Archive for the ‘Christianity’ tag
New Town. New Church. Good Stuff.
A lot has changed of late. The Stiegemeyer family moved to Elmhurst, IL, a suburb of Chicago, in January 2010. I was installed as the pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church on January 24th. Their pastor for the last 8 years or so is Rev. Robert Fitzpatrick. Though he is retiring this year, I’m very blessed [...]
Shifting Center of World Christianity
Is Christianity a Western religion? Would you say that the Christian Church is waning? Watch this short video of Dr. Douglas Rutt from Concordia Theological Seminary as he addresses these questions.
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Was Easter Named for a Pagan Holiday?
The English word “Easter” is the name for the Christian holiday upon which we celebrate the bodily resurrection of Jesus, the Christ, from the dead. Critics of Christianity sometimes assert, at this time of year, that Easter is just a pagan holiday adopted by the earlier Christians. Thanks to Jeffrey Overstreet for pointing [...]
Bill Maher’s “Religulous,” Simply Ridiculous
According to Dr. Craig Hazen of Biola University, Bill Maher’s new film, Religulous, most of which is devoted to mocking Christianity, is built upon shaky intellectual foundations. You can read Hazen’s full review here. I haven’t seen the film yet myself.
Dr. Hazen, the head of the Christian Apologetics program at Biola, points out that Maher [...]
