Mathew Block

Confessional Lutheranism has experienced a renaissance in the past few years. Continue Reading »

The confessional Lutheran church today may be poor and weak, but it stands as the true heir of the Reformation.  Continue Reading »

Four hundred ninety-nine years have passed since the Reformation began, and Martin Luther and Philip Melanchthon lie dead and buried in Wittenberg. So why do we still commemorate the Reformation? Continue Reading »

Two years after a study found most Evangelicals hold views condemned as heretical—especially on the Holy Spirit—an update has been released. And the numbers are in some ways even worse. So who—or what—is to blame? Continue Reading »

We are living in an age of outreach. The rise of Trump is evidence enough. But Trump and his followers are the symptom of a much deeper problem: a diseased culture facing the death of reasoned discourse and civil disagreement. Continue Reading »

The recent deaths of Alan Rickman, David Bowie, and the Eagles' Glenn Frey prompted an outpouring of sorrow online. Why do we grieve when celebrities die? Is it just ‘misplaced grief,' as some say? Or is there a deeper reason why we mourn—and, indeed, should mourn—the famous? Continue Reading »

The recently released document Declaration on the Way reflects on fifty years of Lutheran-Catholic dialogue. What new avenues can we expect the dialogue to take in the future, now that the International Lutheran Council is also in dialogue with Roman Catholics? Continue Reading »

Pope Francis recently criticized those who call themselves Christians but invest in the arms industry. But what about rumours that the Vatican itself invests in arms manufacturing?
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The Contemporary Christian Music industry has shrunk to a third of its former size. Is dissatisfaction with a Christian copy-cat culture to blame? And what is “good” Christian art anyway?
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Wesley J. Smith’s article “The Coming of Medical Martyrdom” highlights a troubling trend in Canada that would see physician’s religious rights sacrificed. But it’s not just in Saskatchewan this is happening.
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