Bible study: The importance of the family altar
THE Q&A ARTICLE talks about the choice between sending your child to a Lutheran elementary school or to a public school. I know many WELS teachers in the public school…
Bible study: God’s attitude is grace
Grace is God's unmerited favor toward sinners. However, some are critical of the Bible because it speaks of laws, sin, hell, and judgment. We must understand that the problem is…
Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 5: Home field advantage
First and ten for the New York Giants on the 55-yard line. Wait. What?! Football fields don’t have 55-yard lines. That is, unless it’s a game in the Canadian Football…
Bible study: The Bible’s account of Easter morning
CHRIST IS RISEN! He is risen, indeed! This is the shout of the church, not just on Easter but every day. The resurrection is the lynchpin of Christianity. The apostle…
Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 4: Does faith hinder scientific discovery?
Back when folks wore hats and overcoats, they laid them aside when they entered a theater or restaurant. They would check their outerwear at the Coat Check so they could…
Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 3: The misperception of scientific certainty
Why do nonscientists trust science more than scientists do? The media portrays scientific consensus as if it were irrefutable fact. And when searching for certainty, much of the public turns…
Bible study: Different types of sin
Every sin earns death. Every sin makes the sinner guilty before God (Romans 6:23). However, the Bible does describe different types of sin. Some theologians have divided these types of…
Bible study: God’s inspiration
Verbal inspiration means that God inspired the authors of the books of the Bible to record not just the thoughts but also the very words God wanted recorded. First Corinthians…
Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 2: The limits of science
A friend recently joked that he was going to legally change his name to “The Science.” With so many people claiming they “follow the science” these days, my friend would…