From the RealRealityZone: “Seven reasons Lutherans should not jump on the contemporary worship bandwagon.” Read it here. Dawn’s fine reasons apply also to Romantic hymns of the 19th and 20th century such as In the Garden, Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling, and the like. See also Michael Horton’s “Are Your Hymns Too Spiritual?” here. […]
Can the gospel be preached from any pulpit?
What about the Catholic priest, the Baptist pastor, the ELCA pastor? Can they and do they preach salvation by faith alone through Christ alone? Aren’t we all post-denominational now? Aren’t denominations irrelevant in the 21st century? Read more here.
Biblical “proof” photoshopped
Oh, the lengths to which some Christians will go in order to try “to prove” the Bible is “inerrant.” Remember the Old Testament story of how the Israelites were afraid because of the giants (Nephilim) in the land of Canaan: Genesis 6:4: “There were giants on earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came […]
ELCA lesbian pastors: No dad needed
Lesbian pastors Phyllis Zillhart and Ruth Frost were “received” onto the ELCA clergy roster September 19, 2010. Bishops Peter Rogness (St. Paul Area) and Craig Johnson (Minneapolis Area) officiated. Zillhart and Frost are also a “couple” with a daughter. How was she conceived? In 1993 Zillhart was artificially inseminated with the sperm of a gay […]
The Importance of Fathers to Churchgoing
“In short, if a father does not go to church, no matter how faithful his wife’s devotions, only one child in 50 will become a regular worshipper. If a father does go regularly, regardless of the practice of the mother, between two-thirds and three-quarters of their children will become churchgoers (regular and irregular). If a […]