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
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
My daughter and I will be on Issues, Etc. radio and web-radio program today to talk about our book Family Vocation: God’s Calling in Marriage, Parenting, and Childhood. We’ll be taking the book section by section today and for the next fourMondays. The show runs
A while back ago we blogged about that YouTube video of Lyle Lovett and other members of his LCMS congregation reciting the Nicene Creed. Someone observed that on his latest album, Release Me, he does a straight-up recording of Luther’s hymn “Keep Us Steadfast“: Lord,
Lutheran sociologist Peter Berger discusses the phenomena of the “nones,” the growing demographic–currently 19% of the American population– that is unaffiliated with any religion. Some say this group represents the secular elite, a wave of atheism, the sexually-liberated young people reacting against the sexual restrictions
Christianity has a presence on television. Unfortunately, its presence come from Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), a forum that presents a schlocky and embarrassing version of Christianity, its programming consisting mostly of “prosperity gospel” preachers. It’s interesting how such ventures are so often accompanied by overt
Do you like to go to conferences–say, a big conference on apologetics–but don’t have the time or the money to take off and fly somewhere for several days? But why should anyone have to travel for a conference, what with online technology? I’m going to
In classic conservative political theory, the most significant form of government is what is closest to the people; that is, local governments in which the people select their neighbors to govern the community. As levels of government get farther and farther away from the people
The internet can serve as a vast gossip network, a way to spread rumors and falsehoods. That’s bad in itself, but especially when the falsehoods get taken up by the ostensibly legitimate press. And people and their reputations can get hurt in the process. That’s
Well-played, San Antonio Christians! You basically ignored this, making the atheists look bad! A small group of students at the University of Texas at San Antonio spent two days last week sitting in the middle of campus next to bright red signs covered in large
Republican Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum Suspends Campaign « CBS Philly. I can’t see conservatives rallying around Newt Gingrich, though, can you? It looks like the coronation of Mitt Romney can now proceed.
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