In Defense of Doing the Right Thing

... even when the church is wrong. Earlier this month, the news broke that the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus broke fellowship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Church of Sweden. The EECMY came to this decision after carefully deliberating the ELCA's and the CoS's decisions to accept same-sex partnered clergy onto their rosters. My first … Continue reading In Defense of Doing the Right Thing

50th Anniversary of Vatican II

Yesterday was the 50th Anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council of the Roman Catholic Church. Opened by Pope John XXIII in 1962 and closed in 1965 by Pope Paul VI, it marked arguably the most significant movement in the Roman Catholic Church in the 20th century. As a Protestant, Vatican II has … Continue reading 50th Anniversary of Vatican II

These Are a Few of My Favorite (and No-So-Favorite) Things: Trinity Lutheran and Bexley Hall Episcopal Seminaries

Favorite Things Morning Prayer (Anglican) at 7:30 AM Monday-Wednesday Morning Prayer (Lutheran) at 10:00 AM Monday Eucharist (Anglican) at 5:30 PM Tuesday Eucharist (Lutheran) at 10:00 AM Wednesday Eucharist (Anglican) at 7:30 am Thursday Eucharist (Lutheran) at Whenever at Anywhere-I-Want-To-Go Sunday Chipotle just a short walk down the street: you have no idea how much I … Continue reading These Are a Few of My Favorite (and No-So-Favorite) Things: Trinity Lutheran and Bexley Hall Episcopal Seminaries

What? Where?

It's September? What happened?! Where did August go?! Since my last post all the way back in July, I've been quite busy. On August 12, I finished my internship at First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Muskegon, MI. That day, the church threw a party for me which included lots of good food, a slideshow of entertaining and embarrassing … Continue reading What? Where?

Augsburg Confession

It was pointed out to me by another friendly blogger that today, June 25, is the anniversary of the presentation of the Augsburg Confession, the defining document of the Lutheran tradition of Christianity. The Confession was not written to split the church, but was actually written to show Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire … Continue reading Augsburg Confession