Maria Tallchief died. perhaps the best-known American dancer in the field of ballet. I confess to not following that particular art-form, though I’ve seen a few ballets and was quite impressed with them. I want to honor Maria Tallchief here because she was a fellow
Lars Walker, who frequents this blog, is a notable novelist who is also a Christian, yea Lutheran, a master of historical fantasy. His fiction is generally wildly entertaining, while also being thought-provoking and spiritually edifying. He has a new book out, a sequel to his
As you have probably heard, Rick Warren’s 27-year-old son committed suicide. That’s about the saddest thing I can imagine, both that someone would take his own life and that those who love him would have to go through that sorrow. I pray for the Warrens
In Philadelphia, the abortionist Dr. Kermit Gosnell is on trial for capital murder, having killed a patient through his ineptitude and babies born alive through his cruelty. The major media has up-to-now pretty much ignored this trial, but is now giving it some attention, thanks
A new strategy for national defense: hope the enemy’s weapons don’t work. The Defense Intelligence Agency has concluded that North Korea “has nuclear weapons capable of delivery by ballistic missiles; however, the reliability will be low.” (more…)
Michael Dirda reviews Mr. and Mrs. Dog by Donald McCaig, hailed as “the Mark Twain of dog writers.” It’s about two dogs that the author took to the World Sheepdog Trials. The event was opened with this prayer from a man named John Seraphine: “Lord,
Fareed Zakaria gives an overview of how the recently-deceased Margaret Thatcher changed the world’s economies: Consider the world in 1979, when Thatcher came to power. The average Briton’s life was a series of interactions with government: Telephone, gas, electricity and water service, ports, trains and
Thunderstorms create bolts of lightning, as we all know. Scientists have recently discovered that they also create bolts of energy that we cannot see: pulses of radiation–X-rays and Gamma-rays–that are being called “dark lightning.” (more…)
This item is for those interested in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Everyone else may look away. The nominations for president and other offices, which will be voted upon at the upcoming convention July 20-25, have been released. It looks like the current president and
The estimable Anthony Sacramone has been carrying on a fascinating and helpful discussion (in two posts here and here on Jonathan Fisk’s Broken) about the Lutheran view of the Christian life, how it perhaps doesn’t do enough with sanctification. I think the missing link, so
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