Until the last enemy is destroyed (1 Cor 15:26) death will remain a reality for the people of God. Death is, on the one hand, the enemy of the Christian. It is, on the other hand, an enemy that God turns to the good of his people, leading them through death to eternal rest. Blessed indeed are the dead, for they rest from their labors (Rev. 14:3).
Memoirs are more self-justification than documentary history, so they should be read in that light. Yet they still provide the raw material necessary for documentary history, and these memoirs fit the bill on both counts. David Scaer, longtime professor of systematic theology at Missouri Synod seminaries in Springfield, IL, and Fort Wayne, IN, occupies a chair in systematic theology ironically named after the holder himself. His career has spanned many tumultuous years within the denomination, from its controversial embrace of emerging German theologies in the 1950s when he was a seminarian to the tensions leading to its splintering in the 1970s and the confessional resurgence (and corresponding opposition) of the 1980s and 1990s.
Reverend Doctor Dean M. Bell died Wednesday, 29 May 2019, in Ada, Minnesota. Dean was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 27 December 1945. He was baptized on 10 January 1946 at the orphanage in Minneapolis. Through adoption, he was welcomed into the home of his hew parents, Alvin and Edna (Grondahl) Bell
The editors of LOGIA are excited to offer another issue dedicated to the heart and life of parish ministry: Christ coming to us in word and sacrament. Each of the articles comes at this in a different way, but at their core they address pastoral care and practice. We pray that our readers find them as edifying as we have as editors.
Issues relating to body and soul are being discussed throughout society and the church today. Questions about gender, identity, and sexuality are fiercely debated in various forums with wildly different conclusions. Of particular import in these discussions are the underlying presuppositions of anthropology.
In any serious discussion on the power and purpose of the law in the Christian life after baptism, certain questions have always remained the same: What power does the law have in the Christian life? Does the law only accuse? Do the righteous even need the law? What is the law’s relationship to sanctification and holy living? Should preachers use the law to motivate Christians to good works? Or do good works happen spontaneously from the gospel?
Current discussions in confessing Lutheranism involve the teachings of Gerhard Forde. In this article from the 2012 Epiphany Issue of LOGIA Journal, Dr. Kilcrease examines Forde's theology. He provides both a positive assertion of some elements of Forde's theology and a critique of his weaknesses.
According to a quotation making the rounds recently, “Success without decency is a hollow victory”—or perhaps a “hollow triumph”? The articles in this issue provide valuable insights as to the nature of Lutheran triumphalism, its relative decency, and its contemporary relevance, especially in light of the forthcoming Reformation 500 observances.
Some years ago in Bible class I led a discussion that as Christians we are simul iustus et peccator. Class members readily and heartily acknowledged that they were sinners. But the group struggled to see themselves as saints and declined to call themselves such. Saints, they reasoned, were holy, while they were sinful.
What the world expects and what God has given to preach- ers to preach are at odds. The art of preaching involves, in part, a fundamental understanding of the distinction between the world governed by its prince, the devil, and the church, whose head is Christ. Yet there is tension. Why? Because preachers live in the world. That is how God set up the preaching office.
Seven minutes. That’s it. That’s all a preacher gets nowadays. After that hands fidget, minds wander, and bodies are restless. Yes, 420 seconds is all that’s left of the average attention span. That means seven short minutes is all that the average person is willing to listen to a sermon.
The juxtaposition of “Luther, Wall Street, and Welfare” may disturb American church-goers, who, to paraphrase the old cliché about the Church of England, may often be dubbed “the Republican Party at prayer.”
The next issue of the journal is out; if you haven't received it yet, you should soon. Keep a special eye out for this edition of Logia. There’s a new cover design for this issue. We like it, and we hope you do too. Just to make sure you don't miss it, here's a preview.
Baptism is not simply a once-and-done event of the past, much less a symbolic ritual act on the part of man for Martin Luther, and for Lutherans holding to the catechism.
Until the last enemy is destroyed (1 Cor 15:26) death will remain a reality for the people of God. Death is, on the one hand, the enemy of the Christian. It is, on the other hand, an enemy that God turns to the good of his people, leading them through death to eternal rest. Blessed indeed are the dead, for they rest from their labors (Rev. 14:3).
