August 25, 2011
A Book Review: Dean Lueking, “Through Their Eyes. A People’s Vi… August 18, 2011
A Bertram Original: Rediscovered Treasure August 11, 2011
The Crossings Six-Steps and World Religions. August 4, 2011
Gay is OK. An Argument from the Lutheran Confessions. What!? July 28, 2011
Faith-Statements from Young Confirmands (revisited) July 21, 2011
Leaving One Denomination to Find a Pure One July 14, 2011
Proclaiming the Good News July 7, 2011
Book Review – “I Am a Christian: the Nun, the Devil and Martin … June 30, 2011
Law and Promise Reading of the Scriptures, Part III June 23, 2011
Law and Promise Reading of the Scriptures, Part II June 16, 2011
Law and Promise Reading of the Scriptures June 9, 2011
Christianity. The First Three Thousand Years. June 2, 2011
Confessing the Faith on Confirmation Day May 26, 2011
Islamization and the Christian Gospel. May 19, 2011
“All Done.” The Homily on the Occasion of George Hoyer’s … May 12, 2011
Law-Gospel Theology and Family Life. May 5, 2011
Calvin/Luther conference at Luther Seminary (St. Paul, Minnesota) April 28, 2011
Baptismal Identity April 21, 2011
The Bible and Me. A Bishop’s Tale. April 14, 2011
Anticipating Easter in a Eulogy during Lent April 7, 2011
The Crossings Curriculum of 1983-93 (Continued) with a Spinoff on Atonement… March 31, 2011
The Crossings Curriculum of 1983-93–a Retrospective. March 24, 2011
Six Hundred Sixty-Six: Some Reflections on that Apocalyptic Number March 17, 2011
A Homily for Ash Wednesday March 10, 2011
On Not Losing the Cross in Today’s Debate on the Atonement March 3, 2011
Justification – Jargon or Jewel? February 24, 2011
Seminex Profs and the Downfall of LSTC and the ELCA February 17, 2011
The 2011 Crossings Conference and President Obama’s Address. Part III February 10, 2011
The 2011 Crossings Conference and President Obama’s Address. Part II. February 3, 2011
The 2011 Crossings Conference and President Obama’s Address. January 27, 2011
Cancel any Celebration of the 500th Anniversary of the 95 Theses. January 20, 2011
Those “Solas” in Lutheran Theology January 13, 2011
A Lutheran Missiology: God’s Promise the Cornerstone January 6, 2011
God’s Facebook and the Other One December 30, 2010
Schleiermacher’s Theology of Christmas December 23, 2010
Christian Buddhist, Buddhist Christian? December 16, 2010
Gospel-grounded Church Leadership. A Case Study December 9, 2010
Selections from Martin Luther for Advent. December 2, 2010
Segue into Advent on Donated Righteousness November 25, 2010
Reflections on THE Gospel, Another Visit Downunder November 18, 2010
Christianity and Politics. November 11, 2010
Homily for Reformation Day Celebration 2010 November 4, 2010
Luther’s Understanding of Law: Lex Charitatis, the Law of Love October 28, 2010
Luther’s Rehabilitation in Recent Roman Catholic Opinion October 21, 2010
Some Items on Mission Theology October 14, 2010
A Confession of Faith prompted by the Dodoma Statement October 7, 2010
African Lutheran Churches Rebuke their Western Siblings September 30, 2010
“Simultaneously Sinner and Saint,” a Second Opinion for the ELC… September 23, 2010
Theopaschitism [Yes, that’s the topic. Pronounced (OED): theo-PA-skit… September 16, 2010
A Book Review on Science and Religion September 9, 2010
More Artifacts from Earlier Days in Australia. Ethics September 2, 2010
More Discoveries from That Year Downunder 1994 August 26, 2010
“The Lutheran Message” – Just What is That? August 19, 2010
“Street Priest” in Vancouver, DTES August 12, 2010
Doubt and Certainty in “A Lutheran Christian Life for Today” August 5, 2010
Robert Bertram, Carl Braaten and the ELCA on Universal Salvation July 29, 2010
Demythologization, Theology of the Cross and Christ’s Virgin Birth July 22, 2010
On Teaching Theology – A Slice of Life. July 15, 2010
Not Missing the Message in the Good Samaritan Parable July 8, 2010
Werner Elert’s chapter on Economics in his book The Christian Ethos. … July 1, 2010
Werner Elert’s chapter on Economics in his book The Christian Ethos. … June 24, 2010
Youth Ministry in America June 17, 2010
Faith Alone–Still a Minority Opinion? June 10, 2010
The Oldest Document in the Werner Elert Archives–A Sermon from 100 Ye… June 3, 2010
Carl Braaten’s Autobiography May 27, 2010
A Heads Up for Trinity Sunday May 20, 2010
A Daystar Reader May 13, 2010
Muslims, Christians and the Common Good May 6, 2010
How Many Missouri Synods Are There? Two? Maybe even Three? April 29, 2010
Tragedy after Easter — Easter after the Tragedy April 22, 2010
Luther’s New Home in the Episcopal Church USA? Maybe, Maybe Not. April 15, 2010
Tidbits from Luther’s Easter Sermons April 8, 2010
The Future of Justification – A Response to N. T. Wright April 1, 2010
Christ Fulfills God’s Law on Good Friday March 25, 2010
A Book About Forgiveness March 18, 2010
Surprising Things Happen! A Quartet of Surprises at Mid-Lent 2010 March 11, 2010
Part Two of “Werner Elert and Moral Decay in the ELCA!” March 4, 2010
Werner Elert and Moral Decay in the ELCA! February 25, 2010
“Is Anybody Out There Listening?” Part Two February 18, 2010
Is Anybody Out There Listening? Or Even Interested Enough to Want to Listen… February 11, 2010
A Report on Crossings International Conference III, January 25-27, 2010 February 4, 2010
Werner Elert’s Law/Gospel Textbook on Christian Ethics (Part II–… January 28, 2010
Werner Elert’s Law/Gospel Textbook on Christian Ethics January 21, 2010
Stephen C. Krueger In Memoriam January 14, 2010
