Archive for the ‘Religion’ tag
Satanists At Large
I’ve been doing some research lately on the history and practice of Satanism. I just finished Lure of the Sinister: The Unnatural History of Satanism, in which the author, Gareth Medway, argues that there is no proof of any satanic crimes or ritual abuse/murders, as was the scare in the 60s, 70s and 80s. [...]
The Annunciation
I posted a commentary on the incarnation and abortion over at the seminary blog. Go here to check it out.
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Vampire Author’s Second Novel About Jesus
I’m thoroughly enjoying Anne Rice’s second novel about Jesus, having read and enjoyed the first when it came out. It’s called, Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana. Her first novel about Jesus which looked at a portion of his childhood is Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt.
I am one who has [...]
Challenge of Islam
It’s not very politically correct, and in some quarters is not even safe, to say that Islam is a problem. A couple of years ago, I spent several days in the Kenya/Sudan border town of Lokichoggio in the Turkana district of Kenya. If you’ve seen the movie Constant Gardener, Loki factors into that [...]
Is the Bible Reliable?
Haven’t you heard this before from non-religious people? “Oh, the Bible has been copied and translated so many times in the past 2ooo years, no one can really know what the original manuscripts said.”
What is frustrating is that this critique is made so often and is simply accepted as common knowledge when the science [...]
Not Just Any God Will Do
January 6 is the Feast of the Epiphany of Our Lord. The word “epiphany” means that something is revealed. Epiphany is a season which focuses on the manifestations of Jesus’ divine nature. God reveals His glory most supremely in the flesh and blood of a man, Jesus Christ.
The Gospel reading for this day is Matthew [...]
The Rev. Scott Stiegemeyer, 38, Fort Wayne
Author of study guide for ‘The Golden Compass’
By Rosa Salter Rodriguez
The Journal Gazette
Janelle Sou Roberts | The Journal Gazette
Scott Stiegemeyer, a Lutheran pastor, says “Compass” author Philip Pullman “clearly does have an anti-church agenda.”
Leave it to the Rev. Scott Stiegemeyer not to stray too far from the front [...]
How Do Atheists Celebrate Christmas?
How do atheists celebrate Christmas? That’s the question posed by the always articulate Dinesh D’souza here.
The added question, for me, is WHY do atheists celebrate Christmas?
Oh, I see. Parties and booze. Parties and presents. That’s the ticket.
I don’t know. It seems pretty disingenuous to me. I would not trouble [...]
Vatican Blasts "Golden Compass" as Godless and Hopeless
That is the headline from Reuters earlier this week. Calling for a boycott of the recent film based on the controversial trilogy, His Dark Materials, by Philip Pullman, the Vatican statement elaborates: “when man tries to eliminate God from his horizon, everything is reduced, made sad, cold and inhumane”. Also according to Reuters, [...]
May Women Serve as Pastors?
New Book on Women’s Ordination Includes Essays by Several CTS FacultyFORT WAYNE, IN (CTS)—A collection of essays on the ordination of women, Women Pastors? The Ordination of Women in Biblical Lutheran Perspective, edited by Concordia Theological Seminary professor John T. Pless and Matthew Harrison has been published by Concordia Publishing [...]
