Territorial Bloggings

A Cogent Mélange of Lutheran & Pop-Culture Punditry
September 28, 2005

The Early Church vs. Today

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

Bob Waters has a great posting over at Watersblogged, in which he cogently deals with the topic of the Church and its interaction with the prevalent culture/society.
Basically, Bob makes a very perceptive observation, based on a comparison of how the early church dealt, & today’s church deals, with secular society. The observation is this: [...]


September 28, 2005

Why Synodical Politics Matter

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology
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In the course of reading the latest book to hit my reading list — Bible: God’s Inspired, Inerrant Word by Brian Keller (book info from NPH) — last night, I came across this excerpt that encapsulates quite nicely just why it is imperative that we look, and get involved, beyond the borders of our local [...]


September 23, 2005

Proper POV

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

Sometimes, having the proper point-of-view can make all the difference in the world.
Case-in-point –> Through Christ, are we reconciled to God, OR is God reconciled to us?
Or, to put the question another way, Are we God’s enemy, OR is God our enemy? (i.e., just who needed the reconciling?)
Over at Weedon’s Blog, the Rev. Fr. Will [...]


September 23, 2005

Whither the Children?

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

A very nice posting by Pr. Cholak, over at +the Crowned Ones+, wherein he writes on the subject of children (and other non-communicants, I would infer) at the Communion rail.
Intellectually, I understand (I think) the arguments about why folks want to have everyone come on up to the rail; however, I disagree. I don’t think [...]