Rev. Cwirla's Blogosphere

This is a great excerpt from Dietrich Bonhoeffer (No Rusty Swords

Michael "internet Monk" has an intriguing interview with Dr.

I have long maintained, most recently in an interview with Michael "internet Monk" Spencer, that adolescence as a state of being should not be coddled or encouraged.  Rather, we adults need to run the race side by side with these young emerging adults

Nice blog post from The Rev. Rich Heinz on the "Three Ws" of Higher Things:  Worship, Word, Fun.

Check it out:  http://higherthings.org/myht/articles/current_events/solapowered.html

Here's a terrific post-Sola article by The Rev. Reverend Mark Buetow written as a follow up to our two great youth conferences this year.  He shows how a Higher Things youth conference leads back to the local congregation, not away from it.  Plus, he's really got the

We Lutherans do not use the words "high church" or "low church" to describe worship.  Those are Anglican terms.  In Anglicanism being "high" or

For a little sampling of the amazing worship and hymnody at Higher Things Sola - Grand Rapids, click here.  You'll find a great live recording of

When someone says to me, "The Bible is full of contradictions," I like to say back, "Name three."  Nine times out of ten, they can't because they haven't read the Bible well enough, or at all, to know a contradiction when they see one.