Last Sunday our Pastor, Rev. James Douthwaite, did something he does once a year or so: He teaches us the significance and why-we-do-what-we-do in the liturgy. He uses an adaptation of The Narrative Commentary on the Divine Service by Prof. John Pless, who gave permission
Well, the Florida preacher who threatened to burn the Koran decided not to. But some other people took his idea and ran with it. Iranian television has been broadcasting this information throughout the Muslim world. Rioting has erupted. Christian schools and churches are being attacked.
The Federal Communication Commission is planning to release more broadcast channels, but the prospect of improved cell phone reception and WiFi on steroids has provoked opposition from preachers, singers, and others dependent on wireless mics: Two decades ago, the FCC released similar airwaves to the
What do you make of the new LCMS President Matthew Harrison’s themes for the church body, taken from the very rich Greek New Testament words Martyría, Diakonía, and Koinonía? What do they suggest about the direction he wants to take the church? via The ABC3s
Gerard Alexander disputes a narrative that we keep hearing: The narrative usually begins with Barry Goldwater opposing provisions of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and with Richard Nixon scheming to win the presidency through a “Southern strategy” — appealing to the racial prejudice of working-class
A lesson for population-control zealots from a country that put the concept into bloody practice: An aging population and the need for more workers have prompted China’s Communist Party to consider relaxing the decades-long ban that restricts most couples to one child, a harsh policy
A new Lutheran denomination is being formed, the North American Lutheran Church. It consists of ELCA congregations that are pulling out because of that body’s acceptance of homosexuality. Christianity Today did a story on a theological conference held by the organization that has started the
The NFL season is upon us. I’m a Packer fan, but one can hardly be in an area with a professional sports team without getting drawn into its orbit. The Washington Redskins have a new head coach, Mike Shanahan, who is trying to implement an
Physicist Stephen Barr discusses Stephen Hawking’s recent book, explaining his arguments, explaining what physicists mean by multiple universes, and, finally, explaining why none of this diminishes the case for God at all. Instead of my trying to paraphrase or quote from what was said, you
The minister has cancelled plans to burn the Koran on Saturday, claiming a rather questionable quid pro quo: The leader of a small Christian church in the U.S. state of Florida says he has canceled plans to burn Qurans on Saturday. The minister’s intention to
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