Commentary 12.19.01 Tonight was my kid's school Christmas Pageant. Yep...They go to a Lutheran school, so they can read the Bible, pray and even sing Christmas...
A great marriage is made at home, not in heaven BY DONNA GEHRKE-WHITE You get a buzz from making eyes at a co-worker. Over lunch, you regale your best friend...
Theologian wrote that we have an obligation to confront evil By A. JAMES RUDIN Religion News Service Maybe I missed it, but in the two months since the...
Holiday Expectations The Rev. Dr. Christopher Hershman Licensed Psychologist Allentown, Pennsylvania Recently, a woman wrote to me, The holidays are fast...
Presbyterian professor examines homosexuality in Bible texts Richard N. Ostling / Associated Press Is homosexuality condemned by the Bible? August 4, 2001 The...
Study Refutes Finding That Boys Benefit from Sex With Adults By Christine Hall CNSNews.com Staff Writer December 19, 2001 (CNSNews.com) - Three-and-a-half...
Returning Home By Another Way The Rev. Dr. Christopher Hershman If I ever have the opportunity to visit the Holy Land again, I think I will make a point of...
The Church and Homosexuality The Rev. Dr. Christopher Hershman Licensed Psychologist Allentown, Pennsylvania The new year brings with it increased pressure...
When I was in Junior High School I studied Latin, and fondly remember translating quite a few of the ancient legends about early Roman heroes. The ancient...
Tithing falls by the wayside By Julia Duin THE WASHINGTON TIMES But religious giving is down - and slipping further. Some blame the September 11 terrorist...
Ash Wednesday Has Chilling Words for Imperfect World The Rev. Dr. Christopher Hershman Allentown, Pennsylvania On TV I heard a celebrity say she thought the...
The Church Turned Upside Down?: Commentary The Rev. Dr. Christopher Hershman Allentown, Pennsylvania Lord Cornwallis surrender to General Washington at...
Heading - ELCA - Office of the Secretary January 4, 2002 To: Synodical bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America From: Pr. Lowell G. Almen,...
CHURCHES RECOGNIZED WITHOUT IF AND WHEN -- "EKD presents 'An Evangelical Understanding for Church Fellowship' " --(by Andreas Roessler, Evangelisches ...
The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Theology, Analogies, and Genes Part One By Robert A. J. Gagnon A Theocentric and Christocentric Preface to the Sexuality...
The Bible and Homosexual Practice Part II By Dr. Robert A. J. Gagnon The following remarks I am going to concentrate on two subset arguments from the list...
The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Theology, Analogies, and Genes Part III By Robert A.J. Gagnon What then are the best analogues? If it is not women's...
The Bible and Homosexual Practice Part IV By Dr. Robert A. J. Gagnon What factors, then, are likely to play major roles in the development of homosexual...
Heeding Tolkien's words By Terry Mattingly Frodo Baggins stands alone at the Great River Anduin, holding the one ring of power in his open hand as he prepares...
Divorce: For Better or for Worse? Maggie Gallagher January 14, 2002 Mavis Hetherington is one of the nation1s most respected psychologists in the field of...
Number of Americans with no formal religion increasing, survey finds 07-January-2002 02010 Number of Americans with no formal religion increasing, survey finds...
Freed By the Cross The Rev. Dr. Christopher Hershman Allentown, PA Johann Heermann did not have an easy life. Born in then Austrian Silesia in 1585,...
Christianity Today, February 4, 2002 Is the God of Muhammad the Father of Jesus? The answer to this question reveals the heart of our faith. By Timothy George ...
Confessing Synod Address - March 4, 2002 The Rev. Dr. Christopher Hershman Allentown, Pennsylvania During the late 17th and early 18th centuries, some of my...
The Top Ten Myths of Marriage David Popenoe 1. Marriage benefits men much more than women. Contrary to earlier and widely publicized reports, recent research...
Lutheran Confessing Movement Launched in Pennsylvania The Rev. Dr. Christopher Hershman Allentown, Pennsylvania Forty Evangelical Lutheran Church in America...
Lutheran Confessing Movement Launched in Pennsylvania The Dr. Christopher Hershman Allentown, Pennsylvania Forty Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)...
From the Augsburg Confession: "This is just about a summary of the doctrines that are preached and taught in our churches for proper Christian instruction, the...
THE WASHINGTON POST Sunday, March 24, 2002; Page BW03 Households Divided 'The Marriage Problem: How Our Culture Has Weakened Families' by James Q. Wilson ...