The book I put together with John Warwick Montgomery, Where Christ Is Present, consists of some brilliant essays on different aspects of Lutheran teaching and practice. As the Amazon reviews are saying of particular essays, each one is worth the price of the book. And
We often make predictions here at the Cranach blog, but we also do what often does not happen elsewhere: we check them. So it’s fitting to consider the predictions of some ABC programming seven years ago, projecting what June, 2015 would be like. Gas was
Yesterday was the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta, which established the principle of the Rule of Law, to which even kings and other rulers are subject. What often gets forgotten, as Eric Metaxas points out, is that the Magna Carta was
Jeb Bush made it official yesterday, becoming the 11th candidate for the Republican nomination for the presidency. Is there any way, rightly or wrongly, that the Republicans would nominate or the public would elect a third president named Bush? (more…)
I have collaborated with John Warwick Montgomery in editing and contributing to a new book that has just come out: Where Christ Is Present: A Theology for All Seasons on the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation. It’s a collection of essays that constitute an apologetic
We are told that personal identity is different from physical being, that some individuals feel like women, even though they have a male body. But we should treat them according to the way they “self-identify,” rather than according to their physical makeup. This way of
Democrats in the House of Representatives gave President Obama a stunning defeat, voting against his free trade deal with Asia despite his personal pleas. The president’s only reliable allies, ironically, are the Republicans, who promise to find a new way to advance legislation that fast-tracks
British religion reporter Christopher Howse tells about a sermon from Pope Benedict XVI ‘s preacher, Fr. Raniero Cantalamesa, that basically concedes that Luther was right on justification. Well, sort of. This was in the context of the Joint Declaration on Justification between the Roman Catholic
The New York Times has published a series of articles (linked at the source, after the jump) uncovering scandalous details about Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio: He has had 4 traffic tickets over 17 years! He has a boat! He has oversized windows in his
In Germany there is a big revival of interest in Lucas Cranach as an artist. You have got to see this video based on an exhibit in Weimar. It includes remarkable closeups of Cranach’s famous altarpiece in the Weimar church, the one with the artist’s
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