Just a quick update to let you know that apparently Pastor/Teacher/Theologian Silva is not without a sense of humor. He posted this at SOL: Martin Luther Says No…To Women Pastors. (You can do your own work tracing it back to Apprising ?.)

I’m glad Pastor/Teacher/Theologian/Father/Rev/Prophet is not without a sense of irony. I wonder how he will explain to his board of directors his affiliation with a certain blogger who is anything but in compliance with Martin Luther after making that post.

Seriously.

Last weekend at my local congregation here in Indiana, our sermon topic was on “From Legalism to Liberty” – part of an expositional series going through 1 Corinthians.  Pastor Steve Reeves had a number of excellent observations (other than the ones that pertained to me, of course!).  Actually, I would say his comments pertain to a large number of topics we discuss here – and to all parties involved.

For me, one way you can tell if you heard a good sermon – if you’re still pondering application to your own life a week/month/year later, it was a good sermon.  And for me, this was one…