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“I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.” (1 John 2:12). Question: inasmuch as forgiveness and the gift of the Holy Spirit are connected to baptism (Acts 2:38), can we legitimately construe 1 John 2:12 as a prooftext for infant...

Lycabas by George MacDonald (1824-1905), with a few explanatory notes A name of the Year. Some say the word means a march of wolves, which wolves, running in single file, are the Months of the Year. Others say the word means the path of the light. [Here wolves are a metaphor for the suffering...

Frederick Denison Maurice (1805-1872) was an Anglican priest and friend of one of C. S. Lewis' favorite writers, George MacDonald (1824-1905). This excerpt is from Maurice's biography, a letter to his mother, dated December 9, 1833. She feared she was not a true Christian, so Maurice wrote to...

Minister and author George MacDonald (1824-1905) defined election as "a doctrine which in the Bible asserts the fact of God's choosing certain persons for the specific purpose of receiving first, and so communicating the gifts of his grace to the whole world." Karl Barth, if I recall correctly...

This is from Peter Leithart's blog at First Things. What do you think? One of Paul’s arguments for the resurrection is baptism for the dead: “What will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them?” (1 Corinthians 15:29). Paul...

'Tis Liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume, And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men, Is evil; hurts the faculties, impedes Their progress in the road of science; blinds The eyesight of discovery, and begets In...

The heart, surrender'd to the ruling power, Of some ungovern'd passion every hour, Finds by degrees the truths that once bore sway, And all their deep impressions, wear away: So coin grows smooth, in traffic current pass'd, Till Caesar's image is effaced at last. The Progress of Error...

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Has anyone else visited a congregation in this new denomination? The local ELCA church left the ELCA and joined the NALC. Doctrinally, it is a lot like the LCMS, only their Communion policy is more open and they allow women clergy. They uphold the authority of the Scriptures, have a high view of...

The power to forgive and retain sins was given equally to all the apostles (John 20:23). In light of this promise, it seems that any bishop has the power (if necessary) to excommunicate a fellow bishop, even if his fellow bishop is pope. Is this so according to Catholic teaching? Is the power to...

One of my hobbies is producing intabulations of vocal music not found elsewhere. If you play guitar or even ukulele, I would be interested in any feedback you might care to offer. There are also a few teaser videos on youtube of what the tabs sound like. At sites.google.com/site/mediaevalguitar/

Greetings to all. Thanks to everyone who made and maintains this site. Theology and music make life interesting for me, as does discussing those topics with my neighbors, Christian and non-Christian alike. One of my hobbies is to make intabulations of mediaeval, renaissance, and baroque...