This next section of Luther’s THE SMALL CATECHISM is controversial to non-Lutherans, though I wonder what they do with John 20:22-23. Confession and absolution is simply a personal application of the Gospel. It is very powerful in giving pastoral care to someone in need of
I’ve been critical on this blog of how President Obama is trying to fix the economy. But I’d like to hear from all sides. I’d be glad to hear someone making a case for how this could possibly work. And I don’t want to leave
Jim Wallis, the liberal evangelical who edits Sojourners, gives what he calls , "Our Moral Audit of the Budget." He greatly approves, saying that President Obama's economic policies are, in effect, more Christian than Republican budgets. Read what he says, after the break. Do you agree that the religious test of any budget is how it treats the poor? What does he mean by "fairness"?
The Wall Street Journal argues that President Obama's bailouts, stimulus, and budget are making the economic crisis worse and are stifling the recovery. Read the argument after the break. Do you agree that the president is provoking a "capitalist strike"? Is this free market take on the economy immoral? How is this "fair"?
The next part in our blog series on Luther’s SMALL CATECHISM deals with Baptism. I have heard it said that Lutherans do not really believe in justification by grace through faith because Baptism is a WORK. I have also heard it said that Lutherans do
According to THE SMALL CATECHISM, which we have been discussing, the last two petitions of the Lord’s Prayer ask God to protect us both spiritually and physically: THE SIXTH PETITION And lead us not into temptation. What does this mean? God certainly tempts no one
Thanks to Peter Leavitt for alerting us to this really scary statistic from Mark Steyn: Noting the president’s assurance that the 250-grand-and-under crowd won’t pay “a single dime” more in taxes, the Wall Street Journal calculated that if you took every single dime — that’s
Last year we had several posts on American plans to install missile defenses in Poland and the furious response from Russia. (Use the “search” function at the top of the page if you’d like to read our earlier discussion.) As Vice President Joe Biden himself
In another breakthrough, scientists have found a way to make cells from ordinary skin revert back to stem cells. No embryos were harmed in the making of this experiment. I like this comment: “Stem cell research that requires destroying embryos is going the way of
The exposition of the Lord’s Prayer in THE SMALL CATECHISM has us praying for the two kinds of things we need; namely, bread and forgiveness. THE FOURTH PETITION Give us this day our daily bread. What does this mean? God certainly gives daily bread
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