I keep running into conservative, confessional Lutherans (including on this blog) who, in their political ideology, are libertarians. Could somebody explain how that works, in light of the relatively high view of the state and of temporal authority evident in Lutheran theology (e.g., the orders
Robert J. Samuelson sees a shift underway in Americans’ expectations: We are passing through something more than a period of disappointing economic growth and increasing political polarization. What’s happening is more powerful: the collapse of “entitlement.” By this, I do not mean primarily cuts in
Here is something we can thank the Islamic world for: coffee. BBC gives an interesting account of the history of that beverage and how it came to the West: Although a beverage made from the wild coffee plant seems to have been first drunk by
Rev. Michael Schuermann calls out the president for confusing his office and for taking God’s name in vain: President Obama spoke to Planned Parenthood this morning (Friday, April 26th). He said all sorts of things. Yet what was most galling, at least in my mind,
Interesting findings reported in Christianity Today, including a nice shout-out to Lutheran schools (the largest network of church schools next to that of the Catholics): Religious Americans participate in charitable or volunteer organizations twice as much as do secular Americans. So says existing research. But
Arman J. Partamian has written a fascinating piece entitled “J.R.R. Tolkien and the Catholic Imagination.” My question: What is distinctly “Catholic” about what he describes? Could a Lutheran or an Anglican or Orthodox or other kinds of Christians (at least sacramental Christians) have this kind
Rod Dreher, a Christian writer of the Orthodox persuasion, has written a provocative article for the American Conservative that is getting a lot of attention entitled Sex after Christianity. He raises the question of whether Christianity can even survive once its assumptions about sexual morality
Feds spend at least $890,000 on fees for empty accounts – The Washington Post. (Every time the federal government sets up a grant, it opens an account. When the grant money is spent, the account can’t be closed, according to government rules, until a full
Remember Lori Lewis, who used to be a frequent commenter on this blog? She is a musician who used to be involved with the contemporary Christian music scene, discovered confessional Lutheranism, and became a critic of that genre. Now she’s a professional opera singer (as
Tim Keller, the well-respected pastor of Redeemer Prebyterian Church in New York, City, has written a book about vocation entitled Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work. I haven’t read it yet, though I’m ordering it, but from what I’ve heard and read
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