http://community.beliefnet.com/go/forum/view/44071/69839/Lutheranhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/29934959/Biblical_Contradiction__-_The_exception_clauseThe so called “exception clause is found in Mathew 19:9 “I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”Here we have a man given the right to remarry when heSun, 19 May 2013 01:48:49 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/29641093/Looking_for_paper_ideas...I know it's been dead here, but I'll take a shot at sparking a little life...So I'm taking a Church History class this semester, and one of the requirements is a 12-15 page term paper on some aspect of Christianity from the Reformation to the presentTue, 22 Jan 2013 18:07:12 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/29518413/ELCA_vs_LCMS_-_Closed_CommunionI really don't know why I'm looking for outside opinions on this. I'm not even Lutheran. But I've been to Lutheran services. The only Lutheran church I will ever set foot into is an ELCA church. Any church that believes in and/or practices the concepSat, 01 Dec 2012 09:14:17 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/29410737/Ethnicity_in_your_congregationThis past Sunday we had a guest preacher who is the chaplain at our synod's retreat center. He was telling us about creating a welcoming place, practicing hospitality. He was a really great speaker.He told a story about serving a small, rural congregWed, 03 Oct 2012 09:07:00 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/29401725/Wow!_not_a_popular_threadI had hoped to find some good Lutheran conversation here. Disapointed!Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:12:53 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/29400161/Vatican_II_50th_AnniversaryThe latest Issue of "The Lutheran" includes a very nice Article on The 50th Anniversary of The Second Vatican Council ...(My Heart frequently breaks these Days with Rome increasingly rolling-back or simply discarding many of The Vatican II Reforms .Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:23:12 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/29386567/Please_Pray_For_MeHello. I am trying to do the hardest thing I have ever done in my life, and I'm scared to death. To most people this will be hard to understand. Unless you have a similar problem, you can't understand, of course.I was born with a condition that caTue, 18 Sep 2012 10:31:14 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/29267713/Praying_in_the_Spirit----------------This is a topic that is very infrequently mentioned in Lutheran circles. To my Missouri Synod aunt who was married to a pastor, tongues was of the devil. Interestling enough the so called “father" of the charismatic movemenFri, 03 Aug 2012 10:02:29 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/29156011/DCE_seeking_a_CallI'm a DCE who is seeking a call. Born and bred LCMS, but a "liberal LCMS"er so I would consider an ELCA call. Please take a look at my blog if your congregation or a congregation you know of might be interested. seekingacall.blogspot.com/I know thisSat, 02 Jun 2012 17:30:55 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/28959135/Lutheran_Judge_says_okay_to_attack_someone_for_insulting_MohammedLutheran Judge says okay to attack someone for insulting Mohammed ------ Don’t let your child dress as the prophet Mohammed next HalloweenSomeone may interpret that as an insult to tThu, 01 Mar 2012 05:07:26 -0600