Dr. Norman Metzler Professor Emeritus of Theology, Concordia University, Portland, OR A significant question regarding the last things and the kingdom of God is how we might best envision the relationship between time and eternity in a way that takes into account the scriptural evidence and plain reason. This question obviously presses us to the…
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By Robert Schmidt* The nation was bitterly divided. On one side were the religious nationalists who wanted to make Israel great again. Realists were on the other side. They recognized that the future was in the hands of the Roman military which could enable and control world trade. Heightening the tension was the threat of…
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Robert Schmidt The last gavel has been struck; the convention is over. No more licensed deacons and plans are underway to find an easier way to rid the Synod of honest dissenters. Moderates are mostly retired and mission minded folks are concentrating on better practices, not a better administration. Three years from now there will…
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Robert Schmidt The carnage in Paris touches a deeply felt need in most of us for revenge, or some sort of action to retaliate. France’s Hollande called it an “Act of War.” Might not a broad coalition of nations root out that violent, cowardly, barbaric group called ISIS? Yet, as we are informed, ISIS seeks…
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