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Dr. Paul Edmon is from Seattle, Washington and now resides in Boston, Massachusetts. He has his B.S. in Physics from the University of Washington in 2004 and Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the University of Minnesota in 2010. He is professional staff at Harvard University and acts as liaison between Center for Astrophysics and Research Computing. A life long Lutheran, he is formerly a member of Messiah Lutheran Church in Seattle and University Lutheran Chapel in Minneapolis. He now attends First Lutheran Church (FLC) of Boston where he teaches Lutheran Essentials. He sings bass in the FLC choir and Canto Armonico. He was elected to the Concordia Seminary St. Louis Board of Regents in 2016. He is single and among his manifold interests are scotch, football, anime, board games, mythology, history, philosophy, and general nerdiness. The views expressed here are his own and do not represent Harvard University or Concordia Seminary.

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: The Marriage of Priests

Part III, Article XI. Of the Marriage of Priests. 1] To prohibit marriage, and to burden the divine order of priests with perpetual…

Posted On 5 Dec 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary of the Smalcald Articles: Ordination and Call

Part III, Article X. Of Ordination and the Call. 1] If the bishops would be true bishops [would rightly discharge their office], and…

Posted On 26 Nov 201925 Nov 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: Excommunication

Part III, Article IX. Of Excommunication. The greater excommunication, as the Pope calls it, we regard only as a civil penalty, and it…

Posted On 14 Nov 201913 Nov 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: Confession

Part III, Article VIII. Of Confession. 1] Since Absolution or the Power of the Keys is also an aid and consolation against sin…

Posted On 24 Oct 201923 Oct 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: The Keys

Part III, Article VII. Of the Keys. 1] The keys are an office and power given by Christ to the Church for binding…

Posted On 11 Sep 20199 Sep 2019

The Dedication of ULC

It was a rainy, yet glorious day in Minneapolis on Sunday, September 8th.  The end of seven years of exile for a faithful…

Posted On 10 Sep 20199 Sep 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: The Sacrament of the Altar

Part III, Article VI. Of the Sacrament of the Altar. 1] Of the Sacrament of the Altar we hold that bread and wine…

Posted On 22 Aug 201921 Aug 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: Baptism

Part III, Article V. Of Baptism. 1] Baptism is nothing else than the Word of God in the water, commanded by His institution,…

Posted On 15 Aug 201914 Aug 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: The Gospel

Part III, Article IV. Of the Gospel. We will now return to the Gospel, which not merely in one way gives us counsel…

Posted On 1 Aug 201929 Jul 2019

A Day is a Day is a Day

I had the privilege to attend the 2019 LCMS Convention as a lay voting delegate for New England District Circuit Three.  During the…

Posted On 30 Jul 201929 Jul 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: Repentance

Part III, Article III. Of Repentance. 1] This office [of the Law] the New Testament retains and urges, as St. Paul, Rom. 1:18…

Posted On 9 Jul 20197 Jul 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: The Law

Part III, Article II. Of the Law 1] Here we hold that the Law was given by God, first, to restrain sin by…

Posted On 27 Jun 201927 Jun 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: Sin

THE THIRD PART OF THE ARTICLES. Concerning the following articles we may [will be able to] treat with learned and reasonable men, or…

Posted On 20 Jun 201919 Jun 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: The Papacy

Part II, Article IV: Of the Papacy. 1] That the Pope is not, according to divine law or according to the Word of…

Posted On 13 Jun 201912 Jun 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: Chapters and Cloisters

Part II, Article III: Of Chapters and Cloisters. 1] That chapters and cloisters [colleges of canons and communistic dwellings], which were formerly founded…

Posted On 5 Jun 201930 May 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: The Mass

Part II, Article II: Of the Mass. 1] That the Mass in the Papacy must be the greatest and most horrible abomination, as…

Posted On 22 May 201921 May 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: The Chief Article

THE SECOND PART Treats of the Articles which Refer to the Office and Work of Jesus Christ, or Our Redemption. Part II, Article I:…

Posted On 15 May 201914 May 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: The Awe-Inspiring Articles on Divine Majesty

THE FIRST PART Treats of the Sublime Articles Concerning the Divine Majesty, as: I. That Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, three distinct persons…

Posted On 8 May 20198 May 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: Preface

Note: This is the third series of posts providing commentary on the Book of Concord adapted from my Lutheran Essentials Class Notes.  I…

Posted On 1 May 201930 Apr 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Augsburg Confession: Conclusion

  Conclusion. 1] These are the chief articles which seem to be in controversy. For although we might have spoken of more abuses,…

Posted On 24 Apr 201922 Apr 2019

The Quest for the Holy Grail

The quest for the Holy Grail has captivated the human mind for millennia.  From the Knights of the Round Table, to the Crusaders,…

Posted On 18 Apr 201915 Apr 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Augsburg Confession: Church Authority

Article XXVIII: Of Ecclesiastical Power. 1] There has been great controversy concerning the Power of Bishops, in which some have awkwardly confounded the…

Posted On 17 Apr 201915 Apr 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Augsburg Confession: Monastic Vows

Article XXVII: Of Monastic Vows. 1] What is taught on our part concerning Monastic Vows, will be better understood if it be remembered…

Posted On 3 Apr 20191 Apr 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Augsburg Confession: Distinction of Meats

Article XXVI: Of the Distinction of Meats. 1] It has been the general persuasion, not of the people alone, but also of those…

Posted On 20 Mar 201919 Mar 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Augsburg Confession: Abuses of Confession

Article XXV: Of Confession. 1] Confession in the churches is not abolished among us; for it is not usual to give the body…

Posted On 13 Mar 201911 Mar 2019

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