A Painting that Preaches Christ: Cranach's Altar Painting in the St. Peter and Paul Church; Weimar, Germany
Hello and greetings everyone. I thought I should introduce myself. Joe Carter kindly invited me to join this merry band of Evangelicals blogging about the Evangel and any/all related issues. How could I possibly say no? I mean, after all, those who were first called “Evangelicals” were the gang in Wittenberg, who also picked up the name “Lutheran” along the way from their opponents. I’m happy to be here and look forward to contributing to the site. I’ve known a number of my fellow bloggers here from their blog sites and from various other contacts and associations over the years. I’m honored to join them.
I’m an ordained pastor in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, and serve as the Publisher and Executive Director of the Editorial Division of Concordia Publishing House. Previously, I have served as an instructor in systematic theology at one of our seminaries, a parish pastor, assistant to two national church body presidents, Director of Concordia Historical Institute and before my present post, I served as Interim President/CEO of Concordia Publishing House for about five years.
I maintain a blog site, Cyberbrethren, and host the home on the Internet for the Lutheran Confessions as found in the Book of Concord.
My interests in theology tend toward, unsurprisingly, all things Lutheran, but specifically Reformation history and Early Church History. I enjoy the fine arts, fine coffee, fine beer and fine baseball [defined as the St. Louis Cardinals winning]. I am married with three children.
A blessed and holy Advent and Christmas to all!
PS – You can see a larger version of the Cranach painting, and a full description, here.
December 14th, 2009 | 11:22 am | #1
Awesome to have a Lutheran on, even of only of the “token” variety. Despite my Reformed Baptist-ness, I truly love Luther and think that Believer’s Freedom is greatly undervalued by my Calvinist bretheren.
Looking forward to some great posts/discussions :)
December 14th, 2009 | 12:21 pm | #2
Welcome aboard Rev. McCain!
Any relation to Senator John McCain?!
;-)
December 14th, 2009 | 1:06 pm | #3
Actually, yes, distantly.
December 14th, 2009 | 7:39 pm | #4
Welcome aboard, Pastor McCain, to someone who is wirklich evangelisch.
December 14th, 2009 | 11:35 pm | #5
Welcome, Paul. And Merry Christmas!
December 15th, 2009 | 4:44 am | #6
Belated Welcome to the token Lutheran! Concordia has a bunch of great books we used to sell at the bookstore (before it was renovated into a cell phone store), so let it never be said that I haven’t spread the Lutheran love around in an effective and concrete way.
December 15th, 2009 | 9:21 am | #7
It would have been cooler if you’d said “Tolkien Lutheran.” :)
December 15th, 2009 | 9:25 am | #8
I do love Tolkien, consider it done!
: )
December 15th, 2009 | 9:55 am | #9
Even though you took issue with me on Frank’s post over the weekend, I am looking forward to reading your posts :) I briefly saw your posting on Augustine last night. I really enjoy his writings as well. Many Orthodox Christians get all uptight about Augustine and say he is too Western, but I say whatever to those people! Augustine had many wonderful, wonderful insights about the Christian faith. I have read portions of his Confessions, and I hope to read the entire book in the new year.
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