Category: Lutheran Theology

A response to “The Joys & Pains of Spiritual Growth.”

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A friend asked me what I thought about this article- Youth Pastor Panel: The Joys & Pains of Spiritual Growth.  Here is my response: I think that self-care is an extremely important issue for people in ministry.  Our job in ministry is to walk with people in their spiritual journeys and guide them along God’s path.  So, I appreciate that this article realizes that in order to do this, the minister must first care for their own walk with Read More …

Writing Something Substanative About God

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#progGOD Challenge #1 This is in response to Tony Jones blog post A challenge to Liberal Bloggers I agree with Tony  wholeheartedly. …progressives have a God-talk problem. That is, progressives write lots of books and blog posts about social issues, the church, culture, and society. But we don’t write that much about God. That is, we don’t say substantive things about who God is, what God does, etc. I graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary and Read More …

What makes a faithful sermon?

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Preaching is a form of communication where it is difficult for the preacher to utilize any feedback given from the congregation. With a single sermon there are as many opinions as there are listeners-sometimes more! With my own sermons, I realize that not every one is going to be a home run. But often, when I think one is terrible, someone will inevitably tell me how they experienced renewed faith though it. In seminary I Read More …