How One Lutheran Congregation Fought Racism

Did you know that in days gone by, there were sometimes two Lutheran churches in the same town? A black Lutheran church and a white Lutheran church.
That’s not something we like to admit, however there were people that stood up and fought racism in that system. We too can stand up and fight that which [...]

Is One Church Cooler than the Other?

In one of the better Lutheran Blogs we’ve found so far, Pastor McCain keeps his thoughts on Lutheranism. He’s a fairly conservative guy, which you might find shocking that we’re linking to him on a youth group blog which tends towards the middle!
But one of his points is that large non-denom churches are lacking in [...]

Holy Smokes!

We just got word that Thrivent has agreed to match the Chili Cookoff, bringing the total raised for “Lord, Give me Your Eyes” to $2,378.55! God is good!
To date Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has awarded $764.00 to support youth serving others in “Lord, Give me Your Eyes”. Many families are feeling the pinch of the [...]

Does Personal Media Take Away from God?

Bishops have encouraged Italian Catholics to give up texting, TV, iPods and Facebook so they can relearn how to “communicate”.
Assuming they mean communication with God, do you agree? Do your virtual entertainment devices keep you from God, interrupt prayer times or Bible study?
Or is the Catholic Church missing the mark? Is virtual entertainment just a [...]