The "institutional church" is derided by just about everybody. But few people have encountered a church that actually functions as an institution is supposed to. An example heralded by one writer is the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.
The "institutional church" is derided by just about everybody. But few people have encountered a church that actually functions as an institution is supposed to. An example heralded by one writer is the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.
We've blogged about the Metaverse--which promises to let us live our lives inside shared virtual worlds--concluding that turning ourselves into video-game avatars for work, school, and social life is not an attractive idea. But the corporate world is going all-in on the idea, believing the technology will completely change life as we know it.
China is on the rise, while the United States is in decline. China is now leading America in wealth, technology, and military power. And the United States has made that possible.
What is the percentage of American households that consist of a married couple with children? Make a guess. Click "read more" to find the answer.
Conservative cultural critics often blame Luther for modern subjectivism and exaltation of the self. A scholar explains why that isn't valid.
Two Episcopalians learn from Luther about the best way to observe Advent: The focus should not be on our "preparation" for Christ's coming but on the undeserved grace of God that is revealed in Christ's coming.
The classic definition of racism is prejudice against human beings because of their race. Progressives are advancing another definition, that "racism = prejudice + power." By that thinking, only members of the race in power--that is, white people--can be racist. And blacks who hate whites, Asians, or Jews cannot be racist.
If you aren't a progressive, you must be a bigot. This binary way of thinking, which allows for no alternatives, can be seen in much of our discourse about race, sex, gender, and politics.
On one side is legalism. On the other extreme is lawlessness. The Gospel, though, gives us freedom, which liberates us both from legalism and lawlessness.
Today is the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. I am currently reading a novel that is immersing me in the intrigues, the mistakes, and the surprise attack that brought about the War in the Pacific. And it's making me nervous about our own day.
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