Jesus, Age 12, at the Temple January 7, 2010
FAQ About Recent ELCA Decisions December 31, 2009
Two Different Gospels for The Night before Christmas –“Avatar&#… December 24, 2009
West Point Cadets, Obama’s Speeches and Jeremiah 33. December 17, 2009
Further Conversation on “30,000 More Charioteers into the Red Sea?… December 10, 2009
30,000 More Charioteers into the Red Sea? “Finish the Job.” Who… December 3, 2009
Primacy of Popes and the Promise. A Review of O’Malley’s “… November 26, 2009
Sample Sermon on an Apocalyptic Text. November 19, 2009
79 is a Prime Number. Some Ramblings on Passing that Prime. November 12, 2009
Two New Books from Old Seminex Colleagues November 5, 2009
“I held an umbrella . . . until we got through the resurrection.̶… October 29, 2009
Memories, Memories–of Crossings, of Seminex October 22, 2009
The Future of Lutheranism In a Global Context October 15, 2009
Life on the FasTrak. But Not the One You May Think of First. October 8, 2009
In Washington, Missouri, Too — It’s a Time for Confessing October 1, 2009
The Next (or Next Next) Generation of Crossings Theologians September 24, 2009
Jeremiah Wright was Right: God is NOT Blessing America September 16, 2009
Those Ten Commandments – Conversation Continued September 10, 2009
Preaching the Ten Commandments September 3, 2009
The Crossings Method for Studying Biblical Texts August 27, 2009
Crossings Inc. Annual Board Meeting – My Report August 20, 2009
How my Mind has Changed? Well, Maybe. August 13, 2009
A Double Autobiography–Art Simon and Bread for the World August 6, 2009
“The Unlimited Mercy of God” – Armencius Munthe, R.I.P. July 30, 2009
Memento mori. Two Reminders of My Mortality July 23, 2009
The Crossings Matrix (Diagnosis/Prognosis) Keeps Moving July 16, 2009
Seminex at Thirty-Five. July 9, 2009
Augsburg Confessional Theology and the Sexuality Debate Part Two: A Canadia… July 2, 2009
Augsburg Confessional Theology and the ELCA Sexuality Debate. June 25, 2009
Crossing the Kidney Market — With Law and Promise June 18, 2009
Some Luther Quotes for the Feast of the Holy Trinity June 11, 2009
Jesuit Theologians–One More Time June 4, 2009
The Making of A Local Church — A Lutheran Review of a Vatican II Clas… May 28, 2009
Preaching the Christian Gospel from Old Testament Texts. One More Time. May 21, 2009
Preaching the Christian Gospel from Old Testament Texts May 14, 2009
Testing Benedict XVI By the Company He Would Keep May 7, 2009
The Gospel in “The Shack” and the “Gospel in the Stable&#… April 30, 2009
The Lutheran World Federation Needs Help. It’s the “L” Wo… April 23, 2009
Two Easter Eggs for my Basket Came on Easter Monday April 16, 2009
Lutheran World Federation Consultation–The Augsburg Aha! of 1530 at A… April 9, 2009
William P. Young. THE SHACK A Book Review by Phil Kuehnert, Pastor, Zion Lu… April 2, 2009
True or False: The Vocation of Christian Congregations is to be “Publ… March 26, 2009
Burned-Out Biblicist?–Thoughts about Bart D. Ehrman March 19, 2009
Reading the Bible in Mission to the World. March 12, 2009
Many different Gospels, or one and the same Gospel, throughout the New Test… March 5, 2009
Pope Benedict XVI February 26, 2009
A Cake for Seminex’s 35th Birthday February 19, 2009
Jesus in the New Testament: Just How Real is He? February 12, 2009
“The earth showeth His handiwork.” In a human hand? February 5, 2009
Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, Fiftieth Anniversary January 29, 2009
His Hand Was on Lincoln’s Bible, but . . . . January 22, 2009
Christless Christianity January 15, 2009
Mission from a Position of Weakness January 8, 2009
The Maasai Creed January 1, 2009
Mega-Fear, Mega-Joy December 25, 2008
Abraham’s Paradoxical God — God Most High and God Most Low(ly) … December 18, 2008
A Sequel to last week’s Advent and Apocalypse in America–from W… December 11, 2008
Advent and Apocalypse in America–a Triad for Crossing. December 4, 2008
A Lutheran “Op-ed” for Bible Reading in the ELCA, Part IV November 27, 2008
A Lutheran “Op-ed” for Bible Reading in the ELCA, Part III November 20, 2008
An “Op-ed” for Bible Reading in the ELCA, Part II November 13, 2008
Bible Reading in the ELCA November 6, 2008
Christian Buddhists? A Tale from Thailand [Part II] October 30, 2008
Christian Buddhists? A Tale from Thailand [Part I] October 23, 2008
Biblicism in the ELCA? Can that be true? October 16, 2008
Luther’s Theology of the Cross and its Relevance for South Asia. October 12, 2008
Bush, speaking on the economic chaos October 11, 2008
And the Wall Came Tumbling Down October 2, 2008
Lucre, Linus and Luke — Crossing the Current Financial Crises September 25, 2008
41 Days and 40 nights in Europe – Part II September 18, 2008
It’s September 11 Again. It’s been 7 years. September 11, 2008
IAMS XII September 4, 2008
F.W. Herzberger Part Four — Herzberger’s Theological Legacy Rob… August 28, 2008
F.W. Herzberger Part Three — Herzberger’s Theological Legacy August 21, 2008
F.W. Herzberger Part Two August 14, 2008
Part One — F.W. Herzberger August 7, 2008
Priests and Programmers: Technologies of Power in the Engineered Landscape … July 31, 2008
Preaching Justice, Doing Mercy: The Gospel in the Public Square Can we, sho… July 24, 2008
Our Time For Confessing in the Philippines-The People Power Revolt July 17, 2008
The 2008 Meeting of the American Society of Missiology, Part II. July 10, 2008
The 2008 Meeting of the American Society of Missiology July 3, 2008
Luther’s Missiology. A Conference Paper June 26, 2008
