What’s changed in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod over the past 50+ years? When will women be ordained in the LCMS and how will this change occur? The Rev. Dr. George F. Lobien addresses these questions and more in his article, A Time for Everything. Pastor Lobien is a graduate of Concordia Seminary in St. Louis […]
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Coming Soon: Women Pastors
The Equal in Faith event that was held in Washington, DC a couple of weeks ago was a wonderful time when women from various traditions gathered to speak truth about the situation of women within our religious traditions. Our stories were different with regard to detail but there was a commonality revealed in the form […]
Equal in Faith Fast
The Equal in Faith fast for gender justice will occur one week from today on Monday, August 26, 2013. Please follow the link to the Equal in Faith Event page on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/events/548948465166297/ to register your support. You do not need to be physically in Washington, DC on that day to be “going.” The event is being sponsored by […]
Making an Educated Choice: Conflicting Interpretations of the Creation Narratives
Making an Educated Choice: Conflicting Interpretations of the Creation Narratives By Elizabeth Goodine Any Biblically based position regarding the relationship of men and women under God must inevitably rest on interpretation of the texts dealing with the creation of human beings, that is, on Genesis 1 & 2. While much of the argumentation over proper […]
Pentecost, Gifting, and Gospel
After reading, on this eve of Pentecost, the scriptural texts for tomorrow morning and thinking about God’s Spirit, God’s giving, and God’s gifting, I came across this YouTube video from the Time to Soar conference held in Adelaide, Australia last year. The conference was sponsored by a group in the Lutheran Church of Australia that […]
Baptized into Christ
Baptized into Christ But now that you have been freed from sin and enslaved to God, the advantage you get is sanctification. The end is eternal life.” Romans 6:22 With an emphasis on justification, Lutherans have not been known for well-developed thoughts on sanctification, the state of being made holy and the outflow (result) of […]