Almost 70 percent of Americans say multiple religions can all lead to the same eternal life, that there is no longer just one way to heaven.
The findings, revealed Monday in a survey of 35,000 adults, can either be taken as a positive sign of growing religious tolerance, or disturbing evidence that Americans dismiss or don’t know [...]
The third pillar of our seminary mission statement is that CTS exists to form servants in Jesus Christ who … care for all. Sinful humanity is radically self-centered. But it was not always so. In his pristine state, Adam understood the nature of love because he was in full communion with his Creator. Only with [...]
Tagged deaconess, John 3:16, Mercy, Ministry, SufferingOn May 15 the California Supreme Court ruled that the state’s marriage laws are discriminatory and that homosexual couples will be allowed to apply for marriage licenses and get married. What a tragedy that the state of California has further sanctioned a sinful sexual relationship.
“California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald George wrote for the majority [...]
Will Rogers called chili “bowls of blessedness.” Clark Gable ate it the night before he died. Spanish priests believed it was the soup of the devil. So it is no wonder that, with credentials such as these, chili became the focus of everyone’s attention during the Sixth Annual Concordia Theological Seminary Chili Cook-Off.
The event is [...]
Dr. Gene Veith’s most recent post over at Cranach discusses an interesting article on how society is making use of abandoned church buildings by turning them into restaurants, museums, stores, and concert halls. So, what’s the verdict? Is it okay to eat supper in the narthex and shop for jeans in the nave?
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So goes one of my favorite lines from “The Great Space Coaster” (though I could have sworn it was “The Muppet Show,” thanks Rev. Juhl) But, it doesn’t take a wildebeest telling you to know that sometimes what ISN’T in the news is just as newsworthy as what is.
You get your news from a [...]
As if seven deadly sins weren’t bad enough, you can add seven more to list. No longer listing just lust, gluttony, avarice, sloth, anger, envy, and pride, the pope has now added “polluting, genetic engineering, being obscenely rich, drug dealing, abortion, pedophilia, and causing social injustice.” Was he right to do so? And what happens [...]
Tagged abortion, Dante, Divine Comedy, Pope, Seven Deadly SinsAnthony Esolen over at Mere Comments has a very telling post about the youth of America and their understanding of history. He describes a recent survey of nearly 2,000 high school students where each was asked to list who, in his mind, ought to make the top ten list of most famous Americans. The results?
1. [...]
As I’m sure everyone is aware, Issues Etc. on KFUO has been canceled, and it will be missed. That program had no small part in my decision to go to seminary to study for the pastoral ministry. I have friends, too, from the seminary who either came to historic Lutheranism or to the seminary because [...]
Tagged Iowa, Issues Etc.The article begins with “Yonatan Gher and his partner, who are Israeli, plan eventually to tell their child about being made in India, in the womb of a stranger, with the egg of a Mumbai housewife they picked from an Internet lineup.”
Go here to see the article.
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