Yesterday was Pentecost, celebrating the gift of the Holy Spirit and, in effect, the birthday of the Church. Our pastor preached an outstanding sermon on what a Spirit-filled life actually is. We will be in the Pentecost season for quite a while, so it’s good
Of course President Obama is going to nominate a liberal to the Supreme Court. On life issues, Judge Sotomayor’s previous rulings have suggested she is not, at least, a pro-abortion fanatic, as many of his other likely choices would be. (She went easy on some
Do you like the comic strips in newspapers? I do, though I don’t think they are as funny or entertaining as they used to be. Newspapers, due to their economic woes, are cutting a lot of people’s favorites. The Washington Post has cut back from
Paul McCain at Cyberbrethren posts a great Luther quote, in the context of a discussion of private prayers and devotions: Never think that you are kneeling or standing alone, rather think that the whole of Christendom, all devout Christians, are standing there beside you and
Thanks for the discussion of the First Use of the Law the other day. It really helped clarify things for me. Here is how I see it now: There is only one Law. Any time I am “curbed” from overtly committing a sin, it’s working
Charles Krauthammer, in his column entitled Obama in Bush Clothing, discusses “the usual Obama three-step: (a) excoriate the Bush policy, (b) ostentatiously unveil cosmetic changes, (c) adopt the Bush policy.” Observers of all political stripes are stunned by how much of the Bush national security
E.J. Dionne tells an interesting anecdote in a column about how President Obama is creating a new “center left” political establishment, including everyone but right wingers: The disturbing aspect of Obama’s effort to create his new political alignment is that building it requires him to
E.J. Dionne says Sonia Sotomayor is a centrist, especially when it comes to abortion: News accounts from the 1990s consistently described her as a “centrist” in her politics. Her lead sponsor when she was first named as a judge, the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan,
In answer to an issue that came up on yesterday’s very helpful discussion on the first use of the Law: Luther said that the only part of the Mosaic Law still binding on Christians is that which agrees with natural law. What are the implications
Anthony Sacramone at Strange Herring tells about some Anglicans who are discovering Luther and confessional Lutheran theology. He points to a related Anglican recommended book blog that consists largely of Lutheran titles! That list, by the way, which includes quotations from each book, constitutes an
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