The Table of Duties in Luther’s Small Catechism first attends to the vocations in the Church: For Bishops, Pastors, and Preachers. A bishop must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to
A number of conservative and moderate pundits and even some liberals who supported Barack Obama are having buyer’s remorse. These include Christopher Buckley, Maureen Dowd, David Brooks, David Gergen, and Andrew Sullivan. See ‘I’m Maureen Dowd, and I’ve Been Had’. They liked him, but now
In the midst of a searching, detailed criticism of President Obama’s economic policies that is worth reading on its own, the Wall Street Journal mentions one policy change that could be the most dangerous of them all: New and expanded refundable tax credits would raise
Watch for “Goddess Temples” moving into your neighborhoods. They apparently are reviving an ancient religious practice of pagan antiquity: sacred prostitution. It took parking and traffic complaints to get one to move out of Scottsdale, Arizona, to Phoenix: Police have investigated a sexually oriented temple
Now we come to the section in Luther’s Small Catechism that teaches the DOCTRINE OF VOCATION. Namely, The Table of Duties. This part of the catechism has been shamefully neglected, in my opinion, and thus the doctrine of vocation has faded out of even Lutheran
Charles Krauthhammer points out that the President’s policy initiatives have NOTHING to do with addressing our economic problems: The list of causes of the collapse of the financial system does not include the absence of universal health care, let alone of computerized medical records. Nor
UK University Offers Masters In The Beatles: Liverpool Hope University said Tuesday that its new master’s program, “The Beatles, Popular Music and Society,” would give students the opportunity to analyze music and culture through the band’s work. “There have been over 8,000 books about the
Some Catholic officials are discussing what to do if the new regime passes the Freedom of Choice Act, which would define abortion as a federally-enforceable right and throw out all legal restrictions against the butchery. The options: close or commit civil disobedience: A proposed bill
Luther’s SMALL CATECHISM also includes prayers for mealtime: PRAYER BEFORE EATING The eyes of all wait upon You, O Lord, and You give them their food in due season; You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. Lord God, heavenly
A new study of religion in America has found that over the last two decades, the percentage of Christians is dropping, fewer Christians identify with any denomination, and the one religious category that is growing is “no religion.” Excerpts from the story in the Washington
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