Monthly Archives: August 2009

Claiming Fellowship, and not Living by the Truth ???

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Ron Amundson

I’ve heard this set of verses many thousands of times, being its part of the liturgy, and it never hit home before. What would cause one to claim fellowship, and not live in the truth? I’m wondering if the allure … Continue reading →

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Bishop Hanson after Passage of Res 4 CWA09

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Ron Amundson

I thought Bishop Hansen’s statement right after resolution 4 was passed were quite profound. This is from the ELCA unofficial text feed. Presiding Bishop Hanson: I WANT MORE TIME TO THINK ABOUT WORDS FROM ONE YOU HAVE CALLED TO SERVE … Continue reading →

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Tornado & CWA09, but what about the rest

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Ron Amundson

Lots of folks are fussing over causality/God’s will or not. I’m not, as the arguments on both sides have been beat to death. What I do want to address is that the tornado impacted a much wider area than just the … Continue reading →

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Bound Conscience, whats the deal?

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Ron Amundson

Some in the twitterverse have suggested or implied that applying bound conscience ends up replacing scripture with experience. Certainly history has shown time and time again, when other factors triumph over scripture, whacked theology and abusive practices show up in … Continue reading →

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Does the Sexuality vote Define #CWA09 & by ext ELCA

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Ron Amundson

@erikullestad tweeted the following: “Lots of people (on both “sides”) who think the sexuality vote DEFINES the #CWA09 and, by extension, the ELCA. I’d love to hear why..”  As such, I’ll give it a shot To the same gender seminary grad praying … Continue reading →

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An Interesting Position on Health Care

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Ron Amundson

I subscribe to a conservative Christian email list, and a most interesting post came across the wire. A fellow suggested that all taxes relating to medical care are morally wrong. Its something interesting to ponder what the effects might be … Continue reading →

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Sharing the truth, and crashing a Christian’s worldview

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Ron Amundson

In some cases, the truth of the Gospel may end up rocking a persons worldview. It might be that someone has built their faith upon sand, ie a theology of glory, or in non Lutheran terminology, a subtle or not … Continue reading →

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