Posts by Truth and Life

With the advancements in technology, the speed of travel, and the constant political changes, we as humans have not changed all that much since Biblical times. Thousands of years of what we call historical advancements do not separate us from early civilizations.  We fall victims to the same fears, anxieties and desires. Styles may differ,…

The gospel of John tells us that In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The Word was with God and  the Word was God. Martin Luther says that only the Holy Spirit from heaven above can create listeners and pupils that accept this doctrine. Biblical scholars…

On Maundy Thursday, the most important meal ever served, was served. As Amy Mantravadi writes, it was there that Jesus Christ revealed His plan for an entirely new institution, the Holy Christian Church. In that new institution, Mantravadi writes, “He would give of Himself through three ordinary means, through His Word, through the preaching of…

The sin of unfaithfulness darkens the Pulpit. In his blog, Magnus Persson writes that God is not a tool in our hands.  He does not exit to serve our goals. It is the oldest temptation, making Him into our image, into our preferences. When we preach a preferred God we have become entertainers. We preach…

“We are beggars. This is true.” In her blog, Blessed Beggars, Heather Schulz tells us that those words had been written by Martin Luther on a scrap of paper found in his pocket after he died. Such is the cry of a destitute sinner. “Lord, help and save me, not because of righteous things I…

In his blog, Getting Over Your “Right Theology,” Luke Kjolhhaug writes that the lure of “being right” is intoxicating. There really is something exhilarating about thinking you’re right politically, theologically, or ideologically. It stirs up the blood of the Old Adam in us. The old trick of Gnosticism is that there is a key that…

A culture that regards sex in the manner ours does, no longer values the holy foundation on which society is built. Such a culture has been replaced by a “neosexual” revolution. This neosexual revolution harkens back to a post-1960’s shift in human sexuality, towards a more individualized  view of sex. Sociologists call this a shift…

Concerning the Christian life, what does it involve? It involves becoming holy.  Most would say that involves doing good works. But Jesus tells Paul to “turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified…

With Valentines blowing in the air, and our celebrating our wedding anniversary, I thought it timely to rethink love.  A penis can enter a vagina long before love happens or ever will.  The sense one gets from reading the Scriptures is that the event of sex follows love.  Scripturally defined, marriage is a covenant bond…

The seasons come and go as do the seasons of our lives. That is a wonderful metaphor for the distinct phases of life, youth as spring, adulthood as summer, autumn as maturity and winter as the time for facing mortality which my wife and I are now facing.  Steven Paulson wrote a blog entitled What…