By Sarah Hinlicky Wilson A number of years ago I was invited to speak at a Pentecostal seminary in Germany and make the best case I could for infant baptism, which was, as you might well imagine, not just unfaithful but downright unintelligible to my audience. The fact that I represented Lutheranism did not make my task any easier, since they were acutely aware of the … [Read more...] about Baptism: God’s Work Upon Us
Lutheranism
Anglicans, Lutherans Gather at Niagara
Representatives of four North American Anglican and Lutheran churches met at the Carmelite Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Sept. 24-27 to continue the work of the Joint Anglican-Lutheran Commission. This meeting included 20 members of the Episcopal Church, the Anglican Church of Canada, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), and the Evangelical Lutheran Church … [Read more...] about Anglicans, Lutherans Gather at Niagara
Enter Martin Luther
Statue of Martin Luther at St. Mary’s Church, Mitte, Berlin Adam Carr, Wikimedia Commons By John Martin October 31 marks the anniversary of an obscure German monk nailing a notice on the door of the Wittenberg parish church and inviting debate on practices in the medieval church. Martin Luther’s name would soon be known all over Europe. Luther could … [Read more...] about Enter Martin Luther
State, Church, Church, Church
Christine Snyder writes for the Spirit of Jefferson in Charles Town, West Virginia, about state Rep. John Unger, who is adding a third church to his duties as an ordained minister:The 45-year-old Berkeley County native and state lawmaker — already minister at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Harpers Ferry and Bolivar Methodist Church — this weekend will formally become pastor of … [Read more...] about State, Church, Church, Church
David Yeago Heads to Ambridge
Adapted from Trinity School for MinistryDavid Yeago will join the faculty of Trinity School for Ministry and of the North American Lutheran Seminary (NALS) of the North American Lutheran Church (NALC) in the fall. He is the second Lutheran to join Trinity’s faculty as a part of its new relationship with the NALC. Yeago first came to Trinity’s campus last summer as one of the … [Read more...] about David Yeago Heads to Ambridge