Territorial Bloggings

I generally try to stay away from secular politics in this blog, but on this Christmas Eve, an outrageous collision of politics & theology was reported, and theology, as is quite often the case, took the brunt of the damage.
It looks like, and I mean this is the best possible way, that Jesse Jackson is [...]

Ok, a bunch of recent postings in the blogosphere have coalesced in my mind, and are about to emerge…
In some previous postings, I’ve referenced recent entries by Theresa (Be Strong in the Grace) and Rob (Love & Blunder) that dealt with the question of “What is an “Evangelical?” These two blogs were, in turn, influenced [...]

In a recent comment thread over at Love & Blunder, someone made a comment about the danger of “dead orthodoxy.”
This bothered me, and after a little bit of pondering/thought, I figured out why.
There’s no such thing as “dead” orthodoxy.
Orthodox, in the theological context, means “right teaching” — how could “right teaching” be dead?
A seeming theme [...]

FatherDMJ has posted a series of very good LiveJournal entries of late, two of which I’m commenting on here.
First, he has posted his most recent Advent sermon, and it is chock full o’ Lutheran goodness. Brief quotes include:
Try to proclaim the exclusive message of Jesus Christ to the world of 2004 and watch the cheeks [...]