tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261814012053869943.post8899329503721591697..comments2023-10-09T03:39:02.388-06:00Comments on Expository Lutheran: hearing the wordBror Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06913133289813136695noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261814012053869943.post-36767928987844862422010-02-25T21:30:43.728-07:002010-02-25T21:30:43.728-07:00Brigitte,
I don't know how many times I have r...Brigitte,<br />I don't know how many times I have read "The Knights of Rhodes" and every time something else hits me. It is definitely a master piece. And yet like you say there are several stories going on at once, making a whole. It all almost seems disjointed the first time you read it. But then it all comes together in a beautiful harmony.Bror Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913133289813136695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261814012053869943.post-11103229932012715392010-02-25T19:24:34.611-07:002010-02-25T19:24:34.611-07:00...and then was quartered, was'nt he? And the......and then was quartered, was'nt he? And the priest called it a Christian death to everyone's astonishment.<br /><br />That took you a while, eh? Funny!<br /><br />The book. I am finding that with both the devotional and this book I need some time to read everything two or three times to get it all. With the Hammer of God and the Glaub Allein, I don't remember having that time lag, probably because the narratives are longer and carry you along more. Glaub Allein, I think was just one whole running story.<br /><br />The Knights of Rhodes is more sketch-like, poetry-like. Each chapter and each personality introduced almost stands alone and you have to learn to appreciate each one in turn and what is going on with each. But I find myself contemplating them all during my day. I've gone back to reading your introduction, which I appreciate even more after having read the book. I will now read it all again, now that I can put each personality into the context of the whole book and mine all that more. Like you say, Giertz sneeks in the Gospel. It is all subtle and deep at the same time. Have to pay attention.<br /><br />After today, I also understand Giertz's writings as "pastoral theology". You won't believe what happened today. President Bugbee was speaking to the seminary community and I went to hear him. He talked at considerable length about Bo Giertz and how his devotion book (mentioning the title, though not the translator :) ) and how valuable all this is to the pastor. He also talked about "At Home in the House of my Fathers" drawing attention to Walther speaking about love and Wyneken about unity in the congregation. The whole thing should be available on-line, as it was recorded or simul-cast.Brigittehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259491144770243688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261814012053869943.post-90870778038454655792010-02-25T13:45:46.811-07:002010-02-25T13:45:46.811-07:00Brigitte,
I'm laughing now. The context being ...Brigitte,<br />I'm laughing now. The context being so different it took me a minute to figure out who you were talking about. But yes like Apella Renato, who learned almost nothing from the clerics around him, was baptized without any faith, but a mere desire to stay alive, and yet came to faith reading the New Testament. <br />How do you like the book?Bror Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913133289813136695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261814012053869943.post-7077782945624600762010-02-25T12:02:52.315-07:002010-02-25T12:02:52.315-07:00very good.really nice.very good.really nice.lavanyahttp://getuneed.com/mesothelioma-treatment.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261814012053869943.post-24524135105348355552010-02-25T07:39:22.356-07:002010-02-25T07:39:22.356-07:00Like Apella Renato!
If we had to rely on the word...Like Apella Renato!<br /><br />If we had to rely on the word properly preached from the pulpit only, many of us would be in poor condition/situation. Thankfully,it is not thus restricted. Where ever you can learn something about Jesus Christ the Spirit can have his way.Brigittehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259491144770243688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261814012053869943.post-37363529624349561752010-02-24T16:47:01.922-07:002010-02-24T16:47:01.922-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.http://abebedorespgondufo.blogs.sapo.pt/http://abebedorespgondufo.blogs.sapo.pt/noreply@blogger.com