Category Archives: Martin Luther

A Life beyond Reason

Posted on November 9, 2010 by

There are vitriolic debates these days about who does and who does not hold the status of “persons.” What makes someone a human “person” and worthy of being sustained in life? The pre-born? The severely disabled? Chris Gabbard, an English … Continue reading →

Posted in ethics, family, Martin Luther, morality

The right hand of God…changes everything

Posted on February 13, 2010 by

I’m doing some study on the theology of illness. As I was reading what Barth had to say about the matter (I’m reading in CD III.4, pp. 356ff), I came across his appeal to Psalm 77:10. The NIV renders Psalm 77:10 … Continue reading →

Posted in Jesus Christ, Martin Luther, Psalms | 2 Comments

Have you been “baptismally throttled”?

Posted on February 8, 2010 by

Your baptism is nothing less than grace clutching you by the throat: a grace-full throttling, by which your sin is submerged in order that ye may remain under grace. Come thus to thy baptism. Give thyself up to be drowned … Continue reading →

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95 Theses Rap

Posted on January 25, 2010 by

Lyrics compliments of  Per Crucem Ad Lucem: If you havin’ Church problems then don’t blame God, son … I got ninety-five theses but the Pope ain’t one. VERSE 1 Listen up, all my people, it’s a story for the telling … Continue reading →

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Losing our Conscience in “The New Moral Order”

Posted on November 11, 2008 by

In his excellent article just released in Catholic Insight on November 10, 2008, Dr. Douglas Farrow of McGill University exposes what he calls the “The New Moral Order” being developed in Canada today. In this new order, Farrow argues, the older categories … Continue reading →

Posted in conscience, Douglas Farrow, Karl Barth, Martin Luther, morality, political theology, religious rights and freedoms, secularism | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

Reformation Day!

Posted on October 31, 2008 by

I sent this out earlier to the Briercrest community. I thought I’d post it here as well. P.S. Apparently scholars debate whether in fact Luther actually did post the theses as the story goes. But even if the the story … Continue reading →

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