God’s Word Produces Faith and Fruit — A helpful 7 page essay from Robert Kolb on the priesthood of all believers and vociation: “One of the ways any Christian community bears fruit is in how its care for each other overflows into genuine mutual care for the neighbors and strangers in their midst.”
Of Michael Landon and Brittany Maynard (ass’t suicide)
Of Michael Landon and Brittany Maynard — A juxtaposition piece on actor Michael Landon’s protracted and public death 20 years ago and Brittany Maynard’s legally-assisted suicide today. Maynard is the subject of a well-planned PR campaign orchestrated by the George Soros-funded assisted-suicide advocacy group Compassion and Choices (formerly known as the Hemlock Society). A possible […]
Making Payroll: Minimum Wage and Lutheran Non-Profits
Making Payroll: Minimum Wage and Lutheran Non-Profits — Many nonprofits, including some faith-based charities and social service organizations, find themselves in the unenviable role of fighting poverty while paying poverty wages. Mosaic, a Lutheran social ministry serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in ten states, exemplifies this dilemma.
Word & World: Fall 2014 on War
Word & World — The Fall 2014 issue examines the theme of war, covering such topics as the just war theory, Luther’s “A Mighty Fortress,” the role and plight of the combat soldier, and the Bonhoeffer case.
How Biblical Illiteracy is Killing our Nation
How Biblical Illiteracy is Killing our Nation — This position piece explores the thesis that “Study after study in the last quarter-century has revealed that American Christians increasingly don’t read their Bibles, don’t engage their Bibles, and don’t know their Bibles. It’s obvious: We are living in a post-biblically literate culture.”
Pagan Event? NJ School Cancels, Reinstates Halloween
Pagan Event? NJ School Cancels, Reinstates Halloween — A day after canceling the in-school Halloween celebration, parents received a note home from Acting Superintendent James Memoli saying the cancellation has been reversed, and the event would take place as it has in the past: “The issue regarding whether or not we celebrate Halloween transcends one […]
Utah Appeals Ruling in ‘Sister Wives’ Polygamy Case
Utah Appeals Ruling in ‘Sister Wives’ Polygamy Case — A federal appeals court will review a ruling that struck down parts of Utah’s anti-polygamy law and was hailed as a landmark decision removing the threat of arrest for plural families in Utah.
Fixing Faulty Genes and Re-writing the Genome
Fixing Faulty Genes and Re-writing the Genome — An interesting 8 min. audio clip that ponders the pros and cons of gene editing with one of the pioneer scientists of this potentially beneficial and alarming research. Useful for courses in biology, genetics, ethics, theology, sociology, and research methods.
Five Guidelines for Christians in a Pluralistic Society
Five Guidelines for Christians in a Pluralistic Society — Protestant Christianity is losing the mainstream status it once enjoyed. Law Professor John Inazu suggests ways to model a winsome faith in this changing cultural context.
Exploring Vocation: Undergrad Education as a Quest for Purpose
Exploring Vocation: Undergrad Education as a Quest for Purpose — An update on the Lilly Endowment program for Theological Exploration of Vocation (PTEV) that challenged 88 universities affiliated with a variety of Christian denominations to examine their educating for the Christian’s calling and purpose. See also www.resourcingChristianity.org).