Thoughts occasioned by reading Robert Bertram, A TIME FOR CONFESSING, by Wi… June 19, 2008
Continuing last week’s post: “A Mixed Report Card on ‘Dam… June 12, 2008
A Mixed Report Card on “Damn is Not a Dirty Word” and “Pr… June 5, 2008
Robert W. Bertram, “Time for Confessing”-When Faith Hits the Ro… May 29, 2008
Book Review on Lutherans in Hitler’s Germany May 22, 2008
Crossings in Indonesia and Preaching from Old Testament Texts May 15, 2008
“Damn” is Not a Dirty Word May 8, 2008
More Student Theology from that Augsburg Confession Class in Springfield, I… May 1, 2008
Reflections on the Roman Papacy April 28, 2008
Mosaic Law: Two Views Both Claiming to be Lutheran April 24, 2008
Why Jesus? Still a Problem in our ELCA April 17, 2008
Student Achievement in Lutheran Confessional Theology April 10, 2008
The Augsburg Aha! — “Human Will and Human Works” April 3, 2008
A Message from the Field: “Ed, You didn’t get law/gospel right!… March 27, 2008
Obama and His Pastor — Is God Damning America, or Not? That is the Qu… March 20, 2008
The Crossings Family Tree: A Third Generation. March 13, 2008
The Augsburg Aha! — Church and Secular Authority (AC 14-16, 23, 26-28… March 6, 2008
Robert W. Bertram “A Time for Confessing” February 28, 2008
The Augsburg Aha! — “Sacraments” February 21, 2008
The Augsburg Aha! — Class Session #3. “Church and Ministry̶… February 14, 2008
Some More Thoughts on the Augsburg Aha! – The Augsburg Confession Its… February 7, 2008
Pardon My Imprisonment – Anticipating Ash Wednesday. January 31, 2008
Some Thoughts on the Augsburg Aha! – The Augsburg Confession Itself January 24, 2008
Lord’s Supper Liturgies January 17, 2008
Ed Schroeder’s Thursday Theologies: The Gospel, God’s Plus for … January 10, 2008
Christian Education January 3, 2008
The Christmas Gospel according to St. John. December 27, 2007
Angels for Advent, and Christmas too–The Message Makes the Messenger. December 20, 2007
“Living Well. The Balanced Life.” – The Christmas-issue t… December 13, 2007
When You Need to be Healed, You’re a Mission Field December 6, 2007
Arthur Carl Piepkorn. A book-review. Part II. November 29, 2007
Arthur Carl Piepkorn November 22, 2007
“Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light” – A Book Review November 15, 2007
Chaplain’s Ministry for Luther’s 524th birthday–and–… November 8, 2007
Luther as Mission Theologian — 9.5 Theses November 3, 2007
DOES CHRISTIAN MISSION DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD? November 1, 2007
A Mission Sermon October 25, 2007
A Bertram Memorandum. Another Artifact from Seminex Days and the Wars of Mi… October 18, 2007
Mission Theology for New Congregations October 11, 2007
Astronomy/Cosmology Breakthroughs and the God Question October 4, 2007
Why Seminary? September 27, 2007
The Wars of Missouri that Led to Seminex. A Retrospective. Part III: A Sequ… September 20, 2007
The Wars of Missouri that Led to Seminex. A Retrospective. Part II September 13, 2007
The Wars of Missouri that Led to Seminex. A Retrospective. September 6, 2007
Memento Mori at Home August 30, 2007
ThTh Annual Report to the Crossings Board of Directors August 23, 2007
The Gospel of Reconciliation–Paradise Restored or God’s New Dea… August 16, 2007
Deaconess Evelyn Middelstadt, R.I.P. August 9, 2007
FOUR WEEKS IN WESTERN CANADA August 2, 2007
Review of John H. Tietjen’s The Gospel According to Jesus. (St. Louis… July 26, 2007
A Review of Carl Braaten’s “Principles of Lutheran TheologyR… July 19, 2007
The Confessing Church in the Midst of Empire July 12, 2007
Missio and Promissio–Mission and Promise July 5, 2007
Memento Mori June 28, 2007
Summer Solstice and Solo Survival June 21, 2007
Assorted Gospel Tidbits–Some from Luther, Some from Others June 14, 2007
An (Un)LUTHERAN View of the Kingdom of God June 7, 2007
A Christian Message and the Virginia Tech Massacre–One More Time May 31, 2007
Christian Message Proposals for VTU the Day after the Massacre May 24, 2007
Gospel Proclamation–Always a Challenge. At Virginia Tech . . . and at… May 17, 2007
Trusting the Promise: Abrahamic Faith Then and Now May 10, 2007
Mixed Messages May 3, 2007
Bill O’Reilly, Culture Warrior, a Book Review April 26, 2007
What NOT to say After the Virginia Tech Massacre April 19, 2007
Preaching the Christian Gospel from Old Testament Texts April 12, 2007
A Caveat for Maundy Thursday–Especially for ELCA Lutherans! April 5, 2007
Using the Double Dipstick Test on Whether the Church Should Speak Out on So… March 29, 2007
Crossing the Word of God with the “Work” of Zion Lutheran’… March 22, 2007
The Elephant in the Sanctuary March 15, 2007
Reflections on the 2007 Crossings Conference, Part 2 March 8, 2007
Reflections on the 2007 Crossings Conference March 1, 2007
Speaking from the Heart February 22, 2007
An Incarnation Narration February 15, 2007
Book review: “Cross Examinations: Readings on the Meaning of the Cros… February 8, 2007
Sermon from Crossings Conference (2007) “The Net Made Flesh” February 1, 2007
Perhaps the Analogy is Auschwitz Rather than Vietnam January 25, 2007
Walt Reiner R.I.P. January 11, 2007
Lutheran Hermeneutics–A New Contagion? January 4, 2007
In this Season: Light in the Darkness December 28, 2006
Mortality at the Manger 2006 December 21, 2006
A Window to Heaven–When Children See Life in Death December 14, 2006
Theology Befitting a Bishop–a Proposal, an Offer December 7, 2006
Singing Around the Advent Wreath November 30, 2006
