Territorial Bloggings

A Cogent Mélange of Lutheran & Pop-Culture Punditry
October 29, 2004

Halloween hoo-hah

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

It seems as though this year’s celebration of Halloween is causing a bit more consternation than usual, attributable to the fact that Oct. 31 falls on a Sunday this year. At least this is certainly the case in NW Indiana, with some communities sending the kids out to trick-or-treat on Saturday evening, and others on [...]


October 27, 2004

Absurdities of the PC “social gospel”

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

Ok, now this blog entry, reported by James Fulford exposes the utter absurdity of the PC social “gospel” road that the ELCA has gone down in its quest for “relevance”.
We should feel, and be driven by, guilt over the fact that we’re of white, germanic/scandanavian descent?
Strikes me as being not insignificantly critical of God, who, [...]


October 27, 2004

The power of sports

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : zeitgeist

Check out the latest column from The Sports Guy Bill Simmons. While he might seem a bit over the top, I think that’s typical of a Red Sox fan. I know that Cubs fans are like that, and having grown up in Detroit, I know that Detroit fans (esp. Red Wings fans) can be just [...]


October 26, 2004

How to consider the Reformation

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

A wonderfully thought provoking post made by FatherDMJ, wherein he gives an update on his wisdom tooth removal saga, but (more importantly/interestingly) also opines about the nature of how the Reformation is best viewed.
Quoting:
This Sunday I covered a dual parish for the guy who was our Fall Mission Sunday preacher and liturgist. I am itching [...]