Pastor Foltz is Pastor Emeritus of Saint James Lutheran Church in Gettysburg, PA and author of the the Frontline Study content.
When I read Pro-Choice supporters, I do not find involved philosophical or public policy arguments. Instead, the writers appeal to real-life experiences, especially those that involve themselves, their families, or their friends. The issue is personal and emotional as they tell stories of abortion being available to women in need. They also refer to women’s […]
Last week, I suggested the Po-Life argument makes me feel I am engaged in an abstract, academic, moral dissertation rather than an attempt to solve a real-life human problem. I find resorting to moral absolutes represents Kant more than Jesus. And I wince whenever advocates preclude intelligent conversation by claiming it leads to an inevitable […]
A Pro-Choice woman’s claim, “My body, my decision,” is hardly a complete ethical argument. Like many moral decisions we make in real life, it maintains that there is nothing better. In that sense, it is a rejection of the Pro-Life propositions. That means we should examine closely what those are. The most cogent presentation I […]
It’s pretty obvious abortion is the main issue dividing the Church in our time. The Body of Christ is split apart over a question that people acknowledge Jesus himself never addressed. This omission indicates that first-century people did not see it as a major problem. However, it also invites us to imagine how Jesus might […]
“I decided to begin our series on abortion with an article written by Michael Cooper-White, the president emeritus of United Lutheran Seminary in Gettysburg and director of Lutheran Formation at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. He also reports for the Gettysburg Times and published this piece on July 11, 2022. It is not […]
Paul suggested I do a few sessions on abortion. I’ll start next week. In the meantime, I decided to use the following Facebook post by Kerry Walters as a transition. Kerry was a very respected and beloved philosophy professor at Gettysburg College. In his retirement, he serves as the pastor of the Holy Spirit Parish […]
Some of the most emotional and contentious debates I have had with other pastors and theologians have been about what exactly happened on Easter. Some feel there is no Christianity without a resurrection in which Jesus of Nazareth is literally brought back to walk bodily among his followers for 40 days. Others believe we are […]
Let’s answer the two questions with which we began: Is there a life after death for me? Shall I be with my loved ones who have already died? In the New Testament, the question is whether those who have died will be able to enjoy the future beloved community God promises. It answers that God’s […]
I began this series by suggesting most of us associate resurrection with questions about whether there is life after death and if there is, whether we shall enjoy the presence of our beloved. I probably should have added that some have fears about some sort of last judgment. I decided I would begin addressing the […]
The entire gospel of John can be read as a discourse on what Jesus’ resurrection means for us. John’s Jesus of Nazareth bears little resemblance to that of the other three evangelists because it is nothing approaching a historical biography. It only makes sense if you see it as a rereading of events in Jesus’ […]
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