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On ‘Wuthering Heights’: The destruction of love turned inward
Catherine and Heathcliff's pseudo-love is an obsession absolutely turned inward, a snake eating itself which, in its appetite, finds destruction.
On IVF: A Lutheran Theological Perspective
Creating human embryos knowing that many will be discarded and killed is a violation of the inherent sanctity of human life.
The Godly Activity of Work
Created as joyful, then tainted by our sin, the mercies of God have restored work to its original purpose of worship.
On IVF: A Lutheran Medical Perspective
Is the human embryo a human being? If so, how should we treat our youngest and most vulnerable neighbor?
On ‘My Ántonia’: Bodily Life as Fallen and Redeemed Creatures
My Ántonia invites the reader to look closely at one life, so closely that it becomes a window for looking at one’s own life, and ...
The Treasure of Lutheran Sacred Music
Music has always played an integral role in Lutheran worship.