The Praise Song Cruncher
Contemporary worship is mysticism. There are exceptions, but that is the rule. Mysticism is the religious system that seeks an unmediated unity between the divi...
Category: Theology
“Rapture: The Resurrection of the Living” or “In Case of Rapture, Can I Have Your Car?”
Download this essay in .pdf. This essay is an adaption of a sectional given at The Feast, the 2006 Higher Things youth conference, and has been hanging around t...
Who Baptizes?
Is baptism a work of God or a work of man? Evangelicals, Baptists, and just about everyone who denies baptist to children say: Baptism is a work of man. Here...
Goeglein on Temptation
Evan (who is a celebrity because of his work on Table Talk Radio) preached yesterday about Hope. His topic was suffering and spiritual warfare, and he pointed o...
A Picture of Law and Gospel
It’s from Lucas Cranach, and titled “Law and Grace,” and it’s beautiful. In fact, I printed about a dozen copies of this image on card s...
Lutheran Exceptionalism
A Few Thoughts on What is Unique About the Theology of the Lutheran Church Warning to Gary: this post is longer than 500 words. Please treat it like 5.25 posts....
Jesus doesn’t like death
The devil likes death. Jesus doesn’t. He doesn’t want you or anything else to die.If you want proof, consider these words, the shortest verse in the...
The Idolatry of Giving to God
God doesn’t need anything from us. He is not poor or hungry or cold. He is not in want. For every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle on...