BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – A federal judge has ruled two Connecticut public high schools can’t hold their graduations inside a church because that would be an unconstitutional endorsement of religion. U.S. District Court Judge Janet Hall made the ruling Monday in the case of Enfield High School and Enrico Fermi High School, both in Enfield. The Enfield school board [...]
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Judge: Conn. town can’t hold graduations in church
Posted in Christianity, Churches, Media on June 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Hymnal in Every Home
Posted in Christianity, Uncategorized on March 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Due to the — well, how else to put it than this? — spectacular success and reception of The Lutheran Service Book, Concordia Publishing House is launching an effort to place the hymnal into every home. Traditionally, for Lutherans, there have been three core books that have shaped and formed their faith and life: Bible, Catechism, [...]
How Did We Make Such A Big Mess?
Posted in Christianity on March 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dr. John MacArthur offers these poignant observations about the state of American Evangelicalism, which apply across the board to all conservative denominations in the USA. These problems are not particular to the Evangelicals. We Lutherans are struggling with the same issues. I appreciate Dr. MacArthur’s honesty and candor. Much food for thought for all of [...]
The Disappearing Gospel
Posted in Christianity on March 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Thoughts on Christian Maturity
Posted in Christianity on February 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Thoughts from Pastor Larry Peters. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways – oh, did you think that was me talking?? If you knew me, you would laugh at the audacity of me saying “I’m all grown up.” My family would laugh, for sure. I wish I could say them with some shred [...]
An Amazing Story of Discovery and Faith in Christ: Colonel Jeffrey William’s Voyages in Space
Posted in Christianity, Creation, Science, Space on February 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
On Monday February 15, Colonel Jeffrey Williams will be featured on CBS Evening News as part of the Everyone in the World Has a Story series from journalist Steve Hartman. Over the past months as part of the series, Williams and other astronauts at the International Space Station have spun an inflatable globe to help select [...]
Democracy is Not Freedom
Posted in Christianity on February 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. Rom. 8:2-4 (ESV) We in America like to think our Freedom, and the hope of our world to be [...]
Drawing Heaven
Posted in Christianity on January 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Brit Hume on Tiger Woods
Posted in Christianity, Sports on January 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I found this on youtube. He tells Tiger Woods to turn to Christianity to help him out of his mess and turn his life around.
A Scientist Who Has Faith
Posted in Christianity, Science on January 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I found this the other day at the blogsite getreligion.com. I wonder how many scientists in our own backyard at Battelle and Hanford would publicly claim they were Christians? I know a few would! A few are in my congregation!! Chemistry was one of my favorite subjects in high school. There’s just something about discussing [...]
