We had a great sermon last Sunday on Jesus walking on the water (Mark 6:45-56), bringing in the ups and downs of the spiritual life, Christ’s presence in the ordinary, vocation, the Word, law, gospel. . . . (more…)
We had a great sermon last Sunday on Jesus walking on the water (Mark 6:45-56), bringing in the ups and downs of the spiritual life, Christ’s presence in the ordinary, vocation, the Word, law, gospel. . . . (more…)
Wall Street Journal columnist Holman W. Jenkins, Jr., discusses how New York City mayor Bill de Blasio tried, unsuccessfully, to block the online taxi service Uber from the Big Apple. He points out how the Democratic mayor used “progressive” rhetoric–to the point of comparing Uber
There is yet a third video of the Planned Parenthood fetal trafficking industry, and this one is reportedly the worst yet, showing not only more damning admissions of what the group is trying to deny but also technicians “picking over aborted baby parts.” From the
The Boy Scouts of America will now allow gay leaders, a decision made by its Executive Board led by former Defense Secretary, now BSA president, Robert Gates. The action applies to corporate employees. Local troops, many of which are sponsored by churches, can make their
Empathy is an important virtue–“rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep” (Romans 12:15)–but there is also a neurological condition in which individuals actually do feel what those around them feel. It’s called “mirror touch synesthesia.” This is the first I’ve heard of
More from Barton Swaim’s Wall Street Journal review of Reinhold Niebuhr’s Major Works in Religion and Politics, explaining why the doctrine of original sin is necessary for a stable democracy. (more…)
Dan Phillips raises some devastating questions for Planned Parenthood. For example, if the organization is selling human body parts, what is it they killed? If abortion simply has to do with the “woman’s body,” aren’t they selling women’s bodies? See the whole slate of questions
Today’s gun laws restrict those who cannot manage their own affairs from owning firearms. So the Obama administration is planning to use Social Security to restrict gun ownership. Individuals receiving Social Security benefits that are paid to care-givers will join felons and the mentally-ill on
Patheos has put together an online symposium on the Future of American Evangelicalism. It features lots of different opinions, analyses, and strategies. Some of it applies to us Lutherans, but not all. It also suggests opportunities for a distinctly Lutheran response to our times. Check
Peter Wehner’s commentary on that first Planned Parenthood video shows how it constitutes a “teachable moment” on the nature of abortion. It also gives us an “ironic moment,” as we see how progressives–who keep talking about their concerns for the powerless, vulnerable, and marginalized–are so
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