Sociologist Peter Berger on the influence of the Lutheran parsonage in Germany, particularly in East Germany under Communism: [Chancellor Angela] Merkel [daughter of a Lutheran pastor] and [President Joichim] Gauck [a former Lutheran pastor] share a background of Protestant life in Communist East Germany. To
The rumor has been going around that this new liturgy will be replacing Divine Service One in the Lutheran Service Book. It dates, though, from April 1. That is to say, April Fool’s Day. (HT: Todd Wilken.) Still, I suspect this order of service will
Does our president understand economics? Facing heat for high gasoline prices, President Obama tried to shift the focus to Congress, Republicans and energy traders, calling for legislation that he said would “put more cops on the beat” to crack down on potential manipulation of the
Few people do bad things out of a desire to do something evil. Rather, they convince themselves that what they are doing is “good.” And the spirit of self-righteousness, ironically, can lead to the most horrible of sins. An example is the testimony of the
There is yet another Bible translation. It’s called The Voice. The publisher is Thomas Nelson, who also publishes its polar opposite, the King James version. Here is a story about The Voice from USA Today The name Jesus Christ doesn’t appear in The Voice, a
Here is a site that lists everyone who is running for president. In addition to the Republican and Democratic candidates and a long list of independent candidates, here are the various people running in other parties that have ballot representation in at least one state.
I don’t know whether this is gross or sublime. Actually, I think it is both gross and sublime. Mostly sublime: Baby squirrels must be taught to defecate. This fascinating bit of information came from Don Moore , associate director of animal care sciences at the
Our Scripture reading in church yesterday included this passage from John 20: 19 On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews,[c] Jesus came and stood among them and
It is unconstitutional to force individuals to buy health insurance, according to critics of Obamacare. Not so, says Einer Elhauge of The New Republic, who points out that the founders who wrote the Constitution were not above passing individual mandates forcing citizens to buy things:
I was born in Alva, Oklahoma. I have memories of going to Woodward, the biggest town within an hour’s drive, to go to the movies. I had to have been younger than five. Anyway, Woodward was hit by a tornado early yesterday morning, killing five
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