David Ellefson, bassist for the heavy metal group Megadeth, is studying to become a pastor in the Lutheran Church Missouri-Synod: Ellefson grew up in the church. Each Sunday, his family drove from their farm in southwest Minnesota to Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, where David attended
Another example of how classical literature can help us think through contemporary issues. Rob Goodman writes about the information overload that the internet can give us in terms of Petronius: For those of us left numb by the Internet, it might help to consider the
Obamacare will force church-affiliated institutions to have insurance policies that will give employees free contraceptives (without even the usual co-pay!). There will be no exemption for Roman Catholics who disapprove of birth control as a matter of doctrine: Many church-affiliated institutions will have to cover
The rumor on the Drudge Report was that Newt Gingrich’s ex-wife would come out with revelations that would sink his campaign. It didn’t work that way. Her interview, along with Newt’s smackdown of CNN’s John King for bringing it up to lead off the last
The field of botany has changed its requirement that new species have their official scientific descriptions be written up in Latin. Now an English description–though not a description in some other language–will be acceptable. (The scientific name will still be Latin based.) The article on
You know that viral video from the guy who says he hates religion but loves Jesus? Well, Anthony Sacramone kind of agrees with him: I like to say that I’m neither religious nor spiritual — I’m a Lutheran. It’s more than just left of pithy;
Newt Gingrich won the South Carolina primary in overwhelming fashion. Now each of the four contenders left standing has won a primary except for Ron Paul. The South Carolina primary results: Newt Gingrich 243,398 40.4% Winner Mitt Romney 167,957 27.9% Rick Santorum 102,213 17.0% Ron
Penn State football was Joe Paterno’s life. Now, shortly after he was fired from the scandal-plagued program, he died. He had a treatable form of cancer, but it killed him at age 85. Do you think the timing was coincidental, the cancer being the sole
Sunday was the anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision in 1973. Today is the March for Life in Washington, D. C. Those who believe in abortion call themselves “pro-choice.” Women indeed do have the “choice” of whether to get an abortion or let the
Rev. Samuel Schuldheisz points us to the role of the liturgy–including the Psalms and the classic hymns of praise–in the life of J. R. R. Tolkien. This is from a letter to his son, Christopher: “If you don’t do so already, make a habit of
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