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November 2018

November 02, 2018

Most “Nones” (& Lots of Christians) Believe in New Age Religion

The growing number of "Nones," those who profess no religion, makes many observers assume that...

November 01, 2018

From Confusion to Clarity about Christianity

Have you noticed when talking to non-Christians that often what they object to is...

October 2018

October 31, 2018

Reformation Then and Now

The Church is discredited: plagued by corruption, including sex scandals. Trusting human leaders whose failures...

October 26, 2018

The Chapel of Contemporary Spirituality

When I was in Houston last week, my brother and I also visited the Rothko...

October 17, 2018

China’s Revision of Christianity

We have blogged about how still-communist China is seeking to co-opt and control the Christian...

October 16, 2018

The Hermeneutic of Harm

Some churches teach that gay marriage, abortion, and other violations of traditional morality are not...

October 12, 2018

Walther’s Depression

Depression is enormously common. So are other mental travails. Christians who are going through the...

October 05, 2018

Lutheran Church of Australia Votes Down Women’s Ordination

The Lutheran Church of Australia at its triennial convention voted "no" on women's ordination. This...

September 2018

September 28, 2018

The Continuing Protestant Legacy in Education

Martin Luther invented universal education--for boys and girls of all social classes--and he started institutions...

September 20, 2018

The Catholic Sex-Abuse Scandal Is Bigger Crisis Than the Reformation?

The priest sex-abuse scandal is the biggest crisis to hit the Roman Catholic church since...

September 18, 2018

How Religious Are You?

Pew Research has come up with a different way of classifying American religion. Instead of...

September 17, 2018

The Unattainable Perfectionism of Millennials

The young adults of the Millennial generation are showing a higher rate of mental problems...

September 12, 2018

What Percentage of Catholic Priests Have Been Abusive?

How extensive is the problem of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests? Cases have...

September 07, 2018

The Beliefs of Sexual-Abusive Priests

How could Catholic priests, leaders of a church with some of the highest standards of...

September 04, 2018

Get Ready for the Defense in the Catholic Sex-Abuse Scandal

Where there is guilt, in the absence of repentance, there is self-justification. I predict that...

August 2018

August 30, 2018

Australia Lutherans Debate Women’s Ordination

The Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) is debating the ordination of women to the pastoral...

August 29, 2018

The Two Natures of Christ in the Nicene Creed

Our Pastor (and son-in-law), Rev. Ned Moerbe, preached a sermon that taught me some things...

August 28, 2018

Pope Francis Charged with Lifting Sanctions on Abuser

Perhaps the highest ranking sexual abuser among Catholic clergy is Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, whose improper...

August 24, 2018

Lutheran Educational Resources, Reading Lists, & Free Stuff

Summer vacation is over! Back to School! Good old golden rule days! For some families,...

August 23, 2018

Homosexuality & the Priest Sex Abuse Scandal

Msgr. Charles Pope wrote in the National Catholic Register about "the most-avoided topic" in the...

August 22, 2018

Why Do People Go to Church? And Why Don’t They?

A Pew Research Study took on the question of Why Americans Go (and Don't Go)...

August 17, 2018

Grand Jury Accuses 301 Priests of Child Sexual Abuse

A grand jury in Pittsburgh investigating just six Pennsylvania dioceses accused 301 Roman Catholic priests...

August 15, 2018

How Pervasive Is the Prosperity Gospel?

One of the most prominent heresies of contemporary Christianity is the prosperity gospel, which teaches...

August 14, 2018

The Implosion of the Church Growth Movement?

Willow Creek is imploding, due primarily to a #MeToo sex scandal involving its influential celebrity...

August 10, 2018

What Pastors Like, Think They’re Good At, & Find Frustrating,

Barna Research has conducted a major study of Protestant pastors and how they are doing...

August 09, 2018

What China Is Doing to Religion

It's one thing for a government to ban religion and to persecute religion. That's what...

August 07, 2018

Changing Church Teaching on Capital Punishment

Pope Francis has changed the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church on capital punishment. The...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

What about “Sheep-Stealing”?

Our recent post about proselytizing has gotten me thinking about "sheep-stealing." One kind of proselytizing...

July 26, 2018

Saint G. K. Chesterton?

G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was a truly great Christian author. He was a Christian apologist who...

July 25, 2018

Confession and Absolution

The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod has just issued a major study of the doctrine and...