Thanksgiving — with a Biblical Hebrew Accent November 23, 2006
“God Loves You” or “Christ Forgives You” — Wh… November 16, 2006
Images of Home November 9, 2006
Insiders / Outsiders at the Lord’s Supper November 2, 2006
Luther’s Theology of the Cross is Not a Theology of Suffering October 26, 2006
Hospice Reflections on John 11 October 19, 2006
Sin and Forgiveness: How Bad the First One, How Good the Second? October 12, 2006
Mission Impossible? October 5, 2006
Can Rome be Home? Yes and No Answers from 2 Canadian Anglicans. September 28, 2006
Letter to President Bush September 21, 2006
The Theology in President Bush’s Fifth Anniversary “Sermon̶… September 14, 2006
Bonhoeffer, “German Christians,” and American National Religion September 7, 2006
Craig Nessan’s Sermon: “Lazarus!” August 31, 2006
Should We Go Down With the Ship? August 24, 2006
Retiring from Doing Theology August 17, 2006
A Reunion at the Lazarus Parable August 10, 2006
Gnosticism and Legalism August 3, 2006
The St. Louis Bonhoeffer Conference, July 19-21, 2006 July 27, 2006
First Lutheran Missionary in India–Arrived 300 years ago (July 9, 170… July 20, 2006
A Sermon Commending Repentance July 13, 2006
Talitha Kumi in the Cuckoo’s Nest July 6, 2006
The Holy Gust on Skid Row–But Hardly a Surprise June 29, 2006
American Society of Missiology, Annual Meeting 2006 June 22, 2006
Cross-winds at Pentecost June 15, 2006
The Trinitarian Dogma June 8, 2006
Earthquake in Yogyakarta June 1, 2006
The Ascension of our Lord May 25, 2006
Theologian Giants out of Missouri May 18, 2006
ELCA Launches Project on How to Read the Bible May 11, 2006
In the Afterglow of Easter 2006 May 4, 2006
I’ve Got my Doubts about “Praising Doubt” April 27, 2006
“Lutheran Theology and Global Capitalism” [Or “Empire-bui… April 20, 2006
Easter Epistle from Indonesia April 13, 2006
Luther and World Christianity. Part Two April 6, 2006
Luther and World Christianity March 30, 2006
Major American Jewish Theologian Calls for “Left-Hand-of-God” T… March 23, 2006
The Gift of Grace: The Future of Lutheran Theology March 16, 2006
The History of Medical Missions March 9, 2006
A Book Review on Confession and Absolution – Lutheran Style March 2, 2006
More Discussion on Patterson, the Jesus Seminar and Jesus Himself February 23, 2006
Reader Response to last week’s review of Stephen Patterson’s bo… February 16, 2006
For the “Jesus Seminar,” Just How Much Jesus is Needed? February 9, 2006
An Op-Ed “State of the Union Address” for the USA 2006 February 2, 2006
Reverie on Ten Years of Crossings on the Internet: Sabbatheology #1 Rediviv… January 26, 2006
Lutherans and Catholics: The Journey toward Oz. Reflections on Conscience, … January 19, 2006
Evangelical Church and Theology in the Ethiopian Revolution, Part II January 12, 2006
Evangelical Church and Theology in the Ethiopian Revolution January 5, 2006
Thank You Notes After Christmas December 29, 2005
Darwin, Design and Christmas December 22, 2005
Michael and the Dragon–On Earth the Battle Continues. Two Case Studie… December 15, 2005
Is “church” an “active noun,” the subject of senten… December 8, 2005
What is Christian Spirituality? Answer: Faith in Christ December 1, 2005
Theological Perspectives on Max Beckmann’s Paintings November 24, 2005
The Current Brouhaha About Intelligent Design November 17, 2005
Gospel Blazes in the Dark November 10, 2005
Luther’s 95 Theses–What Was That all About? October 27, 2005
God and Continuing Catastrophes October 20, 2005
Discipleship and Spirituality According to Luther’s Catechisms October 13, 2005
Charity October 6, 2005
Theology of the Cross, the Melody of Three Books for Review September 29, 2005
Another View of the Blame Game September 22, 2005
Katrina September 15, 2005
On The Fourth Anniversary of 9/11, “Rays of Light”: Law and Pro… September 8, 2005
Responses to ThTh 376 about Carl Braaten’s Open Letter to the ELCA Bi… September 1, 2005
Carl Braaten’s Jeremiad: ELCA is Just Another Liberal Protestant Deno… August 25, 2005
Walter R. Bouman, R.I.P. “God’s Yes and God’s No” August 18, 2005
The Second Use of the Gospel in Lutheran Reformation Theology – Part … August 11, 2005
The Second Use of the Gospel in Lutheran Reformation Theology – Part … August 4, 2005
God’s Kingdom, God’s Regime-change–some responses July 28, 2005
Caught in the Crosshairs: A Study of Psalm 2 July 21, 2005
The Kingdom of God in Today’s Mission Theology – A Controversy.… July 14, 2005
The Kingdom of God in Today’s Mission Theology – A Controversy.… July 7, 2005
Implications of Luther’s Treatise on Good Works for Four Common ELCA … June 30, 2005
The Theology of Johannes von Hofmann June 23, 2005
Book Review–THE RAPTURE EXPOSED June 16, 2005
365 Thursdays–7 Lean Years or 7 Fat Years? A Manipur Test Case June 9, 2005
Walter R. Bouman’s Sermon: “The Foolishness of the Gospel is ou… June 2, 2005
THE LEGALISATION OF THE GOSPEL (Part II) May 26, 2005
THE LEGALISATION OF THE GOSPEL (Part I) May 19, 2005
Legalism and the Gospel in Papua New Guinea May 12, 2005
Legalism and Ascension Day 2005, Part I May 5, 2005
Art Simon’s book on American Affluence, a Review April 21, 2005
Pastoral Theology From an Atheist Who Became a Bishop April 14, 2005
Clinging for Dear Life in the Season of Easter April 7, 2005
Crossing Real Life With Easter–In Bangkok, With Terri Schiavo March 31, 2005
Rehabilitating Rejects. God’s Building Project in Psalm 118, the Psal… March 24, 2005
Homosexuality and Creation Theology March 17, 2005
