Month: November 2018
Something to think about when you confess the Creeds https://worldisraelnews.com/pontius-pilates-ring-discovered-from-site-near-bethlehem/?fbclid=IwAR11Qn7ch-O38flMoywlHU3elkBzbEqgMU_qNLDD3KLe4qVgHlKbb9C3nQo
Stadiums and schools remain full. http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/between-6000-and-10000-churches-in-the-u-s-are-dying-each-year-and-that-means-that-over-100-will-die-this-week?fbclid=IwAR0r_JE1PInmw9Q66pov4aTEW0jkerCeiYsBkMGbchn2-sMwBUUUmyvlEKA
Great history http://sangamoncountyhistory.org/wp/?p=2394&fbclid=IwAR0iFRAOVo7yHr8JMNlZ5MuxMAHmcGjLrvEtrjkRVnl-QSIgKgHYq8HK3L8
If you haven’t been checking out "The Gottesdienst Crowd" Podcast, you really should check it out. https://www.gottesdienst.org/podcast/2018/11/21/tgc-013-adiaphorocracy
ELCA "Lutheran" Church hosts Interfaith Thanksgiving Service https://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/english-lutheran-to-host-thanksgiving-service/article_d6473778-bc7a-5efe-865e-c18daf419c0d.html
What did you expect, real reform? "The appointment is raising concerns because Cardinal Cupich has notably dismissed Archbishop Viganò’s testimony on the McCarrick abuse cover-up as a mere “rabbit hole” distracting the Church, believes that homosexuality is not a significant contributing factor in the abuse of minors (despite statistics showing otherwise), and has defended the Vatican postponing U.S. bishops from voting on measures to prevent abuse cover-up." https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pope-francis-appoints-cardinal-cupich-to-organize-vatican-summit-on-clergy
What I can’t understand is why, between the bizarre origins of psychology and the absolutely devastating reproducibility crisis it is facing, are Christians still looking to this pseudo-science for answers when we have the Word of God. I guess it’s just shiny toys and all…no wonder "Christian" psychology and "church" growth got popular in the same era. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/11/psychologys-replication-crisis-real/576223/
It’s almost like men and women are actually very different, and shouldn’t be thought of and treated the same! https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/feb/14/baby-boys-girls-sex-formula-milk
Like I always say, let’s strike this bargain: We’ll go back to what we all used to say on men and women, and the W/ELS can go back to what we all used to say about the Ministry. See, it’s so simple! https://wels.net/informal-doctrinal-discussions-missouri-synod/
It’s satire…but is it really? #MakeShunningGreatAgain https://spectator.us/stop-pretending-love-thanksgiving/
"The experts say this is the first discovery of a religious painting done in the Japanese traditional style." https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20181119_08/?fbclid=IwAR0gxVqsYvbwyJmCfsEmnInNylKl4G5xzGu5FtgwDi2IZKx-zBPlj4jitj8
"This isn’t to say that romantic love in marriage is bad. To the contrary, it is truly wonderful! But it isn’t sanctifying. It is marriage that sanctifies romantic love and sex, but in our modern rebellion we have twisted this around and assert that romantic love sanctifies marriage and sex." https://dalrock.wordpress.com/2018/11/20/does-romantic-love-sanctify-married-sex/
"Then, with minutes until Mass began, the Lutheran pastor mixed one last song and bopped his head in time to the electronic beats that filled the grand dome of the Hedvig Eleonora Church" Nothing looks lamer than the pastor trying to rap with the kids…especially when it’s a Scandinavian one. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/19/arts/music/avicii-mass-church-stockholm.html
"The main lesson here is…that it’s something that can happen. If you have that combination of an aggressive female and submissive male, it might not be the ideal configuration." You know, considering how women’s liberation has turned out, I’m guessing this lesson has broader applications as well. https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2018/10/22/lioness-kills-lion-indianapolis-zoo-thats-way-they-kill-their-prey/1728734002/
Why don’t these posturing PETA Lefties get as bothered about abortion? https://www.tampabay.com/news/breaking/activist-threw-a-fishermans-catch-back-into-the-lake-now-he-has-to-pay-20181116/?fbclid=IwAR1Vc4qtpmlWgR5xSUZI6PPjrozb3RhD8KVldKYYkIoUuFM91mqI_tjJaHE
The Pill has taken us into uncharted waters. https://dalrock.wordpress.com/2018/11/15/2018-median-age-of-marriage/
we couldn’t just send our own could we? https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2018/11/15/faith-groups-could-be-taxed-on-transit-parking-benefits-for-employees/
Many grants have come from them over the years. Will they end? http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-food-distributor-schwan-s-being-sold-to-south-korean-firm-in-1-8-billion-deal/500558042/?fbclid=IwAR1GwzGE5OgwxoWUCIJX9mGqqlsIZtgzhUNx5XRcrtybYZTYyBQFfi3rP6Y
Much was done by the Church during the Great War to make it appear patriotic and friendly to the world. https://religionnews.com/2018/11/12/how-the-great-war-gave-us-the-us-conference-of-catholic-bishops/
“The comfort dog ministry is not at all about preaching faith” https://www.dailynews.com/2018/11/10/these-dogs-travel-to-offer-comfort-during-tragedies-like-the-thousand-oaks-mass-shooting/
I think this is the first article about Mekane Yesus that doesn’t tell me how many millions of people are there. https://www.lutheranworld.org/blog/ethiopias-new-democratic-space-offers-opportunity-peace-building-and-reconciliation
And yet in the LCMS we still have so many who want to be more moderate and protestant. https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2018/11/a-plenteous-seed-of-witnesses?fbclid=IwAR0AGrLzHMxtsUitRQVx4C4sVQS89kseDI5tmWTYNRMCpJexou1ZFbFkDjE