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March 2009

March 11, 2009

For various holy orders

Now we come to the section in Luther's Small Catechism that teaches the DOCTRINE OF...

March 05, 2009

If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven

This next section of Luther's THE SMALL CATECHISM is controversial to non-Lutherans, though I wonder...

February 2009

February 24, 2009

A consensus on marriage?

The last few days we've been having some occasionally contentious discussion about where marriage fits...

February 23, 2009

The state is like food, drink, & air

The post about God & the State led to even more discussion of a previous...

February 23, 2009

The Second Table of the Law

More in our series on THE SMALL CATECHISM. The first group of commandments is about...

February 20, 2009

God & the State

Friends, in looking at the discussion about marriage, I am astonished that so many of...

February 19, 2009

Marriage: The church and the state

Discussion in the post yesterday about civil unions came around to the notion that the...

February 06, 2009

Never waste a crisis

From the President's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel: You never want a serious crisis to...

February 02, 2009

The spiritual affliction of Acedia

Looking for something else, I came across some material on acedia, that spiritual state characterized...

January 2009

January 28, 2009

Trickle Down vs. Seep Up economics

Republicans trying to help the economy have pushed for "trickle down economics." That is, help...

January 27, 2009

Of Institutions & Vocation

Columnist David Brooks discusses a book by political scientist Hugh Heclo entitled "On Thinking Institutionally,”...

January 26, 2009

Freedom in vocation

Thanks to Tickletext for citing in a comment this quotation from Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Creation and...

January 23, 2009

Pastoring and other happy jobs

According to another one of those studies, the job that scores highest on the happiness...

January 16, 2009

Vocation on the Hudson

Look at the many examples of vocation at work in what happened with that water...

January 08, 2009

Theology of the Cross: Good Works & Vocation (#4)

Still more from Carl Trueman's article Luther's Theology of the Cross: Luther does not restrict...

January 07, 2009

Kids do best in intact families that go to church

OK, this is one of those social science research projects that proves the perfectly obvious,...

January 02, 2009

The future of the Republican party?

Here is a rather inspirational article about Joseph Cao, the newly-elected G.O.P. Congressman from Louisiana...

December 2008

December 30, 2008

Resources on Vocation

Thanks to Pastor Erick at Joyous Exchange for alerting me to this surprisingly comprehensive collection...

December 26, 2008

Happy Boxing Day

Other English-speaking lands celebrate the day after Christmas as Boxing Day. It's a day to...

December 26, 2008

Peace on Earth in India after all

We had some posts about the persecution of Christians in Orissa, the state in India,...

December 23, 2008

The grandma who brought down Blagojevich

The Washington Post has a good article on how the unbelievable political corruption in Illinois--which...

December 22, 2008

Unsung heroes

You want great athletes? Try these guys. R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. tells about some exploits...

December 16, 2008

Why Protestants should attend to Vatican’s pro-life guidelines

The Vatican has released a new, authoritative document on the ethics of in vitro fertilization...

December 12, 2008

An abortionist goes to jail

From Abortionist faces nine years in prison (OneNewsNow.com): California abortionist Bertha Bugarin is going to...

December 05, 2008

My rare Art Book for sale cheap

I have come into possession of some extra copies of my book Painters of Faith:...

November 2008

November 27, 2008

I am thankful for other people’s vocations

Remember the part of the doctrine of vocation that stresses how God is present in...

November 25, 2008

Doctors’ angst over abortion

The Washington Post magazine has a telling feature about doctors who do not want to...

November 12, 2008

Bailing out the U.S. auto industry

Now the government is getting ready to bail out General Motors and the rest of...

October 2008

October 15, 2008

The vocation of voter

More good stuff from Uwe Siemon-Netto, who has a provocative article in the "Lutheran Witness"...

October 09, 2008

Abandoning unwanted children

Frank Sonnek alerted me to another heart-breaking phenomenon, as if we needed any more. A...