Lutheran Puffery

Luke Quanbeck

Now concerning food offered to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up. I Corinthians 8:1 There’s a problem with all this knowledge. It’s easy to have a big head about it. And even easier to look like a pompous jerk....

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Lutheran Puffery

Now concerning food offered to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up. I Corinthians 8:1 There’s a problem with all this knowledge. It’s easy to have a big head about it. And even easier to look like a pompous jerk....

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How Christians All Missed the Point of “He Gets Us”

In the blazing fast world of the internet, my response to this is super late, I know. The reason is I didn’t want to write this post. You might not believe me, because you’re looking at the completed version. But I’m currently staring at a blank screen, wishing I was doing anything else. Everyone who watched the 2024 Super Bowl...

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My Greatest Fear

Ever since I was very young, I’ve had a fear of being misunderstood. I wasn’t very close to my grade school classmates, but I felt that if they just knew me, they would want to be my friend. This fear came with somewhat of a skill, I guess. I was fairly emotionally perceptive. Whenever two people I cared about were...

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Where Are the Young Lutherans?

Young. Lutheran. These two words rarely get placed in the same sentence, or even paragraph, unless someone is decrying the lack of young people in their Lutheran church. No matter your flavor of Lutheran, you’re seldom associated with young people. There’s a reason for this: The Lutheran church has failed the next generation. Young people were looking for belonging. We...

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Book Report: Gay Girl, Good God

“God isn’t calling gay people to be straight. You’d think He was by listening to the ways Christians try to encourage same-sex-attracted people within, or outside, their local churches. They dangle the possibility of heterosexual marriage above their heads, point to it like it’s heaven on a string, something to grab and get whole with. And though it’s usually well-meaning,...

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Lutheran Puffery

Now concerning food offered to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up. I Corinthians 8:1 There’s a problem with all this knowledge. It’s easy to have a big head about it. And even easier to look like a pompous jerk.…

Read Post

How Christians All Missed the Point of “He Gets Us”

In the blazing fast world of the internet, my response to this is super late, I know. The reason is I didn’t want to write this post. You might not believe me, because you’re looking at the completed version. But I’m currently staring at a blank screen, wishing I was doing anything else. Everyone who watched the 2024 Super Bowl…

Read Post

My Greatest Fear

Ever since I was very young, I’ve had a fear of being misunderstood. I wasn’t very close to my grade school classmates, but I felt that if they just knew me, they would want to be my friend. This fear came with somewhat of a skill, I guess. I was fairly emotionally perceptive. Whenever two people I cared about were…

Read Post

Where Are the Young Lutherans?

Young. Lutheran. These two words rarely get placed in the same sentence, or even paragraph, unless someone is decrying the lack of young people in their Lutheran church. No matter your flavor of Lutheran, you’re seldom associated with young people. There’s a reason for this: The Lutheran church has failed the next generation. Young people were looking for belonging. We…

Read Post

Book Report: Gay Girl, Good God

“God isn’t calling gay people to be straight. You’d think He was by listening to the ways Christians try to encourage same-sex-attracted people within, or outside, their local churches. They dangle the possibility of heterosexual marriage above their heads, point to it like it’s heaven on a string, something to grab and get whole with. And though it’s usually well-meaning,…

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You've been lied to.

There's a place for you in the church that includes more than just sitting in a wooden pew and following unwritten rules that you never agreed to. You don't have to choose between faithful theology, musical excellence, and authentic community. These things were never mutually exclusive. The Lutheran church is not dead or dying. We won't let it. A new generation is picking up the baton that was left clattering on the pavement. We want you to be a part of it.