Homosexuality. Demonic Diversion from Gospel Mission and Ministry Today March 10, 2005
Database Theology March 3, 2005
Theology of Freedom, Part 3 February 24, 2005
Theology of Freedom, Part 2 February 17, 2005
A Book Review. “The Role of Justification in Contemporary Theology… February 10, 2005
A Lenten Devotional Booklet for 2005 on the Crossings Website February 3, 2005
Theology of Freedom in President Bush’s Inaugural Address 2005 January 27, 2005
The ELCA Task Force report on Sexuality: Conscience-bound or Conscience-fre… January 20, 2005
Are Lutherans really “Strong on Justification,” but “Weak… January 13, 2005
Tsunami Preaching in the 12 Days of Christmas January 6, 2005
Christmas and the Heart of Darkness December 30, 2004
How I Finally Got Advent December 23, 2004
The Peace and Justice Mantra. Part II December 16, 2004
The “Peace & Justice” Mantra December 9, 2004
The Futures Market for Advent December 2, 2004
Repentance in America, What Might it Look Like? November 25, 2004
Remembering Werner Elert – Fiftieth Annversary of his Death November 18, 2004
Luther’s Birthday and American Politics November 11, 2004
Eulogy Plus Gospel – A Case Study: David Truemper, R.I.P. November 4, 2004
Reflections for Reformation Day October 28, 2004
Eulogies at Christian Funerals–Some Second Opinions October 21, 2004
How to Give a Eulogy October 14, 2004
Faith as Surrender (Revisited) October 7, 2004
Responses received to the last two postings: “9-11 on the Third Anniv… September 30, 2004
THE LUTHERAN surrenders September 23, 2004
9-11 on the Third Anniversary September 16, 2004
Missiology at the IAMS 2004 International Meeting – An Elephant in th… September 9, 2004
Missiology at the IAMS 2004 International Meeting – An Elephant in th… September 2, 2004
Deconstructing the Concept of MISSIO DEI “in the Light of the Gospel.… August 26, 2004
Is Robert Gagnon, the New Glue for Linking “Conservatives” in E… August 19, 2004
Some Reverie Brought on by Renate Bethge’s Bonhoeffer Book August 12, 2004
Renate’s Bethge’s Book on Bonhoeffer – A Review August 5, 2004
Is There a Hole in the Net of the “Word Alone Network?” July 29, 2004
Faith in EXTREME Daily Life July 22, 2004
Closure on Singapore–Well, Not Quite July 15, 2004
Two Conflicting Texts on the Fourth of July July 8, 2004
Singapore Postscript II — Vietnam and Myanmar (once Burma) July 1, 2004
Singapore Postscript I June 24, 2004
Theology of the Cross. A Singapore Congregational Presentation June 17, 2004
The Dark Side of Humanity – a Lutheran Take, a Pastoral Caution and C… June 3, 2004
What about Jesus’ Miracles? May 27, 2004
The “So What” Factor May 20, 2004
Discipleship–Lutheran Style May 13, 2004
Some spin-offs from Justification by Faith Alone May 6, 2004
Justification by Faith Alone April 29, 2004
“God-Sized” Task to Tame Fallujah April 22, 2004
Gibson’s “Passion” film, one more time April 15, 2004
Another Look at Gibson’s Film “The Passion of the Christ” April 8, 2004
Mel Gibson’s Movie: THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST April 1, 2004
John Damm’s Homily at John Tietjen’s Funeral March 25, 2004
First signals from Singapore March 18, 2004
Bob Bertram in memoriam, Part II March 11, 2004
Lenten Reverie. First Anniversary of Bob Bertram’s Death. March 4, 2004
Mission Affirmations Run Through a Law-Promise Sieve February 26, 2004
Your Responses to recent ThTh Postings February 19, 2004
Book Review of Martin Marty’s MARTIN LUTHER February 12, 2004
Your God is Too Small February 5, 2004
John Tietjen’s Sermon on Confessing Christ January 29, 2004
Seminex at Thirty. Random Ramblings for an Anniversary January 22, 2004
“Lord, Bless This Mess, Please!” A Sermon at the Daystar Confer… January 15, 2004
The LCMS Mission Affirmations of 1965–Then and Now January 8, 2004
2004 Won’t be a Happy New Year in the USA, So Long As . . . . January 1, 2004
Confessing the faith on Christmas Day in the Morning December 25, 2003
Third Use of the Law–One More Time December 18, 2003
Jaroslav Pelikan and Roland Bainton–Just before Christmas December 11, 2003
Faith Place December 4, 2003
Martin Marty’s SPEAKING OF TRUST. A Review. November 27, 2003
The Reformation. What was it all about? November 20, 2003
Third Use of the Law and “Valparaiso” Theology – A Book R… November 13, 2003
Third Use of the Law and “Valparaiso Theology” – A Book R… November 6, 2003
Proposal: When Jesus says: “That they may all be one,” he’… October 30, 2003
The God Question October 23, 2003
Book Review – J.A. Nestingen: MARTIN LUTHER: A LIFE October 16, 2003
Theses on “Biblical Authority and Biblical Hermeneutics” by Wer… October 9, 2003
Another Look at the “ELCA Study on Sexuality: Part Two” October 2, 2003
Andrew Weyermann in memoriam September 25, 2003
(Still) In Bondage to Biblicism – “ELCA Study on Sexuality: Par… September 18, 2003
What’s in a Name? September 11, 2003
How I Spent my Sabbatical September 4, 2003
Rescue from the Darkness of Captivity August 28, 2003
Crossing Workplace Slavery with Freedom in Christ August 21, 2003
Book Review by Robin Morgan August 14, 2003
R.W.Bertram on REVELATION (Posted in two parts. This is Part II) August 7, 2003
R.W.Bertram on REVELATION – Posted in two parts. This is Part I July 31, 2003
Bertram’s “Heretical”? Theology and the Missouri Synod na… July 24, 2003
Missouri Synod / Seminex / Bethel Church In Crisis (Part II – Conclus… July 17, 2003
Missouri Synod / Seminex / Bethel Church In Crisis (Part I) July 10, 2003
