"Freedom" is something we Americans value above all else, practically. But what does it mean? There are actually three generally-recognized kinds of freedom, plus another one that gets less attention but that may be the key to the whole concept.
"Freedom" is something we Americans value above all else, practically. But what does it mean? There are actually three generally-recognized kinds of freedom, plus another one that gets less attention but that may be the key to the whole concept.
On the occasion of my book "God at Work" going on sale, I summarize the elements of Luther's doctrine of vocation, then offer a sample from the chapter on the callings of the family.
Our federal government's debt is now some $21 trillion, as much as the entire national economy, with more trillions of deficit spending on the way. An article explains why we shouldn't worry about this. But I disagree.
The hard left does not believe in liberal democracy or civil liberties. They believe in control. Thus the calls to ban Fox News by pressuring cable providers and advertisers. But totalitarianism can come not just from the government but also from the private sector.
St. Augustine condemned abortion for its cruelty and as an offense against God Himself. But, like St. Thomas Aquinas, he associated "ensoulment," the point at which the baby acquires his or her immortal soul, with "quickening," when the mother can first feel the baby move. This accords with the primitive science of his day, and yet some modern theologians seize on his mistake to justify abortion!
The question for Republicans and conservatives in general is not just whether to keep Donald Trump as their spokesman-in-exile. It's whether to keep pursuing the conservative populism that he embodied or to go back to more traditional establishment-oriented conservatism.
Donald Trump has been impeached a second time, even though he has already left office. But is it possible to impeach someone who has already left office? Some experts say, "yes." But such a procedure is contrary to reason and to the Constitution.
Why is our society so dysfunctional? Why has our culture become so toxic? Perhaps because we have embraced abortion, the consequences of which have been reverberating throughout our nation. Perhaps because we are haunted by the ghosts of millions of aborted children.
The best, most important, and most helpful website for Lutherans, fans of the Reformation, and fellow-travellers is bookofconcord.org. And now that site has been redesigned, updated, and made even better!
In his inaugural address, Joe Biden quoted St. Augustine on how a people is "defined by the common objects of their love." But, in context, the reference was not to national unity through love but the problem of societies loving the wrong things. What do we really love today?
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