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2025-04-21T07:30:36-04:00

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Monday Miscellany, 4/21/25

Last updated on: April 21, 2025 at 7:30 am By Gene Veith

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The Pope has died. Illinois Bill Would Restrict Homeschooling. And Poland's Per Capita Economy to Surpass Japan's. Read more

Illinois' Homeschooling Bill

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Poland's economy

2025-04-13T19:51:26-04:00

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Easter Wings by George Herbert

Last updated on: April 13, 2025 at 7:51 pm By Gene Veith

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Easter Greetings from our friend George Herbert! Read more

George Herbert's Easter Wings

2025-04-13T18:04:22-04:00

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My Song Is Love Unknown

Last updated on: April 13, 2025 at 6:04 pm By Gene Veith

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The popular Good Friday hymn "My Song Is Love Unknown" is based on two poems by George Herbert. I quote my contribution to "Lutheran Service Book: Companion to the Hymns," in which I unpack the hymn. Read more

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My Song Is Love Unknown

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2025-04-13T19:02:42-04:00

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DISCUSS: The Death of God

Last updated on: April 13, 2025 at 7:02 pm By Gene Veith

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The "death of God" is a claim made by Nietzsche and arch-liberal theologians who embrace what they call "Christian atheism." But Luther and the Lutheran Confessions say that God did die on the cross--for us--by virtue of the Two Natures of Christ. What are the implications? Read more

Two Natures of Christ

2025-04-13T16:21:32-04:00

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The “Vast and Spacious Things” at Gethsemane

Last updated on: April 13, 2025 at 4:21 pm By Gene Veith

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I owe a lot to the great Christian poet George Herbert: my dissertation, my career, my writing books, my becoming a Lutheran. Every Maundy Thursday, I return to my favorite of his poems: "The Agony," about Christ in the Garden and the magnitude of sin and love. Read more

George Herbert's "The Agony"

Holy Communion

2025-04-12T16:48:53-04:00

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A Stunning Text on Vocation from the Apocrypha

Last updated on: April 12, 2025 at 4:48 pm By Gene Veith

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I quite randomly stumbled upon a passage from The Book of Sirach (a.k.a., Ecclesiasticus) in the Apocrypha that addresses vocation in a manner that blew me away. Read more

Luther's translation of the Bible

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2025-04-11T21:39:36-04:00

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Bad Theology Causes Church Decline

Last updated on: April 11, 2025 at 9:39 pm By Gene Veith

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Christopher D. Raymond looks at the recent data about the decline in church affiliation and comes to a stark conclusion: "Orthodox believers stay, while those with unorthodox views leave." Read more

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Roman Catholic Church

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2025-04-11T17:47:52-04:00

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Holy Week Miscellany, 4/14/25

Last updated on: April 11, 2025 at 5:47 pm By Gene Veith

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There are two "Last Supper" movies. Even tourists won't be allowed to worship in China. And Netflix plans a female Aslan. Read more

China religion policy

misgendering God

Netflix "Chronicles of Narnia"

religious liberty

The Chosen

The Last Supper (movie)

2025-04-11T07:57:39-04:00

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The Common Order of Christian Love

Last updated on: April 11, 2025 at 7:57 am By Gene Veith

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Luther's doctrine of the estates is an important facet--in addition to the Two Kingdoms and the doctrine of vocation--of his teaching about Christianity and society. Read more

common order of Christian love

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Luther's doctrine of the estates

Luther's social teachings

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2025-04-06T18:58:45-04:00

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DISCUSS: Move Fast and Break Things?

Last updated on: April 6, 2025 at 6:58 pm By Gene Veith

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Do you think Mark Zuckerberg's maxim of "move fast and break things" is a good philosophy for an individual, a company, or a government? Read more

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