I don’t know if this guy is a Lutheran, but I find his comments fitting for this season. (Not only that, but I identify with the fact that I can’t turn my mind off, even in worship. My wife finds this annoying at times.)
Christmas isn’t over; it’s just beginning!
This fellow is apparently at the University of San Diego, a Roman Catholic school. ‘Course, they could hire a Lutheran, I suppose.
Catholic or Lutheran, nothing objectionable to a Lutheran in his observations.
Tim
He speaks of Knowledge and of Understanding.
Knowledge of the Bible and Understanding of the Messiah do not come hand in hand, as I have come to learn as I get older.
When I was young, I considered myself a Christian because I was LCMS. But now I consider myself a Christian who belongs to a Lutheran congregation. A few “Ah Ha” moments along that path… significant cultural issues at play of course, but the truth is I grew in faith to understand that I agree with the doctrinal knowledge.
… “Ah ha!”
He’s RC. Went to SLU–for the record. Not that it matters. Good comments.