Home » Articles posted by Kent Brandenburg (Page 190)
Author Archives: Kent Brandenburg
Embracing Unfairness
I’ve been involved with young people in education long enough to have heard the sentence: “That isn’t fair.” I’ve also found that when kids say that it isn’t “fair,” that they actually mean: “That isn’t equal.” They want people to be treated equally and it isn’t going to happen; neither should it. I leave that […]
Listening Skills
You SAT afficienados know that the “listening skills” category is on that test. Is there a direct correlation between brain aneurisms, blood pressure, strokes, hypertension, and listening? We have an attention deficit that dwarfs any national budget problems. It is ironic, but I don’t remember it being like this. Here is another irony: in an […]
The Lure of the Left
What makes the left so appealing? I’m not talking politics primarily. Stay here though. Politics and theology relate more than most either understand or admit. I started writing this and divided things into theology and politics, and then deleted. I had to add a third category at least, that is, culture. You might add social, […]
Baldness
I love the bald eagle among other bald things. You don’t like hair growing out of your cue ball, do you? Some things are definitely better without hair, like leftovers in the refrigerator for one. Do you like hair sprouting on your cottage cheese? Perhaps I digress. I guess I’ll just tell you that I’m […]
On Paper or In Practice
Please don’t confuse this with paper or plastic. That’s, I’m sure, an important choice in some circles, maybe even more important than this blog topic, but those with that judgment would be wrong. I’m considering the connection or disconnection between belief and practice, or as some might say: Systematic Theology versus Practical Theology. Everyone should […]
Gone Until At Least Friday
For blog readers checking back for something new—I’m in South Dakota with my son, preaching at a conference. We are quite busy, although I do have WIFI for this little note. I’ll probably write something on Friday. Be well, one and all.
Careful Exegesis?
Kevin Bauder, the president of Central Theological Seminary in Plymouth, MN, who writes a regular column on Central’s internet site which is normally posted at an online forum called SharperIron, recently authored an article, “The Flock and the Fold: A Paradigm for Unity,” with this first line: Careful theologians do not build their doctrine of […]
Which Comes First? THEOLOGY or LIFESTYLE
Attempting to persuade Judah to trust in God and stop trusting in Egypt, in chapter 28 Isaiah revealed the dire condition of the political and religious leadership of her northern neighbor Israel. In describing her prophets and priests, he shows how their self-indulgent lifestyle affected their vision, judgment, and teaching (vv. 7-9). Their desire for […]
They Say They Are Believers, But They Don’t Get It
If you have been like me, you have wondered why there seem to be so many versions of Christianity and yet only one Bible. If we have a Bible, one of them, it came from God, and it is perspicuous (plain), then it would seem that everyone would believe the same thing. If all these […]
The Pope and Islam: Friends?
I hate this when these major religions are fighting. Can’t we all get along? The pope recently came out with something very Catholic and now he’s apologizing to Islamics for it. Well, sort of apologizing. I think his apologies have been kind of funny. I can’t laugh too hard at them because a Catholic might […]
Recent Comments