Category Archives: Blogging

I received an email response to my question, You’re Lutheran: What Does This Mean? from a Lutheran blogger who chose not to post the response online.  Honoring the semi-confidential/private nature of this bloggers’ response, I’ve simply called this blogger "anonymous." Here’s the response, from an anonymous friend who laments our separation from Rome: I’m aContinue reading “Anonymous is Lutheran”

The What Does It Mean to be Lutheran thing isn’t done, dear friends!  Many thanks to Kim who posted her response over at her blog, Random Thoughts From a Housewife.  For Kim, the solas of our Lutheran tradition are central (sola gratia, sola fide, sola scripura), yet these solas especially speak to her when expressedContinue reading “Kim is Lutheran”

Ed, who blogs over at The Hilton, responded to my question.  He is Presbyterian, BUT he serves a Lutheran/Presbyterian congregation and he had to put up with me and my wife for two years as neighbors (needless to say, he got an earful of Luther!).  From beer to theology to God’s good grace, Ed likesContinue reading “Ed is Lutheran (sort of!)”

Melancthon, who sins boldly over at his blog, describes Lutheranism as a "deep-seeded passion for the Gospel, the good news that Christ sets us free."  Lutheranism is about how we see God, an "intuitive feel" rather than a strict theology.  "I think the essence of Lutheranism is simpler than that." Read his post, On Lutheranism,Continue reading “Melancthon is Lutheran”

Lee, who blogs over at Verbum Ipsum, appreciates that Lutherans stand a middle ground – whether balancing evangelical and catholic strands of the Christian tradition, or liberal and conservative theologoical & political perspectives.  Like others who have responded to this question, Lee is not a cradle Lutheran.  Read his entire post, Why Lutheran? Thank you,Continue reading “Lee is Lutheran”