Why Christian News? There are many less than compelling reasons to continue Christian News: just because it is 57 years old and people are used to receiving it; for the memory of Herman Otten and his work; to relive the glory days of Christianity in America and the LCMS; as a tribute to the steadfastness … Continue reading Why Christian News?
End of the Church Year – Beginning of a Season of Reformation at CUWAA?
Praise and thanksgiving to our Lord, the Shepherd of His Church! I have learned that the Concordia University Wisconsin Board of Regents has apparently responded to the pastors and people of the LCMS and its home District by repudiating the Wokeism of the previous administration in no uncertain terms. To be honest, I believe I … Continue reading End of the Church Year – Beginning of a Season of Reformation at CUWAA?
Professors Profess: An Update on CUW
Rev Gregory P Schulz, DMin, PhD LutheranPhilosopher.com What’s the point? Professors profess. To paraphrase a popular online commercial, “If you’re a professor, professing is just what you do!” Professing means speaking up for capital-T Truth — especially when other people are trying to shut you up or cancel you or are denying that there is … Continue reading Professors Profess: An Update on CUW
“All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name”
LSB 549 Dr. Arnold Burron 2 Crown Him, ye martyrs of our GodWho from His altar call;Extol the Stem of Jesse's rodAnd crown Him Lord of all.Extol the Stem of Jesse's rodAnd crown Him Lord of all. 3 Ye seed of Israel's chosen race,Ye ransomed from the fall,Hail Him who saves you by His graceAnd … Continue reading “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name”
“Anatomy of an Explosion”
by Kurt Marquart Review by Jonathan Rupprecht jhr12447@aol.com Christian News is reprinting this almost 50-year-old classic that has been lost to memory by many and is probably unknown to many others. It very much deserves to be welcomed by all with open hearts and eager minds! “Anatomy of an Explosion” was originally published in 1977 … Continue reading “Anatomy of an Explosion”
Review: The Postmodern Pilgrim’s Progress
I signed up to participate in book launch for two of the co-founders of The Babylon Bee. On June 7 their first novel The Postmodern Pilgrim’s Progress is available to buy or download. I preordered a copy and then was sent a link to read an advanced copy! Part of the deal was then to … Continue reading Review: The Postmodern Pilgrim’s Progress
How Social Justice Became a New Religion
God’s Word tells us that man is a spiritual, worshipping being, made for the true God. False gods fill in the gaps and rule the heart in unbelief. It is not that religion that becomes minimized, but confessional, traditional, organized religions are being replaced with personal, more subjective ones, in the wake of liberalism, individualism, … Continue reading How Social Justice Became a New Religion
The Secularization of the Passion
John Warwick MontgomeryPh.D. (Chicago), D.Théol. (Strasbourg), LL.D. (Cardiff, Wales, UK); Professor Emeritus of Law and Humanities, University of Bedfordshire (UK); Pastor Emeritus, LCMS My article on the 2010 Oberammergau Passion Play appeared in my book, Christ As Centre and Circumference There I pointed out that, though a “Passion Play groupie, . . . I shall … Continue reading The Secularization of the Passion
The Authority and Power of Christian Doctrine
Rev. Andrew J. PreusTrinity Ev. Luth. ChurchNew Haven, MO We run into problems when we frame the relationship between the Bible and faith in Christ purely chronologically. It reminds me of how some treat what is called the "order of salvation" (ordo salutis). The order of salvation is meant to be a distinction between the various factors of how one … Continue reading The Authority and Power of Christian Doctrine
Doctors and Abortion
The move to make abortion a purely medical issue is wrong. To enlist the expertise of doctors is not a moral appeal, however, but one to a supposedly higher authority. It is not as if doctors cannot be wrong about what is right and godly. Being technically proficient is not the same as wisdom and … Continue reading Doctors and Abortion
Dem Dry Bones: Can Academic Freedom Live Again at My Religious University?
Rev. Dr. Gregory Schulz An abbreviated version was published in May 16th The Federalist. --ed. Today’s academic landscape is littered with the dry bones of academic freedom – desiccated and disjointed bones. This is true of the landscape at my own religious university, Concordia University Wisconsin (CUW), from which I have been suspended and put … Continue reading Dem Dry Bones: Can Academic Freedom Live Again at My Religious University?
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