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It's Hallowe'en, so I suppose a quick family story regarding one of my deceased ancestors wouldn't be out of line, here. I am Andrew, son of Robert Gooding and son of Carol McDonald. Carol is the daughter of Boyd McDonald and Phyllis Cornett. Boyd McDonald was the son of Melva McDonald and...

Catalonia declared independence from Spain on Friday and the Spanish government isn't having it. The Spanish PM, Mariano Rajoy, has fired Carles Puigdemont, Catalonia's president and has effectively disbanded the formerly semi- autonomous region's government. The international response has been...

I've noticed and think it interesting that so many denominational labels today are the results of yesterday's taunts by those outside the faith being described. Martin Luther did not want his movement named after him, but his opponents kept insisting on calling his disciples after him. After...

Christopher Columbus ushered in a new era for Europeans as a result of his voyages to the Americas in the 1490s. This era, known today as the Age of Discovery, began with Columbus' voyages and closed in the eighteenth century. It brought about the Columbian Exchange...

I haven't been overseas, ever, but I have had the opportunity to try all kinds of fairly decent food from different parts of my own country. I've enjoyed Cajun food in Acadiana, Tex- Mex in Texas, Chinese, Japanese and Thai food in Northern Virginia. I'm not too crazy about French food and I've...

When I was a kid, Columbus Day was regarded as a holiday for someone who heroically braved a vast, unknown sea to find a western passage to China and the Orient. Unbeknownst to him and the three ships he was leading ( Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria), when they first sighted land, it was land in a...

This isn't often done by Lutherans, but there are some Confessional Lutherans who see these meditations on the Life, Death, Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus Christ as an aid to worship. How to Pray the Rosary as a Lutheran Many within the Lutheran Church encourages members to pray the...

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the tragic mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, that has injured over a hundred and killed at least fifty people https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/10/02/islamic-state-claims-las-vegas-shooting-says-attacker-recent-convert-to-islam/23229760/...

Hey, I'm just going to post this real quick before I go to work. I'll get into it in more detail later, but I am a member of a Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod church as an answer to prayer. I was looking for a Biblically based, liturgical church whose doctrine didn't deviate from area to area...

The two contestants on who is crazier than whom are Donald J. Trump and Kim Jong Un. They are both trading insults with each other while tensions between North Korea and the United States of America escalate...

Hey, how are you all doing? As my handle implies, I am a Confessional Lutheran, part of a congregation that's part of the Southeastern District of the Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod. I'm a convert, having joined up in 2013 by a reaffirmation of faith when I was living in Jacksonville, FL and...