What's Missing?
A question about my previous post was received from a reader via Facebook. "Could you perhaps elaborate on the ways in which the Lutheran toolbox for pastoral care is lacking? That has not been my experience, and I would like to hear in what respects it was yours." My answer to this is relationship. Lutheranism inherited and never really developed beyond a juridical view of things. The Western model of forensic justification (which is the primary model in Lutheranism) leaves
Grief Comes in Layers
This post is part of our No Longer Sola Series. This series details my investigation of Orthodoxy and comparison to the doctrine of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod as they understand it from Scripture and interpreted through the Book of Concord. This post tells one aspect of a journey that lead me to conclude that Lutheranism, for all it's strengthens, is not the fullness of the Church. Readers are invited to check out the other posts in this series (found at the link ab
