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A Good End that Redeems Suffering
A Good End that Redeems Suffering

Today marks the 77th anniversary of D-Day, the largest amphibious assault in history. The invasion of U.S., British, and Canadian Allied forces, led by the U.S. Army, aimed to break open the World War II Western Front by land and airborne operations. The cost? Over 4,000 Allied soldiers dead, plus 6,000 casualties. German losses were heavy, with up to 9,000 casualties.

We rightly stand in awe of the incredible bravery and personal sacrifices demonstrated on the Normandy beaches in Operation Overlord. But we must be careful with our inspired emotions, lest modern sensitivities turn them into terminal grief over the staggeringly bloody battlefield.

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Jonathan Shaw Comment
Pop Goes the Liturgy
Pop Goes the Liturgy

Modern pop music arguably began with jazz in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Jazz gave way to rock and roll in the 1950s. Rock music evolved quickly into many subgenres over the next few decades. Today’s pop music is dominated by rap. But one thing that remains constant is the fact that there are those who desire to bring pop music into the Divine Service.

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Larry Beane Comments
Finding Humility and Hope in Stories
Finding Humility and Hope in Stories

Many people today, both Christians and non-Christians, would agree that there is very little humility or hope to be found in our society. Disagreement over political and social action intensifies as opposing sides refuse to listen to each other—no humility. And change seems to come so rapidly (and even violently) that many people are left confused and frightened about the future—no hope.

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Anthony DodgersComment
A Bibliography to Condemn Screens, Redeem Allegory, and Restore Lutheran Preaching
A Bibliography to Condemn Screens, Redeem Allegory, and Restore Lutheran Preaching

The essay provide a bibliography that supports and shows why screens are robbing or have already largely destroyed our ability to read deeply, how ancient allegory has not been understand correctly among modern Lutherans, and why the Law/Gospel paradigm for preaching is, by itself, insufficient.

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David PetersenLaw and Gospel, Homeltics, Lutheran Hermeneutics, hermeneutics, Screens, Amusing Ourselves to Death, The medium is the message, Allegory, Lutheran Biblical Interpretation, Preaching, Confessional Lutheran Preaching, Gottesdienst Conference, Communication theory, public speaking, The Writing Process, Sermon writing Comments
Singing the New Song with God and His Creation
Singing the New Song with God and His Creation

The Chronicles of Narnia is a well-known and beloved fantasy series by the Christian thinker and writer, C.S. Lewis. And in that series, The Magician’s Nephew tells the creation story for the magical land of Narnia, as it was created by the God and Christ-figure of that world: the Lion, Aslan. It’s told from the perspective of a young boy named Digory from our world who stumbled into Narnia at its very beginning.

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Anthony Dodgers Comments