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April 2011

April 07, 2011

Happy belated Cranach day!

I can't believe I missed blogging about this yesterday, April 6 being the Commemoration of...

April 01, 2011

April Fool’s Day clearinghouse

Every April 1, people by custom pull pranks, and this is especially true online, with...

March 2011

March 17, 2011

St. Patrick and other missionaries

Today is St. Patrick's Day, so wear green or get pinched. You may recall my...

March 15, 2011

Beware the Ides of March

For the Romans, the 15th (or sometimes the 13th) of every month was called the...

March 09, 2011

Lent catches on

The Washington Post has a weekend religious services directory that prints notices and advertisements from...

March 09, 2011

Let’s pray the litany for Lent

LCMS president Matthew Harrison challenges everyone to join him in a Lenten project that is...

February 2011

February 14, 2011

Romantic love and marriage

For St. Valentine's Day. . . . Did you realize that romantic love, as it...

January 2011

January 20, 2011

When Christmas was Epiphany

The Lutheran Witness, under the new editorship of my former student Adriane Dorr, has gotten...

January 17, 2011

The “I have a dream” speech

Happy Martin Luther King Day! Clarence Jones, an aide to Martin Luther King, Jr., recounts...

January 06, 2011

Epiphanies

When I first became a Lutheran, it was Epiphany that taught me to really appreciate...

January 06, 2011

Other epiphanies

In light of the definition of "epiphanies" in the post of that name, what are...

January 06, 2011

Journey of the Magi

Consider this poem, Journey of the Magi, by T.S. Eliot: 'A cold coming we had...

January 03, 2011

The Name of Jesus

New Year's Day marks the day the baby Jesus was circumcised and given His name. ...

December 2010

December 31, 2010

Your predictions for 2011

So, what do you predict will happen in 2011? The more specific you are, you...

December 31, 2010

Checking your predictions for last year

It's time to revisit the predictions some of you made last year around this time....

December 30, 2010

Top religious developments of 2010

What do you think were the major developments in the world of religion for 2010? ...

December 30, 2010

Top cultural developments of 2010

What do you think were the most notable cultural events, trends, or developments of the...

December 29, 2010

In defense of Christmas “materialism”

[It's still Christmas. . . .] I keep reading articles and posts complaining about Christmas...

December 29, 2010

The top news stories of 2010

The week before New Year's Day is always a time of retrospection for me, in...

December 27, 2010

The Christmas story in Revelation

[It's still Christmas. . . .] Ray Hartwig, who holds the office of the Secretary...

December 24, 2010

A serious Christmas

We've been shaken by the death of our former colleague Kristine Luken. I've known lots...

December 24, 2010

Why December 25 is Christmas

As I keep posting about, Christmas on December 25 is NOT due to there being...

December 24, 2010

A Christmas Sermon From Luther (sort of)

Hear the estimable Rod Rosenbladt preach a Christmas sermon that consists of Luther's writings on...

December 24, 2010

Christmas tree as a “dangerous, rash act”

North Korea has backed off of its military threats, after shelling South Korean territory, but...

December 17, 2010

The nativity in online terms

Have you seen this? (If the video doesn't show up, hit "comments" so that you...

December 09, 2010

Advent and the Four Last Things

For those who even celebrate Advent these days, it has become the season to lead...

November 2010

November 29, 2010

Come, Lord Jesus

It's Advent! I love how the Advent hymns, Scripture readings, and sermons focus on all...

November 25, 2010

Special Thanksgiving Edition

November 25, 2010

Gratitude, the Parent of All Virtues

You've got to read Mollie Hemingway's column on gratitude in Christianity Today. Excerpts: Appearing on...

November 25, 2010

Thanksgiving food

Why do most people like white meat better than dark meat? Isn't the latter juicier...