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Gerhard on preaching the moral law

A couple months ago I finished my edit of Gerhard's Theological Commonplaces' locus on sin and bound choice, and now I get to work on his locus concerning the Gospel. The first section has been responding to his customary opponent, Robert Bellarmine, SJ.

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Guess the percentages!

UPDATE: Voters received an email this morning from the Synod Secretary informing us that the election is complete, no runoff will be necessary, but that the bylaws prevent an announcement of the results until July 6.

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Gottesdienst the Game Show!

Lutheran parishes hither and yon are yoking themselves to American Evangelicalism in worship, administration, outlook, and, most importantly, in language. To help you navigate the new world we happily present our first Gottesdienst the Game Show game: Roller Coaster or Worship Service? where you try to determine if a given word refers to a roller coaster or an actual worship service in an actual church somewhere in America. 

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