Lutheran Carnival XXXV: Happy Reformation Day (a bit early)!
As there isn't a Lutheran Carnival slated to correspond with Reformation Day, we thought we'd pass on Happy Reformation Day greetings to you all. May we be ever vigilant to treasure the rich history and legacy of the Reformation.
(1552 version of the 95 Theses)
So here we are, 489 years later, and what do stem cells, gay marriage and law and gospel have in common? These subjects and more are dealt with by descendents of the Reformation for this 35th Lutheran Carnival.
Don't look anytime soon for WDJD bracelets at your nearby Christian bookstore, but if you truly want to know WDJD, check out Ryan Schroeder's blog What Did Jesus Do, in particular his post where he tackles the Governmental theory of the atonement and its implications on law and gospel. Ryan devotes time to another blog, Sacred Meditations where he deals with an oft neglected, but significant letter written by St. Paul, Philemon.
Another juggler of several blogs, Pastor Walter Snyder, handily addresses several controversial issues at his Ask the Pastor blog. Pastor Snyder deals with a family arguing over funeral practices. He also weighs in on some of the issues involving Amendment 2 on the Missouri Ballot with Stem Cells and Clones.
The Aardvark continues his tradition of hagiographical and historical posts with a look at one of the Church's noted early martyrs, Saint Ignatius of Antioch. He then writes a lengthy rebuttal to embryonic stem cell research supporters, focusing especially on former Senator John Danforth in Knowing Jack About Stem Cells.
Rev. Thomas Chryst, on his Preachrblog brings the doctrine of the Two Kingdoms to bear on how to approach a current the constitutional gay marriage amendment facing Wisconsin voters this November.
The Poor Miserable Sinner reflects (pun intended) upon Law and Gospel from a slightly different perspective in The Mirror and the Cross.
Darian L. Hybl via Lutheran is Lutheran is Lutheran has worked diligently to provide us with an index of all the Scripture passages used in the 1991 CPH Catechism, and plans future endeavors in this area. You can view specifics here.
Recently, many of us bloggers have been delving into the life of the church, and here we touch upon some of the issues that have been making the rounds:
Dan at Necessary Roughness had the opportunity to go to a workshop on the newly published Lutheran Service Book. He gives us a sneak peek and follows up it briefly with another post featuring his a brief exchange he had with one of the members of the LSB's Hymnody Committee. Rick Ritchie effectively makes his mark in his church life-related post at Old Solar, discussing churchgoing dilemmas, the marks of the church, and the mutual conversation and consolation of the brethren. Kobra also has labored thoughtfully over the post below, not mincing words as he grapples with the subject of Christian liberty and liturgy.
Since these nearly 500 years after Luther's historical presentation of 95 Theses we've moved from doors to the information superhighway to voice our concerns and love for the Church. May we continue to expose what is sickly and celebrate that which is enduring and honorable, trusting in what Christ promised: "the gates of Hell shall not prevail against [My church]."
(1552 version of the 95 Theses)
So here we are, 489 years later, and what do stem cells, gay marriage and law and gospel have in common? These subjects and more are dealt with by descendents of the Reformation for this 35th Lutheran Carnival.
Don't look anytime soon for WDJD bracelets at your nearby Christian bookstore, but if you truly want to know WDJD, check out Ryan Schroeder's blog What Did Jesus Do, in particular his post where he tackles the Governmental theory of the atonement and its implications on law and gospel. Ryan devotes time to another blog, Sacred Meditations where he deals with an oft neglected, but significant letter written by St. Paul, Philemon.
Another juggler of several blogs, Pastor Walter Snyder, handily addresses several controversial issues at his Ask the Pastor blog. Pastor Snyder deals with a family arguing over funeral practices. He also weighs in on some of the issues involving Amendment 2 on the Missouri Ballot with Stem Cells and Clones.
The Aardvark continues his tradition of hagiographical and historical posts with a look at one of the Church's noted early martyrs, Saint Ignatius of Antioch. He then writes a lengthy rebuttal to embryonic stem cell research supporters, focusing especially on former Senator John Danforth in Knowing Jack About Stem Cells.
Rev. Thomas Chryst, on his Preachrblog brings the doctrine of the Two Kingdoms to bear on how to approach a current the constitutional gay marriage amendment facing Wisconsin voters this November.
The Poor Miserable Sinner reflects (pun intended) upon Law and Gospel from a slightly different perspective in The Mirror and the Cross.
Darian L. Hybl via Lutheran is Lutheran is Lutheran has worked diligently to provide us with an index of all the Scripture passages used in the 1991 CPH Catechism, and plans future endeavors in this area. You can view specifics here.
Recently, many of us bloggers have been delving into the life of the church, and here we touch upon some of the issues that have been making the rounds:
Dan at Necessary Roughness had the opportunity to go to a workshop on the newly published Lutheran Service Book. He gives us a sneak peek and follows up it briefly with another post featuring his a brief exchange he had with one of the members of the LSB's Hymnody Committee. Rick Ritchie effectively makes his mark in his church life-related post at Old Solar, discussing churchgoing dilemmas, the marks of the church, and the mutual conversation and consolation of the brethren. Kobra also has labored thoughtfully over the post below, not mincing words as he grapples with the subject of Christian liberty and liturgy.
Since these nearly 500 years after Luther's historical presentation of 95 Theses we've moved from doors to the information superhighway to voice our concerns and love for the Church. May we continue to expose what is sickly and celebrate that which is enduring and honorable, trusting in what Christ promised: "the gates of Hell shall not prevail against [My church]."
4 Comments:
Well done, Mon (and Kobra). Thanks for taking time to put XXXV together.
Thanks for the paranthetical reference, beeyotch! ;-)
Thanks for your hard work on this. Life has been crazy around the Klages ranch--hence the lack of submissions from us. I hardly ever blog anymore. Kind of sad.
Cheers!
Mon and Kobra, thanks for a well done carnival. The (pun intended) was great!
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