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September 2010

September 15, 2010

“Amen” as the great word of worship

From Narrative Commentary to the Divine Service by John Pless: It is only through the...

September 14, 2010

Teaching worship

Last Sunday our Pastor, Rev. James Douthwaite, did something he does once a year or...

September 14, 2010

Preachers and singers fighting for wireless mics

The Federal Communication Commission is planning to release more broadcast channels, but the prospect of...

September 13, 2010

Witness, mercy, life together

What do you make of the new LCMS President Matthew Harrison's themes for the church...

September 10, 2010

A new Lutheran church, gnosticism, and the Bible

A new Lutheran denomination is being formed, the North American Lutheran Church. It consists of...

September 08, 2010

Book burning

More reckless fanaticism, this time from a tiny congregation that plans on publicly burning a...

September 07, 2010

Teenagers as fake Christians, almost Christians, and passionate Christians

CNN, of all places, has a helpful followup to our discussions of youth ministry, drawing...

September 06, 2010

Church and ministry

The nature of the pastoral office and how that fits with the priesthood of all...

September 03, 2010

God in the public square

In the course of our discussion of Glenn Beck, Mormonism, and civil religion, Another Kerner...

September 02, 2010

A Mormon on the Glenn Beck rally

Here is a discussion of the Glenn Beck rally--what it means and what it achieves--from...

August 2010

August 31, 2010

The Gospel according to Glenn Beck

Hundreds of thousands of Americans attended Glenn Beck's rally at the Lincoln Memorial. In the...

August 27, 2010

Court rules religious groups can consider religion in hiring

The Ninth Circuit Court, a rather unpredictable group, has ruled in favor of the Christian...

August 27, 2010

North Korea will release Christian prisoner after suicide threats

Amidst the happy news that North Korea will release a Christian activist from prison, thanks...

August 26, 2010

Youth group madness

I was on Issues, Etc., yesterday. You can listen here. Somehow Todd Wilkens or Jeff...

August 25, 2010

Non-denominational

Sarah Pulliam Bailey (a regular reader of this blog) has written a good article for...

August 24, 2010

Evangelical college picks Catholic President

The King's College has selected Dinesh D'Souza as its new president. The New York City...

August 23, 2010

Anne Rice is a “believer” but not a “Christian”

You should read this fascinating interview in Christianity Today with Anne Rice, the novelist who...

August 18, 2010

Christianity fever

Peter Berger is one of the major sociologists of our day. A Lutheran Christian of...

August 17, 2010

Ordination

Well, I just got back from the ordination of my son-in-law, Ned Moerbe, and his...

August 16, 2010

Trying to make Christianity cool

Twenty-something Brett McCracken is put off by what churches are doing to attract him: Increasingly,...

August 13, 2010

The decline of youth group

My first reponse: Good. The typical youth group has degenerated into lame touchy-feely, content-free, condescending,...

August 13, 2010

UCC is going after Anne Rice

I guess this is an admission that liberal churches have quit being Christian too: The...

August 12, 2010

Islam losing ground to Christianity?

Christianity may be declining in the West and Islam is surging, but in the world...

August 10, 2010

The withering away of liberal Christianity

Read this interview with sociologist Rodney Stark on how the so-called "mainline" liberal denominations have...

August 09, 2010

More young people going into the ministry

USA Today reports that, after decades of decline, more and more young adults are going...

August 05, 2010

Good news and bad news

Joe Carter reflects on the meaning and practice of "evangelism": The term derives from the...

August 04, 2010

Lutheran conversion testimonies

Some may consider that phrase a contradiction in terms. But a new book contains the...

August 03, 2010

The Teutonic Knights

We've talked about the Hospitallers, aka the Knights of Malta and--in Bo Giertz's novel by...

August 02, 2010

More thoughts on Anne Rice

Thanks for the good discussion on the weekend's post about Anne Rice rejecting Christianity, while...

July 2010

July 27, 2010

Communing a dog

Consider not only this unspeakable sacrilege but the reason given for commiting it: St. Peter’s...