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What Kind of Coffee Are You?
Just a few minutes ago, I was eating lunch at a local coffeehouse / deli when a man came in, looked at the board, and became quite perplexed. He wanted coffee but had no clue what to order. The waitress started rattling off what seemed, to this poor ol’ guy, like gibberish. After placing his...
Is There a New Savior in Town?
For the last several weeks I have been eagerly awaiting the premier of “V” – a new TV series on ABC. The show highlights how the world would react if a technologically superior race of human-like benevolent aliens suddenly showed up on our front door step asking for water in exchange for advanced technology. The...
When Does Authority Trump Equality?
On October 31st I celebrated something other than Halloween. I celebrated Martin Luther nailing his 95 Theses to the door of a Catholic church in Germany and what we now call Reformation Day. One of the biggest pieces of emphasis from Luther was changing the wide gap that was present between clergy and the congregation....
Faith Healer or Fortune Stealer?
Last week, ABC News interviewed evangelist Benny Hinn on their Faith Matters series. If you haven’t seen the interview, you can view it above. You can also read the article online at ABCNews.com. Just today, we received an email from one of our readers who shared their thoughts on the interview: I have never been...
Are Religious Freedoms Steadily Eroding?
Dr. Gerald B. Kieschnick, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, issued a statement today in response to the signing of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act: “Today President Obama signed into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The bill extends federal hate-crime laws to...
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