Examining bioethics, morality, and culture from a distinctively orthodox Lutheran perspective. Site dedicated to the Holy Family.
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 31st, 2009
Yesterday’s The New York Times reported on a study conducted by Johns Hopkins Children’s Center showing the impact the lack of insurance has on children’s health outcomes. Most likely, uninsured children are more likely to die because they are denied timely treatment. Although the research was not set up to identify why uninsured children were [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 31st, 2009
The Evangelical Lutheran Church still struggles to free itself from its bondage to the Twentieth Century Project and from the shackles of fundamentalism and social conservatism. Which is really a shame, when you think about it. The treasures of the Evangelical Lutheran Church are far, far richer than the church-sounding secular arguments we’re so accustomed [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 31st, 2009
The London Times is reporting that Birmingham rocker Tony Iommi has elected to undergo adult stem cell treatment in order to help restore cartilage in his hand. Just in time for Halloween, here’s Black Sabbath playing “Iron Man.”
The Reverend Robert C. Baker, B.B.A, M.Div., is an ordained pastor in The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, and serves the Church as an editor at the denomination's publishing house. He is currently pursuing an M.S. degree in Health Care Ethics at Creighton University. He is the author of What Happened To Merry Christmas? and How Do You Start a Fire with Water? and has authored or edited numerous Bible studies and books.