Yearly Archives: 2007

Praying and Practicing the Faith

I continue to wonder what this whole faith thing is about and how it is we live it, how we "do" faith.  I had a bit of a spiritual epiphany last March when I was knocked off my spiritual butt by this thought – what if God is, you know, real?  I mean, really real. Continue reading “Praying and Practicing the Faith”

Christian Prayers in Government Chambers: Music to the Devil’s Ears

This week’s Washington Post Magazine features a frightening image (at left) accompanied by this headline: Do Christian Prayers Belong in Government Chambers?  My answer: No.  Christian prayers do not belong in government chambers. My slightly elaborated answer: No prayers of any religious group belong in any official government proceeding. The Post Magazine headline directs usContinue reading “Christian Prayers in Government Chambers: Music to the Devil’s Ears”

Mitt Romney and Lutherans: a marriage made in Switzerland

Do Lutherans have a "confident independence?"  That’s the quality that Governor Mitt Romney most appreciates about us.  Hmmm . . . That’s not an aspect of our Lutheran tradition that came up in seminary or in the Lutheranism: What It Means blog carnival I sponsored a while back, and it belies the stereotype of LutheranContinue reading “Mitt Romney and Lutherans: a marriage made in Switzerland”

Daily Prayer: There’s at least one

Early in the still-short history of my Daily Prayer Page (published in September and updated weekly) I wondered if the cumbersome effort of typing the week’s prayers and commemorations, and linking to the daily readings, was worth it.  I only rarely use my blog for my personal Daily Prayer.  When I do my Daily PrayerContinue reading “Daily Prayer: There’s at least one”