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January 2014

January 21, 2014

Christian influence in Eastern Europe

Filip Mazurczak reports that Eastern Europe is recovering its Christian identity, not only in personal...

January 20, 2014

A watershed in American evangelicalism?

The New Life Church in Colorado Springs was one of the nation's leading megachurches. But...

January 17, 2014

The Millennials’ longing for liturgy & sacraments

Congregations that want to attract the millennial generation are now being told to ditch their...

January 13, 2014

Baptists want a catechism

Another example of Baptists wanting what Lutherans have but have neglected in order to be...

January 09, 2014

The global war on Christians

Religion journalist John Allen has written a book entitled The Global War on Christians: Dispatches...

January 06, 2014

Schism in the atheist church, already

The atheist church we've blogged about, the Sunday Assembly, has split over doctrinal issues, worship...

January 03, 2014

The ecumenism of blood

Pope Francis is still confounding just about everybody, but here he articulates a striking concept. ...

January 02, 2014

Will Pope Francis be the last pope?

In checking out the predictions for last year, I came across a post I wrote...

December 2013

December 30, 2013

The myth of the Christmas myth

It's still Christmas, there being 12 days of that season, so thanks to Truth Unites....

December 26, 2013

Thrivent is fair and balanced about abortion

Thrivent is the made up name for the merger of two Lutheran institutions: The Aid...

December 19, 2013

Post-Christian vs. non-Christian

"Post-Christian" does not mean the same as "non-Christian," observes John O'Sullivan. A "post-Christian" society is...

December 18, 2013

Harold Camping dies

Radio evangelist Harold Camping has died at the age of 92. Best known for predicting...

December 13, 2013

Church government by the pastor

Continuing our earlier discussion about denominations and non-denominations, we need to consider another factor: church...

December 10, 2013

Churches, sects, denominations, and non-denominations

Sociologist of religion Peter Berger (an ELCA Lutheran) discusses the phenomenon of the Sunday Assembly,...

December 06, 2013

The Christianity of Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela, who led South Africa out of racial apartheid, was a Christian, whose faith...

December 06, 2013

Church growth for confessional Lutherans

OK, I've been kind of hard on the church growth movement lately (e.g., here and...

December 04, 2013

Charismatic sacrament, charismatic liturgy

Charismatic Christians consider "praise and worship songs" to be, in effect, sacramental, bringing worshippers into...

December 03, 2013

Do church growth tactics attract the unchurched?

The best argument for adopting the techniques of the Church Growth movement--contemporary worship, non-traditional styles,...

December 03, 2013

And now LINOS

In the political world, you will hear talk of RINOs, Republican In Name Only. LCMS...

December 02, 2013

When Christianity comes across as dull

The redoubtable Anthony Sacramone tells about how he was influenced--indeed, evangelized--by C. S. Lewis. Mr....

November 2013

November 27, 2013

Conservative Lutherans start dialogue with Catholics

Roman Catholics and the Lutheran World Federation made a splash a few years ago when...

November 25, 2013

Court throws out pastors’ housing allowance tax break

Pastors and other church workers have long been able to take part of their compensation...

November 19, 2013

80 lashes for receiving Communion

Aspects of our faith that are so commonplace that we often take them for granted...

November 18, 2013

Heaven and the widow of seven husbands

The Sunday before last, our Gospel reading was about the Sadducees who tried to shoot...

November 15, 2013

My take on the Lutheran/Calvinist discussion

Some thoughts on the discussion about Lutherans and Calvinists that was provoked by thoughts from...

November 13, 2013

Why is Calvinism so influential and not Lutheranism?

There are lots more Lutherans than Calvinists. And Calvinism has all of those scary doctrines...

November 12, 2013

Reformational Catholicism

Calvinist theologian Peter Leithhart is calling for "The End of Protestantism." It should be replaced,...

November 08, 2013

Allowing divorced Catholics to take Communion?

Pope Francis and the Roman Catholic hierarchy are reportedly re-considering the practice of denying Communion...

November 05, 2013

The Nadia Bolz-Weber phenomenon

Nadia Bolz-Weber is a tattooed, non-conformist, cutting-edge kind of person. She's also a pastor in...

November 04, 2013

A member has been added to your Body

On the Sunday of All Saints yesterday, a new saint was added to the number...