A Crossing from Psalm 118: What Makes Those Rejects Sing? July 3, 2003
Timothy F. Lull – In Memoriam June 26, 2003
ELCA Publication on Homosexuality – Short on Promise, Long on Law June 19, 2003
Reader Response to the Wine/Wineskins of Contemporary Worship June 12, 2003
Schroeder Summer Sabbatical June 5, 2003
“Church of Joy” theology–right here in St. Louis, Part II… May 29, 2003
“Church of Joy” theology–right here in St. Louis May 22, 2003
Christians in Time of War–Hitler’s Germany, Today’s Ameri… May 15, 2003
Gospel and Community Church of Joy [CCOJ], Part 2 May 8, 2003
Which Gospel Creates a “Community of Joy?” May 1, 2003
The Eastering of Robert W. Bertram April 27, 2003
Voices from Australia: One on Armageddon, one on the Holy Spirit April 24, 2003
The Day of Jesus Embedded in the Tomb April 19, 2003
Shock and Awe in Time of War, Part II April 10, 2003
Shock and Awe–at the Power of Death or the Power of Life? April 3, 2003
“Your Gospel is too Small.” A Look at 2 Recent ELCA publication… March 27, 2003
The Reverend Dr. Robert W. Bertram International Lutheran Theologian, Inter… March 20, 2003
Is it Still Worth Being a Lutheran? March 13, 2003
A Review of William Lazareth’s “Christians in Society: Luther, … March 6, 2003
The Folk Religion of “God Bless America” – Revisited February 27, 2003
Lay Leadership at the Lord’s Supper February 20, 2003
The Folk Religion of “God Bless America” [FROGBA] – A Cro… February 13, 2003
Aarhus Revisited – Theology Where the Rubber Hits the Road. From: Rob… February 6, 2003
The Theology of President Bush’s 2003 “State of the Union”… January 30, 2003
Aarhus Conference by Fred Niedner and Dave Truemper January 23, 2003
FELLOWSHIP AT THE LORD’S SUPPER January 16, 2003
So you want to be a priest, then? January 9, 2003
Luther as Resource for Mission Theology January 2, 2003
To fear or not to fear? December 26, 2002
Peace on Earth in Bethlehem 2002. A Blue Christmas? December 19, 2002
Semper Fideles (Always Faithful) at a Time of War December 12, 2002
Advent Letter from Bethlehem & Apocalypse Now December 5, 2002
Thanksgiving. A Gratitude Attitude? Not Really November 28, 2002
Interfaith Prayer November 21, 2002
Book Review – Colin Chapman’s WHOSE PROMISED LAND? THE CONTINUI… November 14, 2002
You’re in Charge and I’m Not by Robin Morgan November 7, 2002
The Festival of the Reformation October 31, 2002
Law and Gospel Theology: An Unused Resource for Social Ministry October 24, 2002
Christians Amidst the Bali Massacre October 17, 2002
Luther’s essay ON WAR AGAINST THE TURK October 10, 2002
The Lord’s Supper: How open, how close? October 3, 2002
Exodus: A Saving Event? (One more time. Might it be the last?) September 26, 2002
Regime Change and the Word of God. Some Theological Reflections September 19, 2002
R-words for September 11 September 12, 2002
Luther and Islam at the Tenth International Congress for Luther Research, A… September 5, 2002
Willingen II (2002), The 50th Anniversary Congress on “Missio DeiR… August 29, 2002
A Baptism Serendipity August 22, 2002
A Theology of Acceptance – Part 2 Edward H. Schroeder Proceedings of the 19… August 15, 2002
A Theology of Acceptance, Part 1 Edward H. Schroeder Proceedings of the 196… August 8, 2002
Now About the Risks Involved… Edward H. Schroeder “Interaction,… August 1, 2002
“Where on Earth are the Heavenly Places?” Edward H. Schroeder I… July 25, 2002
The Economy of Forgiveness July 18, 2002
The Exodus: a Saving Event? Not Really [Part 2] July 11, 2002
Till the Night Be Past: The Life and Times of Dietrich Bonhoeffer July 4, 2002
The World Trade Center Revisited June 27, 2002
The Exodus, a Saving Event? Not Really June 20, 2002
Grabbing at Jesus June 13, 2002
Mission Theology for the 21st Century June 6, 2002
Update from Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem May 30, 2002
From a Crossings Colleague in Beirut, Lebanon: “How the Israel-Palest… May 23, 2002
The Church’s Authority and Homosexuality May 16, 2002
Richard John Neuhaus, A Mystery No More [Part 2] May 9, 2002
Richard John Neuhaus, A Mystery No More May 2, 2002
A Tribute to Irmgard Koch April 25, 2002
Jesus Through Jewish Eyes April 18, 2002
Just how good is the theology of GOD BLESS AMERICA? April 11, 2002
Christian reports on the Israeli Invasion of Palestine April 4, 2002
Creation Spirituality – an Other Gospel March 28, 2002
Prayer and Providence March 21, 2002
Six Months After Sept. 11 March 14, 2002
“Pardon My Dying: A Sequel to Ash Wednesday” March 7, 2002
Desert Theology and Lenten Piety February 28, 2002
Richard Lyon’s Crossing – A Funeral Sermon February 21, 2002
A Lenten Parable: Babette’s Feast February 14, 2002
The Gospel covers the Greatest Sin (and which sin, pray tell, is that?) February 7, 2002
Mostly Mission, Some Miscellanea January 31, 2002
Grounding One’s Theology in the Gospel, when the issue is Homosexuali… January 24, 2002
Grounding One’s Theology in the Gospel, When the Issue is Homosexuali… January 17, 2002
Hildegard of Bingen by Robin Morgan January 10, 2002
Mission and Tradition January 3, 2002
Year’s End Summary: the Hassle about the Gospel December 27, 2001
Even So, Lord Jesus, Come Quickly December 20, 2001
Sermons Empty of Gospel : Part 3 December 13, 2001
Sermons Empty of Gospel: Part 2 December 6, 2001
Sermons Empty of Gospel November 29, 2001
Responses to ThTh #179 “Repentance and Apocalypse Now” November 22, 2001
Repentance and Apocalypse Now November 15, 2001
Repentance is not Popular–Neither in our Nation, nor in our Church November 8, 2001
