So forgiveness pre-requires understanding the mistakes of the past? here hear re this opposing this me-first, America-first, white-first, male-first approach>…
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Tag: theology of the cross
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Lesson 4: Suffering in a Theology of the Cross
Read MORE: Lesson 4: Suffering in a Theology of the CrossThe other day my wife and I were on our daily walk on the college campus when a man without a mask approached us. He stuck out because wearing one is compulsory in that area. As he passed, he said…
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Lesson 3: Uncertainty in a Theology of the Cross
Read MORE: Lesson 3: Uncertainty in a Theology of the CrossA late friend who was a world class theologian used to insist that relevance is not a theological category. He had studied under Karl Barth and believed theology begins and ends with the Word of God, not the human situation.…
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Lesson 1: Luther’s Theology of the Cross
Read MORE: Lesson 1: Luther’s Theology of the CrossThe pandemic has brought clarity to the current situation in Christianity. As it rages on, it has become apparent there are two incompatible camps not necessarily identified with denominational boundaries. One of these consistently speaks of fighting a battle against…
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Lesson 13: Concluding Remarks
Read MORE: Lesson 13: Concluding RemarksI find my present thought always reflects what I have just read or what my friends who gather regularly in my home want to discuss. That leads me to think life, at least my life, is truly an ongoing conversation.…
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Lesson 12: God’s Presence in the Christian Story
Read MORE: Lesson 12: God’s Presence in the Christian StoryThe Bible’s core tradition proclaims God is a divine person who encounters chosen people in history. This engagement is described with great care and imagination. God comes as angels, a burning bush, volcanic fire, inspired prophets. Always the emphasis is…
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Lesson 11: God’s Presence Everywhere and in Everything
Read MORE: Lesson 11: God’s Presence Everywhere and in EverythingAlthough the Bible finds God’s presence primarily in the story told by a particular people about themselves, it also includes a more general picture in which God is embedded in his creation. You see that in the Wisdom tradition (Proverbs…
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Lesson 10: Two Theories of God’s Presence
Read MORE: Lesson 10: Two Theories of God’s PresenceIn some sense, understanding how God is present among us is more important than believing God exists. There is little or no significance in affirming a deity unless you can identify how this impacts your life. The Old Testament acknowledges…
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Lesson 16: Incarnation
Read MORE: Lesson 16: IncarnationI always thought of myself as a member of the “theology of the cross” school. Paul and Kerry, through brief exchanges on this site, have helped me see the limitations of this tradition, how it has led too many people…
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Lesson 6: The Dignity of Humanity
Read MORE: Lesson 6: The Dignity of HumanityI am increasingly convinced Vatican II was able to lay the groundwork of a new Christian narrative for our modern age, because for the most part, it looked at our situation with a simple honesty. That honesty recognized the narrative…
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Lesson 26: How Does God Operate?
Read MORE: Lesson 26: How Does God Operate?I can best explain my position on suffering by enclosing below a short paper I wrote decades ago to start discussion at a Lutheran conference. I think the Christian faith is contrarian by nature. We have some trouble seeing that,…
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An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!
yes we need to forgive our leaders yet make sure they do the right thing – which they aren’t.