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November 2017

November 28, 2017

A New Sexual Identity: The Digisexuals

Add to the panoply of sexual preferences, orientations, and identities a new term, one that...

November 27, 2017

Why Assume That Joseph Was Old?

The portrayal of St. Joseph as an old man is not from the Bible but...

November 27, 2017

An LCMS Murder

A man identified as the "youth pastor" of Grace Lutheran Church (LCMS) in Chester, Virginia, shot...

November 24, 2017

A New Cranach Painting Has Also Been Authenticated

Leonardo da Vinci is not the only Renaissance artist to have a new work added...

November 24, 2017

Taxpayers Have Been Paying Congressmen’s Sex Settlements

Now that the sexual harassment and abuse of women is coming out of the closet, we...

November 23, 2017

Thanksgiving Days and Thanksgiving Feasts in the Bible

Thanksgiving is, of course, a national holiday. But devoting specific days for the purpose of...

November 23, 2017

How Turkeys Built America (and Why They Are Called “Turkeys”)

There is a reason why the turkey, the centerpiece of most Thanksgiving feasts, has such...

November 22, 2017

Luther’s Theology of Beauty

During this Reformation quincentenary anniversary, Martin Luther has been credited and blamed for all...

November 22, 2017

Finding the remains of the Buddha?

Archaeologists think they might have found the remains of the Buddha. They discovered a ceramic...

November 21, 2017

The Church in the Wilderness

The Old Testament speaks of the New Testament, and the narrative of the Children of...

November 21, 2017

Environmentalism vs. Children

Some environmentalists have revived the notion that having children is immoral, contributing to global warming...

November 20, 2017

The Church of Artificial Intelligence Develops Its Theology

This is a textbook example of idolatry.

November 20, 2017

How Science & Art Come Together in Da Vinci’s “Savior of the World”

Leonardo da Vinci was not only a great artist. He was also a great scientist--and...

November 17, 2017

The Connection Between Domestic Abuse and Church Shootings

Research does show that a large percentage of church shootings do also involve domestic violence....

November 17, 2017

Sex Charges Expose Hypocrisy

The accounts of sexual harassment, assault, and other mistreatment of women have become an avalanche. ...

November 16, 2017

Which Doctrines Must Be “Reasonable”?

Which do you trust more, God’s Word or your own understanding? In whom do you...

November 16, 2017

The New Da Vinci: “The Savior of the World”

There is a newly discovered and authenticated painting by Leonardo da Vinci, a painting of...

November 15, 2017

Only Christians Can Be Atheists and Only Atheists Can Be Christians?

Ernst Bloch was a Marxist--indeed, a Stalinist--who believed that Christianity is the inspiration for the...

November 15, 2017

The Threat to American Conservatism

American conservatism is in jeopardy. If people who say they are conservatives vote for candidates who...

November 14, 2017

To the Christian Belongs the Past, Present, and Future

"To the so-called Lutheran, that is the true catholic Christian, belongs the entire past, before...

November 14, 2017

The Roy Moore Controversy

Roy Moore, the judge who refused to remove the Ten Commandments, is the Republican nominee...

November 13, 2017

How to be a Pastor

I'm in a reading group with a bunch of pastors, which has me reading titles I...

November 13, 2017

“The Universe Should Not Actually Exist”

According to contemporary physics, at the "Big Bang" at which the universe came into existence,...

November 10, 2017

God Has Already Repaid You

Thanks to Pastor Ned Moerbe, who cited this quotation from Paul Gerhardt by way...

November 10, 2017

Twitter Expands to 280 Characters–Can Now Handle German

Twitter is doubling the number of characters that can go into a "tweet." No longer...

November 09, 2017

Dear Next Mass Church Murderer,

The whole “death” thing raises a very important point. Ours is a Christian church and...

November 09, 2017

Democrats Win Elections, Think Control of Congress in Sight

November 7 was Election Day in several states, and the Democrats won big. Now some Democrats...

November 08, 2017

Why Violence Doesn’t Stop the Church

Officials are saying that the church massacre in Sutherland Springs, Texas, was not due to...

November 08, 2017

The 100th Anniversary of Communism

Having recognized the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, we now need to turn to another...

November 07, 2017

Lutheran Satire

Imagine my surprise, when reading an article by Charles Chaput, the conservative Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia,...