The Holocaust and Luther On April 13/14, 2026, the state of Israel observes " Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day " to remember the death and heroic resistance during the 1930s and 1940s when over six million Jews were murdered by Germans and their allies. Eighty-one years after the end of the Second World War, we now live in an age when the Holocaust is denied or distorted in various way. Especially social media help spread this unjustified attack on a historical reality.

Last Sunday was Palm Sunday, the last Sunday before Easter and therefore the beginning of Holy Week, which includes Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. Last Sunday, many Christians heard the gospel account of how Christ rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, Matthew 21:1-9 , combined with a reading from Paul's letter to the Philippians 2:5-11 . Coincidentally, last Saturday saw the third nationwide "No Kings" protest that gathered an estimated 8 million Americans across a wide politi

A few days ago, I wrote a post summarizing in a few paragraphs Luther's "theology of war," so to speak. You can read it here . In essence, Luther was neither a principled pacifist nor an uncritical advocate of war. Instead, he had a nuanced approach to this topic that was grounded in God's law nature, which is the law of love : Legitimate, or just, wars must be defensive. And they must be prudent. This simply means that war may only be waged to defend the lives and possession