Memoirs are more self-justification than documentary history, so they should be read in that light. Yet they still provide the raw material necessary for documentary history, and these memoirs fit the bill on both counts. David Scaer, longtime professor of systematic theology at Missouri Synod seminaries in Springfield, IL, and Fort Wayne, IN, occupies a chair in systematic theology ironically named after the holder himself. His career has spanned many tumultuous years within the denomination, from its controversial embrace of emerging German theologies in the 1950s when he was a seminarian to the tensions leading to its splintering in the 1970s and the confessional resurgence (and corresponding opposition) of the 1980s and 1990s.
Reverend Doctor Dean M. Bell died Wednesday, 29 May 2019, in Ada, Minnesota. Dean was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 27 December 1945. He was baptized on 10 January 1946 at the orphanage in Minneapolis. Through adoption, he was welcomed into the home of his hew parents, Alvin and Edna (Grondahl) Bell
The editors of LOGIA are excited to offer another issue dedicated to the heart and life of parish ministry: Christ coming to us in word and sacrament. Each of the articles comes at this in a different way, but at their core they address pastoral care and practice. We pray that our readers find them as edifying as we have as editors.
Issues relating to body and soul are being discussed throughout society and the church today. Questions about gender, identity, and sexuality are fiercely debated in various forums with wildly different conclusions. Of particular import in these discussions are the underlying presuppositions of anthropology.
In any serious discussion on the power and purpose of the law in the Christian life after baptism, certain questions have always remained the same: What power does the law have in the Christian life? Does the law only accuse? Do the righteous even need the law? What is the law’s relationship to sanctification and holy living? Should preachers use the law to motivate Christians to good works? Or do good works happen spontaneously from the gospel?
Current discussions in confessing Lutheranism involve the teachings of Gerhard Forde. In this article from the 2012 Epiphany Issue of LOGIA Journal, Dr. Kilcrease examines Forde's theology. He provides both a positive assertion of some elements of Forde's theology and a critique of his weaknesses.
According to a quotation making the rounds recently, “Success without decency is a hollow victory”—or perhaps a “hollow triumph”? The articles in this issue provide valuable insights as to the nature of Lutheran triumphalism, its relative decency, and its contemporary relevance, especially in light of the forthcoming Reformation 500 observances.
Some years ago in Bible class I led a discussion that as Christians we are simul iustus et peccator. Class members readily and heartily acknowledged that they were sinners. But the group struggled to see themselves as saints and declined to call themselves such. Saints, they reasoned, were holy, while they were sinful.
What the world expects and what God has given to preach- ers to preach are at odds. The art of preaching involves, in part, a fundamental understanding of the distinction between the world governed by its prince, the devil, and the church, whose head is Christ. Yet there is tension. Why? Because preachers live in the world. That is how God set up the preaching office.
Seven minutes. That’s it. That’s all a preacher gets nowadays. After that hands fidget, minds wander, and bodies are restless. Yes, 420 seconds is all that’s left of the average attention span. That means seven short minutes is all that the average person is willing to listen to a sermon.
The juxtaposition of “Luther, Wall Street, and Welfare” may disturb American church-goers, who, to paraphrase the old cliché about the Church of England, may often be dubbed “the Republican Party at prayer.”
Reformation 2014: Volume 23, Number 4
The editors of Logia hereby request manuscripts, book reviews, and forum material for the following issues and themes:
The next issue of the journal is out; if you haven't received it yet, you should soon. Keep a special eye out for this edition of Logia. There’s a new cover design for this issue. We like it, and we hope you do too. Just to make sure you don't miss it, here's a preview.
As seen in our current journal, Eastertide 2014, Holy Baptism, here is the entire review essay, The Reform of Baptism and Confirmation in American Lutheranism, by Dr. Armand Boehme.
Baptism is not simply a once-and-done event of the past, much less a symbolic ritual act on the part of man for Martin Luther, and for Lutherans holding to the catechism.