The Christian Church Year is such a blessing. Many people who are new to the Lutheran Church, or other liturgical churches, coming from general evangelical protestantism, are unfamiliar with the ancient custom of observing a series of festivals, also known as “feasts,” and unique times . . . . Continue Reading »
Here is a graphic that, Rev. James Douthwaite, at St. Athanasius Lutheran Church in Vienna, Virginia, uses to explain how we should always factor in the Cross when we consider our relationship to God and His relationship to us. (A parishioner made this visual image.)So, in God’s relationship . . . . Continue Reading »
Thirty seven years ago today (January 22) the Supreme Court issued its infamous decision, asserting that women have a Constitutional right to terminate the life of their unborn children for virtually any reason.Two years ago on my blog I interview Robert P. George about the decision and its . . . . Continue Reading »
Huge victory! It looks like Obamacare is dead—at least in its present iteration. From the story:Congressional Democrats are abandoning their massive health care package in the face of strong public resistance manifested in the election of Republican Scott Brown of Massachusetts to . . . . Continue Reading »
“I have hidden your Word in my heart,” Psalm 119:11 The above quote gives us the leitmotif of the movie, The Book of Eli. Eli is the messenger of God, who carries the Logos in his “heart” and represents the last hope of mankind. As the movie opens mankind has engaged in what the . . . . Continue Reading »
So I got one irate email from our only reader who noticed I didn’t follow through on my promise to give my opinions on a lot of Holiday movies. Still haven’t seen AVATAR. Cameron’s inane, Hollywoody, everything’s connected yada yada Golden Globe acceptance speech . . . . Continue Reading »
For his latest column in The Daily Beast , my friend and former colleague Conor Friedersdorf wonders why conservatives are not more concerned about the purported murder of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay: With their victory in Massachusetts, Republicans are eager to defeat the Democratic health-care . . . . Continue Reading »
The new Scotland Parliament bill to legalize assisted suicide—which I noted in an earlier post, permits disabled or dying teenagers access to “end of life assistance”—clearly includes active mercy killing. From the bill (no link, my emphasis):1. Lawful to provide . . . . Continue Reading »
There are few things that bring people together than these three: Work, Need, and Food. Few (by that I mean the minority) churches get the opportunity to built their facilities together or help rebuild houses. And few suffer need. (We might be better off if we grew closer to . . . . Continue Reading »
Here is a comment that reflects very well the historic Evangelical view of the Church Fathers. It is offered by Martin Chemnitz, an extremely important second-generation Lutheran theologian, whose definitive analysis of, and response to, the theology of the Council of Trent remains . . . . Continue Reading »
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