First Links — 8.21.12

“All Have Sinned”: The US-Dakota War of 1862
Chris Gehrz,  The Pietist Schoolman

The Heart of the Matter
Bishop Edward M. Rice,  Homiletic & Pastoral Review

Archaeology and the Bible
Eric Metaxas,  Christian Post

Cosmopolitan  Magazine’s “Wholesome Values”?
Emily Esfahani Smith,  Arma Virumque

Exposing Bad Liturgical Vestments
Mary Jacobs, United Methodist Reporter

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