Items included on this page come from a variety of sources. The perspectives conveyed may or may not express a Lutheran ethos. They can serve our instruction as discussion-starters, examples (positive and negative), and illustrations of intersections between God’s two kingdoms, intersections sometimes characterized by tension, sometimes by congruence. Inclusion does not imply endorsement.
This JAMA research on meetings of family and health care providers in the intensive care unit finds that considerations of faith or spirituality occurred in fewer than 20% of goals-of-care conferences, and health care professionals rarely explored the patient’s or family’s religious or spiritual ideas. Students can discuss the role and place of religion in family and […]
MercatorNet asked the University of Navarre’s Institute for Culture and Society about the best approach to this individual and social problem. Amnesty International and the World Health Organisation promote the full decriminalization of prostitution – a step, they maintain, that will protect sex workers’ human rights and prevent trafficking and the exploitation of minors. Many […]
One of the hottest topics in sports news recently (click here to scan the nearly 2,000 news articles) was whether Detroit Lions defensive back Glover Quin was crazy when he said superstar Green Bay Packer wide receiver Jordy Nelson’s season-ending knee injury had something to do with God’s plan for his life. Looking at this […]
The September 2015 edition of Comment examines how health is not just the province of the hospital, or even the health-care industry. Just as nurses and doctors and patients are dependent on the architect, engineers, and plant managers, so the health-care industry is dependent on homes, families, churches, and schools to cultivate a healthy citizenry […]
Longtime Supreme Court reporter and analyst Lyle Dennison explains how the ACA health mandates will continue to churn back through the Federal District and Appeals Courts for a long time to come. Here is useful article for understanding the legal/theological controversy.
Why Athletics — More Than a Game Athletics suffuses our culture and influences us from youth rec to professional sports, from elementary school to college, from child to adult, from fan to critic. This slide for PP or as an OH transparency summarized eight ideas for why athletics engages us so powerfully.
World Magazine Weighs in on the Vaccination Issue — In several articles such as “Applying a Christian Worldview to the the Vaccination Issue,” World Magazine addresses the topic from their perspective within American evangelical Christianity.
Christian Health Care Ministries — This NYT piece is another article on alternate health care strategies that Christians and other communities are developing: “Christian Healthcare Ministries is not an insurance company. It is a nonprofit health care sharing ministry. The cost of membership is far lower than the rates of traditional insurance policies — $45 […]
What Your Body Knows About God — This book on the intersection of our physicality with our spirituality is receiving generally good reviews. “Rob Moll has collected the latest research on the connections between biology and spirituality into a single, accessible volume and argues that humans are hard-wired for spiritual experiences and connecting with God
