Territorial Bloggings

A Cogent Mélange of Lutheran & Pop-Culture Punditry
July 18, 2005

God of the Ordinary

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

The Triune God is hardly “ordinary” — however, as a great posting by Wildboar (aka Vicar Parks) over at Sceleratissimus Lutheranus shows, He is most definitely (and comfortingly) “The God of the Ordinary.”
As with much (most?) good theology, this is a disarmingly simple, but undeniably powerful, observation. It is also immensely comforting. Much of contemporary [...]


July 13, 2005

Wheat & Chaff

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

I routinely have very little problem with what I read over at the Rev. Dr. Al Mohler’s commentary blog. Heck, I’m a fan, even, and I’ve even been known to think that this Southern Baptist is more Lutheran than a great many “Conservative Lutherans” in the LCMS. That, however, shouldn’t, and doesn’t, mean that once [...]


July 13, 2005

Strawmen Always Get Blown Away

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

Not to look like I’m simply drafting off of good Pastor Snyder (of Ask The Pastor fame), but he’s just gone & done another great job in answering a timely, topical, and (unfortunately) contentious question.
Sadly, a strawman of genetics has been constructed in order to try and get around the Biblical prohibition against homosexual activities. [...]


July 5, 2005

Catch-up Mode Continues

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

I fell woefully behind in my regular blog-reading last week, and my efforts to catch up have yielded quite a few responses/postings today. And here’s another…
Pr. Stiegemeyer, over at Burr in the Burgh (Congrats on breaking the 10K hits mark, and in only 3 months! :shock:), has a recent trilogy of posts that are most [...]