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Augsburg Confession XIV and the meaning of "Rite Vocatus"

Lutheran readers – and others interested in understanding Lutheran theology – may be interested in a fascinating and frank discussion that took place on Pastor Weedon’s blog a couple of years ago at http://weedon.blogspot.com/2006/04/ac-xiv-thoughts.html. The subject is the original intention … Continue reading →

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Bless us and save us…"Mrs O'Davis"???

Graham from the UK wrote to me to ask me a question. I would like to pose a question to Past Elder, and I suspect it is far too peripheral [???] to be of interest to those who follow your … Continue reading →

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Sunday's Melbourne Blognic Plans

All fellow Bloggers and visitors to this page are invited to the Second Annual(-ish) Melbourne Catholic Blognicthis Sunday 25th January Meet 5:30pm Cathedral GardensMy suggestion at this point is that we should meet at the Cathedral gardens by the statues … Continue reading →

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Answering PE on Purgatory

PE made a comment regarding Purgatory as “pagan nonsense” in a combox below, and I was half way through writing a response and realised that in fact I was writing a blog, so I have shifted it into the main … Continue reading →

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What's worse than a US President "everybody" hates?

One that “everybody” loves. Or at least, it’s just as bad. I can’t make up my mind which I find more repugnant – the simple and sweeping assumption that “everyone” agrees George Bush = Bad or the equally simple and … Continue reading →

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Sentire Cum Ecclesia: A blogsite which Appreciates "a Protestant Appearing"

I have been very honoured to have my new (presbyterian) friend Rev. David Palmer appear a few times in the combox. I have been saddened to see that David has not always been accorded hospitality on this site by other … Continue reading →

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"The Trial of Tony Blair"

Another bit of English telly drama has arrived here in Oz, this time “The Trial of Tony Blair“, which first aired in Great Britain in 2007 before Tony had even left no. 10. My reaction? I was bit taken aback … Continue reading →

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Eaves-Dropping on a Protestant Conversation about Us

I knew my ears were ringing for some reason. HT to my Prebyterian friend David for calling my attention to a discussion string on the Melbourne Anglican Study Group forum. It starts off talking about Wesley and Charles Simeon and … Continue reading →

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That Krauth Quote

In the Combox to a blog below, Pastor Weedon gives us a quotation from a 19th Century American Lutheran theologian, C.P. Krauth. He gives the source of the quotation as an essay entitled “The Relations of the Lutheran Church to … Continue reading →

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