As I continue to study the doctrine of vocation, I find that nearly all writers in English on the subject–both popular and scholarly–tend to skip over Luther’s version, even though Luther is THE theologian of vocation. Instead, I have noticed at least three other versions
After great effort, we paid down one of our credit cards by half. Whereupon we received a few days ago a notice that the bank that issues the card–which received a massive taxpayer bailout–is raising our interest rate by 4%! Does it make me a
According to Reuters, the recession may beincreasing the number of abortions: The recession may be a factor influencing more Americans to opt out of parenthood with abortions and vasectomies, although there is no data available yet to suggest a trend. Even so, there is some
Justin Taylor at Between Two Worlds announces that Westminster Theological Seminary is selling Gustav Wingren’s “Luther on Vocation.” He asked me how that book influenced me. So I’ll quote him quoting me: Some years ago, a friend gave me a copy of Gustav Wingren’s Luther
The guy who would have been a key presidential advisor if Paul McCain had won the election is saying Republicans must embrace gay marriage and avoid the impression that they are a “religious party.” McCain Strategist Warns GOP Risks Becoming ‘Religious Party’: John McCain’s top
The left has been celebrating a statement by Focus on the Family founder James Dobson in which he conceded that cultural conservatives have lost all of the battles. But that was not a declaration of surrender. From the Washington Post: The retiring chairman of the
Yesterday we welcomed our new sponsor, New Reformation Press. As an example of the resources that NRP offers, notice that the specific ad on this blog (scroll down to the very bottom, in the right panel) features the great Dr. Rod Rosenbladt. (NRP is the
I wasn’t going to make a big deal out of this: The White House asked Georgetown to cover a monogram symbolizing Jesus’ name in Gaston Hall, which Obama used for his speech, according to CNSNews.com. The gold “IHS” monogram inscribed on a pediment in the
According to historian Susan Jacoby, when President Obama told a group of Muslims that “we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation.” he was alluding to the Treaty of Tripoli of 1797, which brought an end to the conflict with the Barbary coast pirates. Passed
Please scroll way down on this blog until you see in the right panel the ad for New Reformation Press. That enterprise is a new advertiser here at Cranach, whom I hereby welcome, though a number of people associated with NRP are long-time readers and
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