#lutheran — Public Fediverse posts

Martin Luther basically says every Christian hosts a daily argument between “Old Adam” and a conscience trained by Scripture. One wants holiness; the other wants snacks, shortcuts, and another pint. True faith trains the heart to praise Christ, serve neighbors, and stop cheating people. Beer optional. Moses still teaching.

#lcms #lutheran #holiness #neighbor #moses

Luther, peering at Psalm 14, says the real atheist isn’t the loud one but the numb one: the person who neither expects good from God nor seeks Him, and so grows hard, joyless, and oddly hostile—more inclined to wound than to help.

Now, if you look around and see people campaigning against kindness itself, that doesn’t exactly refute Luther.

So—how do you actually dwell on God’s goodness until it softens you?
#lutheran #holiness #growth #empathy #kindness #virtue #lcms

"Why I wrote EcoActivist Testament," a >2 minute video. In this video you will see this octogenarian (me) worshiping with nature at our old farmhouse in the western mountains of Maine.

If you are a faith-driven #ecoactivist, I wrote this for you. If you are sometimes on the verge of despair, wondering "why bother!?" I wrote this for you.

https://youtu.be/VSeK0XqdtGc

link to book: https://hpaulsantmire.net/books/ecoactivist-testament/

#ecoactivism #ecojustice #spirituality #rest #LutheransRestoringCreation #lutheran #elca