https://what-does-this-mean.com/ Recent content on WDTM? Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Sat, 17 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://what-does-this-mean.com/2018/03/17/baby_baptism1/ Sat, 17 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://what-does-this-mean.com/2018/03/17/baby_baptism1/ Over the past few weeks I’ve spent quite a bit of time talking in circles about infant baptism. These discussions have only reinforced my views of its importance, but I often feel like I don’t make much sense. So I thought I’d try to outline the necessary questions to ask when thinking about infant baptism and then do a quick overview of church history on the subject. This post is in no small part derived from an post I read a while back on an Eastern Orthodox blog that I have sadly been unable to find. https://what-does-this-mean.com/2018/03/10/what-does-this-mean-mean/ Sat, 10 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://what-does-this-mean.com/2018/03/10/what-does-this-mean-mean/ What’s with the Name? The name for this blog was taken from the standard question and assurance in Luther’s Small Catechism. For example, here are Luther’s thoughts on the third article of the Apostle’s Creed: Third Article: Sanctification I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. What does this mean? https://what-does-this-mean.com/2018/03/09/check-ignition/ Fri, 09 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://what-does-this-mean.com/2018/03/09/check-ignition/ Commencing countdown; Engines on; Check ignition; And may God’s love be with you.