The Conflict on Mission Theology in the ELCA November 1, 2001
Lutheran Theology for Mission October 25, 2001
National Repentance #6: Proclaiming Repentance in the Public Square October 18, 2001
National Repentance #5. (I wish it were the last one.) October 11, 2001
For a Nation to Repent (Continued) #4 October 4, 2001
A Letter to President George W. Bush September 27, 2001
Terror and Repentance, Part II September 20, 2001
Coping with Terror–the Missing “R” Word September 13, 2001
Getting married in church September 6, 2001
The Law’s So-called “Third Use” August 30, 2001
2001 Churchwide Assembly by Robin Morgan August 23, 2001
The Mission Scene in Bali Today: Post-Denominational Church History 2001 August 16, 2001
Empire-building infects us all August 9, 2001
What Women Clergy Have Taught Me August 2, 2001
Organized Congregation – An Oxymoron? – Part 4 (Finale) July 26, 2001
Ninety-Five Theses on Church Control July 19, 2001
Organized Congregation – An Oxymoron? – Part 3 July 12, 2001
The Organized Congregation – An Oxymoron? Part 2: Reader Responses July 5, 2001
Homosexuality revisited June 28, 2001
Armenian Orthodox Church’s 1700th (sic!) anniversary plus other churc… June 21, 2001
The Organized Congregation. An Oxymoron? June 14, 2001
Urban Ministry and the Historic Episcopate June 7, 2001
Pastor in a Country Church May 31, 2001
The Call to Common Mission [CCM] – One More Time May 24, 2001
The People of God in the Holy Land Today May 17, 2001
Eucharistic Community: A Canadian Case Study May 10, 2001
Responses to ThTh 148:”Easter without Eucharist. Feast or Fast?”… May 3, 2001
The Theology of West Wing April 26, 2001
Easter Message from the Holy Land April 19, 2001
Easter without Eucharist. Feast or Fast? April 12, 2001
The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod and Lutherans in Eastern Europe.… April 5, 2001
Dark Gethsemane: A Lenten Message from the Holy Land March 29, 2001
The Missouri Synod’s Presence in Eastern European Lutheranism March 22, 2001
Ferment within the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion March 15, 2001
Self-Reflections for Ash Wednesday March 8, 2001
Lutheran Missiology–Oxymoron? Part II March 1, 2001
Lutheran Missiology: An Oxymoron? February 22, 2001
Letter from the Lutheran Bishop of Jerusalem to US President George W. Bush February 15, 2001
Justification – An Eastern Orthodox Perspective February 8, 2001
Salvation. What is it Really? February 1, 2001
Responses to Non-Western Theology January 25, 2001
Non-Western Theology, Part 2 – The Stress in Letting the “Kids… January 18, 2001
Samplings from Non-Western Christianity January 11, 2001
Theology of Nature – Two Lutherans’ Viewpoints January 4, 2001
Thoughts of a Manger December 28, 2000
Christmas 2000 in Bethlehem December 21, 2000
Reflections on the Message of the Advent Season December 14, 2000
Roman Catholic – Eastern Orthodox Rapprochement December 7, 2000
Crossings Theology: Roots and Branches November 30, 2000
A Book Review on “Proclaiming the Scandal.” November 23, 2000
A Crossing for Thanksgiving Day 2000 November 16, 2000
Christian Conversation with an Ex-Marxist November 9, 2000
Palestinian Lutherans in Today’s War Zone (Continuation of ThTh #124) November 2, 2000
Macedonian Call from Palestinian Christians (that you haven’t seen on… October 26, 2000
Historic Episcopacy and the ELCA – Responses from Readers October 19, 2000
The debate within the ELCA about HE-succession (continued) October 12, 2000
Greater Accuracy on the ELCA’s agreement with US Episcopalians October 5, 2000
Reader Response on Necessitating Christ in Preaching September 28, 2000
Luther’s Theology of Mission September 21, 2000
Response to Sermon September 14, 2000
Two Letters 1: Out of Africa — Some Observations 2: How ugly evil is… September 7, 2000
Unity of the Church:the ELCA’s In-House Controversy on the Historic E… August 31, 2000
Readers’ Responses August 24, 2000
Preaching the Gospel (again!) August 17, 2000
Common Christological Declaration of the Catholic Church and the Assyrian C… August 10, 2000
Nestorius and the Nestorian Church August 3, 2000
Requests from Bishops July 27, 2000
Reader Responses July 20, 2000
Women Pastors – Christ’s Gifts to the Church July 13, 2000
Church Discipline July 6, 2000
Coping with Chaos June 29, 2000
The Ownership Question- Whose We Are June 22, 2000
Missiology in the Orthodox Seminary in Albania June 15, 2000
Mission Theology Begins with a Sad Message June 8, 2000
The Order of Philippi – A Crossings Spin-off June 1, 2000
Two Theology Classes in St. Louis May 25, 2000
Dysfunctional Authority–in Families and in Churches May 18, 2000
Christological Difficulties at IAMS 10 – Part II May 11, 2000
Street Ministry May 4, 2000
Grace Notes – Two of them April 27, 2000
A Time for Confessing in the Missouri Synod (continued) April 20, 2000
A Time for Confessing in the Missouri SYnod April 13, 2000
Book Review — “Reviving Sacred Speech” by Gail Ramshaw April 6, 2000
Christology at the Tenth I.A.M.S. Missiology Conference March 30, 2000
A book on Authority in the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. March 23, 2000
Fasting & The Resurrection of the Body March 16, 2000
Faith/Works Conundrum Responses March 9, 2000
The Faith/Works Conundrum March 2, 2000
A Book Review of FAITH ALOUD: DOING THEOLOGY FROM THE HYMNS IN PAPUA NEW GU… February 24, 2000
The Law and Promise Hermeneutic in a Postmodern Context February 17, 2000
