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The history of the merger, especially in Canada was contentious time for Lutherans. In the US it was more bombastic. The issue that drove the wedge between differing theologies was women's ordination. And in the US, LCA members openly proclaimed that the Bible didn't matter in this regard...

Well, this ELCICer is coming back... seminary has been particularly busy and I have barely had time to visit. Anyways, I wouldn't put it that way. My simple version would be Conservative Lutherans tend to be overly loud about what it means to be Confessional. My more complicated version...

I am anti-abortion as well, but I verge on economic socialism (its those Norwegian Lutheran ancestors). I think Row v Wade is a travesty and while we have abortion here in Canada, it is definitely more controlled. That being said, it is not the abortion laws that cause abortions. Rather it is...

I have been busy with my final year of seminary in the past months, but I stil check in here. This interpretation of 1 Cor 11 make even more sense considering Paul goes on to talk about the gifts of the body in Chapter 12. Remember, that he didn't divide his letters into chapters, those...

That sounds very Canadian. We like our health care and don't like killing people. But many convservatives here would be right in step with you. Actually you would fall in line with the Conservative party of Canada. And with the western part of the ELCIC, which has distinctions from the ELCA.

In an ELCA/ ELCIC brand of Lutheran Church, you would be allowed to commune if you 1. Are baptized 2. Believe that Christ's Body and Blood are truly present in the bread and wine. And as far as Luther's view of the Eucharist he said, "I would rather drink blood with the pope, than wine with...

I some ways I would like blame pastors for having bad theology in this regard, but I honestly think that the variety of communion practices in the ELCA and ELCIC is out of ignorance of the particulars. Because the church has been so desperate for pastors in the last few decades, too many ne'er...

Perhaps I will consider it again in the 12 months then. I probably really don't have much time in my final year of school anyways.

License for ministry in what sense? Different denominations have different standards. I could have been a pastor in many evangelical churches years ago, for example. That would be appreciated. I don't have tons of time, especially going into my final year, but this is something I might...

I am not an ordained Lutheran Pastor yet... but in 9-12 months it should be so. Could you say more about what is involved? How much time must be devoted to CF?

I prefer preaching from the lectionary. Especially during the season which are story oriented. Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter. It helps to the congregation to live in the rhythm of the Church year. I also couldn't imagine having to come up with a different topic to preach on every...

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. Going into my final year of seminary.

This is an embarrassing video, for the sake of the sane Romans out there, I would hope that it is removed. Luther was a polemical individual and often used hyperbole to make his points. Besides, the quotations mentioned in this video were all taken out of context - completely out of context...

Lutheran pastors are referred to as Pastors or Reverends. While Luther didn't coin the term Priesthood of All Believers, it does express his articulation of the doctrine. Priest implies a mediator between God and an individual. Luther wanted none of that, which is why we are called pastors...

As my confessions prof explain to us, living at the foot of the cross is to always be discovering and rediscovering the depth of our need of Christ. Instead of advancing ourselves towards salvation, we only live more deeply in beneath Christ's feet finding out just how much grace is undeserved...

Sorry, I suppose I wasn't clear. We do have our own Bishops in the ELCIC, all of whom now were consecrated with an Anglican Bishop present. Our Bishops preside at all ordinations. I am in favour of a direct AS through established lines. My issue was the difference in understanding of...

We are able to ask Anglican Bishops to attend our ordination here in Canada, although apostolic succession isn't an issue between the Anglicans and Lutherans here like it is down in the US. While I don't think the early reformers wanted to abandon it, the lack of German bishops was the big...

Luther outlines three basic kind of wills in the Bondage of the Will (at least according to me class notes and professors, I admit I only read the parts of is that were assigned to us.) 1: We are not free to choose God 2: We are free to reject God 3: We are free to act in any way towards our...

Wherever 2 or 3 are gathered is what we call a "little lunch", especially in Minnesota, the Dakotas, and the Canadian prairies. What we call "coffee" is what most would call a little lunch. Coffee involves coffee of course, but also squares, nanaimo bars, cookies, half buns with meat and cheese...

I think there are several particularities that distinguish us. Some of the most is our particular theology, and in fact no one comes close to doing theology like Lutherans have done. Almost all theologians of other denominations must look to Lutherans when the pursue a deeper theology. And all...