Walther on the Crucifixion
The crucifixion, which ended with the triumphant cry, "It is finished" (John 19.30), was the offering of the all-sufficient sacrifice for the atonement of all sinners. The Man on the cross was the Lamb of God, who bears the sins of the world to carry them away from the face of God. The salvation of the whole world . . .
Our New Space Program
When people ask what I'm involved in at NASA, I usually tell them, "the Space Shuttle, the International Space Station, and Constellation." The last answer usually draws a blank stare, as NASA (IMO) hasn't done a very good job publicizing or creating public interest in our next efforts in space--a return to the moon. . . .
Go, Endeavour! Go! (STS-126)
At 6:55 pm (CST) last night the shuttle Endeavour lifted off from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, and made a safe, flawless, and beautiful ascent to space. In about an hour, the Mission Control Center in Houston, Texas, gave Endeavour a ‘Go for orbital ops,’ meaning that all essential tasks to turn the shuttle from a rocket ship to a space . . .
How Can I Find Peace With God?
"How are we made right in the sight of God?" "How can I find peace with God?" "How can I right the many wrongs I have done in my life?" Left to answer these and similar questions from reason or some other faculty, man inevitably conjures up some sort of works, either to accomplish or from which . . .
Luther on Christ's Victory
Peace is something for which we all strive, hope, and long. A lack of peace from physical troubles, emotional troubles, and spiritual troubles is something that plagues each of us from time to time or season to season. Jesus spoke of giving us peace--peace that was possible because of his victory over the world; victory that came . . .
Bailing Out the Big 3...Seriously?!
Traditionally, I have intentionally avoided politics here. With a few exceptions surrounding the Olympics this summer, I have chosen to write almost exclusively on other topics...but things in Washington are getting so absolutely out of control, I am compelled to vent.
In case you haven't been paying attention, Mr. Paulson . . .
A True American Hero
Today, a bit of history about a true American hero...
2nd Lt. Robert E. Femoyer earned the Medal of Honor as a B-24 Liberator navigator Nov. 2, 1944, during a mission over Germany . Despite being severely wounded, he remained at his station for two-and-half hours so that he could guide his bomber back to England. Only on . . .