What Kind of Fool am I? A Reflection on the Same-Sex Marriage Debate February 10, 2000
Lutheran Theology and Chinese Religion February 3, 2000
A Pastor’s Accountability in Church Growth January 27, 2000
“Gospel Basics For Adults” – A curriculum for new members January 20, 2000
Postmodernism and truth: a theological perspective January 13, 2000
Living with Two Calendars January 6, 2000
Whose Church is it Anyway? December 30, 1999
“The Grace of God has Appeared.” Which Grace? December 23, 1999
Readers’ Response plus Two Macedonian Calls December 16, 1999
The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and Lutheran-Roman Catholic Consensus December 9, 1999
The Gospel as Advent Theology December 2, 1999
Mission in the New Millenium – A South African Voice November 25, 1999
Readers’ Feedback: “How does Jesus on the cross make a differen… November 18, 1999
Measuring sermons to see if they’re Gospel November 11, 1999
Being Like God’s Widow: Reflections on Freedom and the Stewardship of… November 4, 1999
Some Reflections on the Theology of Bishop I Wayan Mastra October 28, 1999
What is Safe? October 21, 1999
Reflections on the Mango Tree Church October 7, 1999
Book Review — The Mango Tree Church September 30, 1999
A Balinese Religion Primer with American Commentary September 23, 1999
Changes in Japan Today: Two Christian Perspectives September 16, 1999
Book Review — “Power in the Blood? The Cross in the African-Ame… September 9, 1999
A Book Review GRACE AT THE TABLE. ENDING HUNGER IN GOD’S WORLD September 2, 1999
Tim’s questions (and Ed’s responses) about Christianity in Bali August 26, 1999
Ketut Lasia–Balinese Christian, Balinese artist August 19, 1999
Why Jesus? August 12, 1999
Remembering Mr. Makoto Mizuno August 5, 1999
Mid-summer items on Law and Gospel July 29, 1999
Rebuttal of Poetic Preaching — THTH57&58 July 22, 1999
Poetic Preaching — part 2 Robin Morgan July 15, 1999
Poetic Preaching by Robin Morgan July 8, 1999
An Expanding Theology: Faith in a World of Connections. E.J.Dwyer, Newtown … July 1, 1999
Faith and Reason in a Post-Secular World June 24, 1999
A Response to Homosexuality and Reformation Theology June 17, 1999
One Christian’s Response to “Star Wars — The Phantom Mena… June 10, 1999
God-as-Gospel: The Doctrine of the Trinity as Science and Theology Converge June 3, 1999
Homosexuality and Reformation Theology May 27, 1999
A Feminist Christian’s Theology–Two Reviews May 20, 1999
The Other Half of the U+turn of Repentance, a Response to ThTh 48 May 13, 1999
Repentance: Coping with God the Critic May 6, 1999
Outsiders and Insiders April 29, 1999
Historic Episcopate–Another (once underground) Voice April 22, 1999
Theology of the Cross or Theology of the Resurrection? April 15, 1999
Relocating Authority in the Family April 8, 1999
Response to Luther Research April 1, 1999
Death and Resurrection of the Beloved Son in the Old and New Testaments: A … March 25, 1999
Two responses re: The Vatican and Me March 18, 1999
Christian Callings: Care & Redemption of Creation March 11, 1999
Augsburg Confession & Luther’s Catechisms March 4, 1999
Union With Christ February 25, 1999
The Vatican and me February 18, 1999
Romans 5:12-19 February 11, 1999 February 11, 1999
Part 2: One Lutheran’s Agenda in Today’s Homosexuality Discussi… February 9, 1999
One Lutheran’s Agenda in Today’s Homosexuality Discussion January 28, 1999
Theology of the Cross in the Holy Land January 21, 1999
Living Stones January 14, 1999
The Impact of Holy Land on Faith January 7, 1999
Elert on Freedom December 17, 1998
Lutheranism and World History December 10, 1998
Implications of Justification in the Many Contexts of Today’s World December 3, 1998
The Promise of Lutheran Ethics — Law/Gospel Grammar November 19, 1998
THE PROMISE OF LUTHERAN ETHICS — Back to the Decalogue? November 12, 1998
Justification by Faith Alone — Doctrine or Hermeneutic? November 5, 1998
THE PROMISE OF LUTHERAN ETHICS — Forgiveness, Faith, Freedom October 29, 1998
THE PROMISE OF LUTHERAN ETHICS, Karen L. Bloomquist & John R. Stumme October 22, 1998
Responses to “What Lutherans really believe.” October 15, 1998
Theology of the Cross October 8, 1998
Two for Eternity October 1, 1998
LOSING OUR VIRTUE. WHY THE CHURCH MUST RECOVER ITS MORAL VISION September 24, 1998
Moving our Congregations from Maintenance to Mission September 17, 1998
The Historic Episcopate Question? September 10, 1998
True Repentance and President Clinton’s Confession? September 3, 1998
Seminex Remembered — Faculty Reductions/Closing Shop August 27, 1998
Seminex Remembered — Four Crucial Votes August 20, 1998
Seminex Remembered — The Theology Department August 13, 1998
Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification, part 3 August 6, 1998
Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification, part 2 July 30, 1998
Vatican “Clarifications” on the Catholic – Lutheran Joint… July 23, 1998
Seminex Remembered–Seminex’s own Theology July 16, 1998
Seminex Remembered–Strange and Wonderful July 9, 1998
Robert C Schultz’s response to the Gay/Lesbian Ordination Resolution July 2, 1998
Augsburg 1530/Seminex 1974 June 25, 1998
Gay/Lesbian Ordination – The Central States Synod Resolution June 18, 1998
Summer Conventions: Is it New Orleans all over again? June 11, 1998
And Then There Were Three June 4, 1998
Bishop’s Job Description: What does Augustana 28 say to us today? May 21, 1998
Even Rome Can be Home, but . . . Should Today’s Augsburg Catholics Lo… May 14, 1998