We often speak of God’s presence in vocation, of His providential “providing” for His creation, of His care for non-believers as well as believers, and other manifestations of God’s love for the world. But how is that possible? The world is fallen. God is holy.
The well-regarded ethicist Stanley Hauerwas reviews a new book by John Milibank, of “radical orthodoxy” fame. Entitled The Politics of Virtue, Milibank argues that both today’s liberals and conservatives are essentially liberals. Both sides are fixated on “freedom,” whether sexual freedom or economic freedom, to the
At the joint Catholic/Lutheran service in Sweden, commemorating Reformation Day, Pope Francis was said to have “issued some of the most positive language ever used by a pope to describe Martin Luther and his beliefs.” The Pope said that the doctrine of justification “expresses the
In addition to investigating Hillary Clinton’s illegal e-mail arrangements, the FBI has been investigating possible ties between Donald Trump and his campaign with Russia. At issue are the hacked Democratic communications that have been traced to Russia, financial connections between former Trump campaign chairman Paul
The City Council of the District of Columbia has passed a measure to allow physician-assisted suicide. It needs another vote and the mayor’s signature to become law. But Ryan T. Anderson has written an eloquent critique of the bill, emphasizing what euthanasia does to the
Happy All Saints’ Day! The Augsburg Confession, one of the definitive Lutheran doctrinal statements, says this about saints: “The memory of saints may be set before us, that we may follow their faith and good works, according to our calling.” Note the vocational emphasis. After
As he mourns a death in his family, Mathew Block brings together the Reformation and All Saints’ Day. (more…)
Donna Brazile is a Democratic operative who landed a gig as a commentator at CNN. The Wikileak trove of Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s e-mails includes Brazile giving him a question that would be asked in the CNN-hosted Town Hall debate. Earlier Wikileaks seemed to
Many politicians, journalists, lawyers, and pundits are just outraged that FBI director James Comey has re-opened the Clinton investigation, based on new e-mails found on disgraced ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner’s computer. He is trying to influence the election! He is just playing politics! He already made
Even some Protestants are saying that we shouldn’t celebrate Reformation Day. Why celebrate the breakup of the catholicity of the Church? In his excellent Reformation Sunday sermon, our pastor quoted the distinguished seminary professor and theologian Norman Nagel, who maintained that the Reformation was actually a
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