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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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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? →

The recently adjudicated religious case—turned secular civil trial—has made it abundantly clear that Christianity is discriminatory from the world’s viewpoint. The charges brought against them (all quotes are from an English translation from the Finnish), titled “Ethnic Agitation” describe: “Päivi Räsänen has made available and kept available to the public opinions and statements which disparage … Continue reading Is Christianity Discriminatory? The Finnish Court Case →

The leaked Supreme Court Draft is an interesting read and gives some historical perspective on our country and the present state of our culture. 30 of the almost 100 pages (as an appendix) deal with specific historical testimony which shows that abortion is a new legal concept without precedent. It was only recently declared an … Continue reading Abortion and the Law →

Dr. Muth,Thank you for your careful and patient letter.I appreciate your response. It is good to hear that you take your call to serve at CUWAA seriously.I know that many professors at CUWAA, whom we should pray for, do also. I support your efforts to teach students well. That is commendable.I am sorry that valid and … Continue reading CN’s Response to Concordia, Wisconsin Prof’s Letter →

Originally published in CN July 17, 1989. Note the stress on the confession the funeral makes as a public statement and Christian privilege—it is not just an evangelistic tool/party favor. Too many pastors are eager to please the grieving, but not with the truth of Christ. Can not doing a funeral make a greater confession … Continue reading How About the Widow? →

Rev Gregory P Schulz, DMin, PhD Professor of Philosophy in Exile Previously I spoke about the worship of Wokeness in our country: When Jesus tells us, "Give unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and give unto God that which is God's" (Matthew 22:21), He certainly does not mean that we should give our children to … Continue reading No Repentance at Concordia this Easter →