Articles in The Commons
Once again, the news is making the news. Who (or what) does the media serve? The easy answer is the “public interest.” The “how” is a little more messy….
I’ll confess: I really couldn’t have cared less about the Casey Anthony trial. Until they announced the verdict.
Is the Bible for or against slavery? Biblical scholar Greg Carey isn’t sure. But it seems he forgot about the movie that made Charlton Heston famous.
Evidently, Facebook lost nearly 6 million users in the United States last month. Is it already going the way of The Fonz?
The Washington Post ran a fascinating story on the responses of Harold Camping and some of his followers after the rapture didn’t happen on Saturday. Some of their stories are tragic. And one soundbit
Will the world end tomorrow? Martin Luther’s answer is as good as any.
I just saw an episode of the animated rerun “God, the Devil, and Bob.” And it may have just explained the problem of evil.
“I heard a preacher say recently that hope is a revolutionary patience; let me add that so is being a writer” (Anne Lamott). In its third year now, “Faith and Creative Writing” is the workshop that I
No, I did not get up early to watch Will and Kate tie the knot. But, to ask the age-old Sesame Street question, is one of things not like the others?
Renowned preacher, scholar, and hymnwriter Thomas Troeger will keynote the ninth annual Day of Homiletical Reflection at Concordia Seminary, May 11, 2011, 9:00am to 4:15pm.








