by J. Christian Andrews
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I cull the internet so you don't have to (ha). Here is my reading list for October 8-14, 2017. Posting these links does not necessarily constitute an endorsement. On the other hand these are not all the blog post I read but only those I thought worth a continued conversation.
APOLOGETICS and WITNESS
* Chelsen Vicari: Why Francis Chan Left the Megachurch
* Joseph Rossell: Mainline Decline, Liberation Theology & the Gospel
* Tom Parrish: Challenging the Truth!
ENGAGING CULTURE
* Robert Oscar Lopez: Growing Up with Two Lesbian Moms
* Carolyn Moynihan: Can campus rape culture be cured by consent?
* Gabriella Hoffman: Murderer Che Guevara Shouldn't Be Lionized 50 Years After His Death
* Tom Parrish: Reaping the Whirlwind
* Craig Johnson: A true gentleman
* Rod Dreher: A Turning Point Against Sexual Harassment?
* Peter Heck: There's Not Much As Gross As Christian Socialists
GOVERNMENT
* Evan Wilt: Judge again strikes down clergy tax benefit
* Matt Warner: Cut foreign aid to help the world's poor
* Selwyn Duke: Now, We Know My Mother Has Flaws, but...
HUMAN INTEREST
* Justo Pillman: Hike to Espiritu Playa
* Twisted Sifter: 12 Amazing Highlights from the 2017 Nat Geo Nature Photographer of the Year Contest
* Sarah Laskow: Help Puerto Rico Recover by Mapping Damaged Areas
* Conor Nickerson: Artist Photoshops Himself Into His Childhood Photos (11 Pics)
PASTORAL MINISTRY
* Michael Schuermann: Luther and Pastoral Care
REFORMATION 500
* Josh Brisby: The Lutheran Reformation: The Differences Still Matter
* Lincoln Winter: Luther and Reformation 500!
* Matthew Zickler: The Burning of the Papal Bull
* Vance Christie: Martin Luther: Father of the Reformation
SANCTITY OF LIFE
* Mark Hodges: 'Every single day is a gift:' Marine thankful he wasn't offered euthanasia
* Roland C Warren: Should the Pro-Life Movement Focus on Proving Abortion's Harms to Women?
SECOND AMENDMENT
* Rob Morse: Why Republican Politicians Ignore Gun Owners
* Rob Morse: The Real and Imaginary Dangers of Firearms Training
WORD
* Lutheran Ladies Connection: The Story of We Give Thee But Thine Own
* Timothy Massaro: 3 Reasons Every Christian Needs to Use the Creeds
* Brett Boe / Jason Gudim / Brian Ricke: Being Lutheran Podcast Episode #44 - The 9th & 10th Commandments
* Paul Anderson: The Toughest Command in the Bible
* Marvin Olasky: Leaving benign behind
* Brett Boe / Jason Gudim / Brian Ricke: Being Lutheran Podcast Episode #45 - The 9th & 10th Commandments, Part 2
* Lutheran Ladies Connection: I don't get what I deserve.
* Paul Anderson: Three Truths from Carpenter Ants
* Lutheran Ladies Connection: Stewardship of Our Life #2
WORLD WAR "P" (fighting pornography)
* Reggie Osborne II: Swimsuits or Porn?