Guest Essays
Over the years I have had many interesting conversations with people who have spent years living the Christian life. They study, pray, worship, and live their faith. These people have something important to say, yet their thoughts and efforts often go unnoticed. I would like to remedy this, and although this web page is a rather modest venue, when I see something I think valuable, I will publish it on this web page.

My criterion for choosing guest essayists are essentially three-fold: They have to have something valuable to say, they need to be people who are not published anywhere else, and finally, they add to Christian truth as I have tried to set it forth on this web page. This does not mean that I agree perfectly with everything my guests may write, but by and large, I am in sympathy with their views and publish them because I think they add to Christian truth. The essays follow.

1. All Things Visible and Invisible

This essays shows how God in Jesus Christ redeems the soul and what one needs to do in order for that to happen. This essay is best read carefully several times.

2. Martin Luther and Just War

This essay was written by Terry Miller, a senior at Virginia Theological Seminary. He investigates the thought of Martin Luther in regard to a just war, that is, a war that can be legitimately be fought in light of Christian principles. Miller concludes that the recent war in Iraq did not meet Luther's Christian standards.

3. Reason and Revelation in Hooker

This is another essay by Terry Miller, a senior at Virginia Theological Seminary. He sets forth Richard Hooker's scriptural hermeneutic. Of particular interest is the author's recognition that, for Hooker, reasoned discourse, the teaching of the Church Fathers, and the public consensus of the Church are critical elements within a biblical hermeneutic. He also shows that Scripture is to be interpreted as a single narrative with Christ at the center.

The Rev. Robert J. Sanders, Ph.D.
rsanders.org@gmail.com