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Most Women Who Had Abortions Were Pressured Into It

Defenders of abortion tend to call themselves “pro-choice.”  They believe that whether a woman chooses to have the baby or whether she decides to “terminate the pregnancy” should be her choice and no one else’s. Well, what about women who really want to have their baby, but their husbands or boyfriends pressure them into getting […]

Get Ready for the Defense in the Catholic Sex-Abuse Scandal

Where there is guilt, in the absence of repentance, there is self-justification.  I predict that we will soon be reading tear-jerking testimonials from priests being accused in the sex-abuse scandal and from apologists in the LGBT movement. They will go like this: “I was a teenager.  I knew I was different.  The only one who […]

A Labor Day Meditation on Good Works, Vocation, & Our Neighbors

Happy Labor Day, a secular holiday which we here at the Cranach Institute are trying to co-opt as a Christian holiday to celebrate the doctrine of Vocation!  (Did any of you hear that connection made at church yesterday?) And what better way to celebrate this holiday than to hear from Martin Luther, the great theologian […]

Luther’s Two Kingdoms as the Opposite of Augustine’s City of God

Luther’s theology of culture, his doctrine of the Two Kingdoms, is often associated with or even identified with St. Augustine’s notion of the Two Cities.  But, actually, it would be closer to the truth to see them as opposites. In his magisterial treatise The City of God, Augustine defines the City of Man and the […]

Australia Lutherans Debate Women’s Ordination

The Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) is debating the ordination of women to the pastoral office.  Three times the proposal has been voted down, but it’s up again at the upcoming convention in October. I have here links to two documents that set forth the case for each side.  Which one do you think makes […]

The Two Natures of Christ in the Nicene Creed

Our Pastor (and son-in-law), Rev. Ned Moerbe, preached a sermon that taught me some things I never realized about the Nicene Creed.  In particular, how the Creed sets forth the two natures of Christ and discloses their significance. First, consider the Second Article of the Creed, divided into its three points, as the sermon describes: […]

Pope Francis Charged with Lifting Sanctions on Abuser

Perhaps the highest ranking sexual abuser among Catholic clergy is Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, whose improper relationships with seminarians was reportedly well-known at the time and whose abuse of minors took place over decades.  As a result of recent publicity, he was removed from office and ordered to spend the rest of his life in prayer. […]

Trump’s Problems

President Trump’s latest legal problems have little to do with special prosecutor Robert Mueller’s investigation of collusion with Russia and obstruction of justice. When Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations–in the course of paying off a porn star and a Playboy bunny with whom Trump had affairs–he said that he […]

John McCain Has Died

Senator John McCain–war hero, 2008 Republican presidential nominee who opposed Barack Obama, and conscience of the Senate–has died. From Elizabeth Chuck, Sen. John McCain, independent voice of the GOP establishment, dies at 81: John McCain, who shed a playboy image in his youth to become a fighter pilot, revered prisoner of war and both an […]

Lutheran Educational Resources, Reading Lists, & Free Stuff

Summer vacation is over!  Back to School!  Good old golden rule days!  For some families, Back to Home School!  In honor of the new school year, I am posting some resources that you will find priceless, whether you are homeschooling, have kids in a Christian school, or a public school, or whether you working to […]