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Rivkah's Theology Corner: September 2008

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The theological musings and commentary of an ELCA pastor. Tuesday, September 30, 2008. Understanding the Wrath of God. Ok, one particular friend of mine and I have gone over this issue many times (and that dear friend knows who she is) :-) So I fondly look forward to her two-cents on this particular topic. The Anger of God: "The puzzling- to human beings- concept that God loves our neighbors so much that God gets angry at us when we do (or don't do) things and cause them to suffer.". Luckily for me, I ha...

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Rivkah's Theology Corner: June 2008

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The theological musings and commentary of an ELCA pastor. Wednesday, June 18, 2008. God Forgive Me For What I Left Undone. How did we let this happen? We couldn't seem to create it amongst ourselves except in small pockets here and there for those of us who were fortunate to find some friends that we felt accepted by. You want to know how I made my very first friend at seminary? I'm no stranger to feelings of isolation and loneliness and the despair and depression that can come from feeling like there's ...

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Rivkah's Theology Corner: June 2009

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The theological musings and commentary of an ELCA pastor. Monday, June 22, 2009. As Christians, we tend to throw around the word forgiveness quite a bit, but I wonder - do we really and truly grasp the depth and difficulty behind what TRUE forgiveness is? Jesus tells us we're to forgive 70 x 7 times, which means we forgive wholly and completely. But what does this look like? Or does forgiveness entail at least in part repairing the relationship? One of my seminary professors put it this way: sometimes yo...

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Rivkah's Theology Corner: January 2009

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The theological musings and commentary of an ELCA pastor. Sunday, January 11, 2009. Conversations with an Atheist: Are Christians Causing Their Children to Become Atheists? Don't ask me how it is I always find myself in these situations where I'm having discussions with atheists and whatnot. But, I do. (I think in part it must be through facebook and the fact that I'm back in touch with people from my "past life" who were frequently not of the religious ilk). Don't get me wrong, I'm not interested in wat...

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Rivkah's Theology Corner: March 2009

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The theological musings and commentary of an ELCA pastor. Monday, March 16, 2009. Snake on a Stick vs. Christ on the Cross. I know I haven't written on this for a while, but just haven't felt the muse - until I started reading over the texts for this week. Granted, I did write a pretty in-depth paper on John 3 for my Gospel of John class several years ago, but I decided to spend some time this week really looking at the "serpent vs. cross" imagery that gets played out here. The world seems to be faced wi...

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Rivkah's Theology Corner: December 2008

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The theological musings and commentary of an ELCA pastor. Saturday, December 13, 2008. Has Feminism in the Lutheran Church Gone Too Far? A friend of mine recently directed me to an article regarding an ELCA church in San Francisco, Ebenezer Lutheran, which had the following sign up: "Goddess Rosary, Wednesday 7 pm." (You can read the entire article here. Not just fighting against, but died for because they refused to partake in these practices. I have to ask - what is the Sierra Pacific Synod thinking?

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Rivkah's Theology Corner: October 2008

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The theological musings and commentary of an ELCA pastor. Sunday, October 26, 2008. How Receiving "Hate Mail" Can Spawn a Deeper Understanding of Scripture. What if I am doing this for my own wanton desires and am just grasping at interpretations that I like but aren't necessarily scripturally sound? After all, God's word is God's word, but our understanding of God's word can sometimes be VERY flawed. I'm no exception. This doesn't mean other things are somehow "negated" or that some of these "smaller po...

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Rivkah's Theology Corner: May 2008

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The theological musings and commentary of an ELCA pastor. Tuesday, May 27, 2008. Is It All Just a Test? As I mentioned in a previous post - something that has always shocked and perplexed me is the anger that comes from atheists. What is it that scares them so much about the idea of God that they lash out so venomously, calling religious types "stupid" and "idiotic"? Strangely enough, the epiphany came while I was watching an episode of " House. God is not without grace and mercy, right? Perhaps this is ...

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Rivkah's Theology Corner: August 2008

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The theological musings and commentary of an ELCA pastor. Sunday, August 17, 2008. Well, it's been a while since I've done my theology blog- mission trips and moving tend to purge my creativity for some reason. You may be asking if you read the title of my blog. No, the athletes are not demon possessed (though one has to wonder if China didn't sell their souls to the dark prince for a few of their victories! Now, don't get me wrong, I love cheering these athletes on, and I feel all warm and fuzzy inside ...