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Faith ?vs? Facts?

Some thoughts in the form of statements/theses… Facts are objective Human intellect observes & interprets facts Facts were not corrupted at/by the Fall Human intellect was corrupted at/by the Fall Christianity is a fact-based religion Biblical Faith is not an absence of facts Biblical Faith is an active trust in facts Sinful/Corrupt intellect can/does misinterpret objective facts When in conflict, Biblical Faith trumps Intellectual [...]
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ALPHA Teaser – Relationships

Now that I’ve finally finished watching & taking notes on all 15 talks in the ALPHA DVD set, the next step is processing those notes into a more cogent & thoughtful format for your consumption. As I continue to do that, I thought I’d put a little teaser out, particularly after I listened to the [...]
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Click This in Remembrance of Me

From the Oct 25, 2008 Belief Watch column in Newsweek: “With a scrap of bagel and a sip of Crystal Light, Beth McDonald gave communion to her husband. Then, after a blessing, he gave communion to her. Music played as the celebrant intoned the ancient words, “Do this in remembrance of me.” The experience was among [...]
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Grandparents Day

Even though it’s a “Hallmark Holiday”, today being Grandparents Day hit me a little bit harder than the norm today. Why? Because it’s my first one without any grandparents. Over the past 13.5 years, bigsis and I have lost all of our grandparents. First Papa, then Grandpa, then Grandma, and finally this past July, Nana. Bigsis and [...]
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Theologian vs. Dogmatist

One of my pet peeves is when folks trot out the old chestnut of, “Well, I’m not a theologian, I’m just a simple layman…” Sometimes, they even mean it in a truly self-effacing way. Usually, however, I’ve found that it’s meant in a way that’s calculated to cut off any negative reaction, or correction, [...]
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Father Hollywood emerges

All too rare is the blog posting that generates a comment thread that outshines the original post. Father Hollywood has done just that with his post Emerging Luther? ! Not only is the main post a great analysis of the increasingly interesting “Emergent Church” phenomena, particularly as it is impacting the LCMS, but the comments that [...]
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A New Year’s wish

Would that God bless us all with faithful undershepherds, like Chaplain to the World, who get this. We need Pastors, not glib, glad-handing, “friends”, and I think Rev. Kavouras deserves (let those who know him understand) a big hug for saying so! ;^) -ghp
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