Expressive individualism is a term used today to describe the intuitive way that we think about ourselves as human beings.

Dr. Carl Truman talking about his presentation at the 2025 issues, etc., making the case conference.

We think about ourselves as free, autonomous, self-determining, and we place a great emphasis upon our feelings as being decisive for who we are.

Now, from a Christian perspective, feelings are part of what it is to be human, but also we understand as Christians that made in the image of God, we are dependent creatures.

We're obliged creatures. We don't self-invent or self-create ourselves.

And what I want to do in this talk is analyze the problem and then suggest ways that the church can

combat this within our congregations.

You can meet and hear Dr. Carl Truman making the case against expressive individualism at this year's Making

the Case Conference, July 18th and 19th, at Concordia University Chicago.

Learn more at issue ZTC.org.

Why is this a story that appeals to producers and editors? Trump, Trump, Trump, and more Trump.

Second, Russia, Russia, Russia, which gives you then Putin, Putin, Putin.

And it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the degeneration of our culture and breathtaking advances

being made by the forces of the progressives. But fixing this broken educational system,

while it won't immediately stop the general cultural rot that we see all around us. It's a necessary

and essential first step. Well, of course,

our society, love is primarily an emotion, but in scripture, love is primarily action,

God's action toward us. You know, you're not baptized into a set of propositional truths. You're

baptized into a person, into that person of Jesus Christ.

Young Lutherans, now ages 9 and 11, still say Luther's evening prayer.

I thank you, my Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ and your son, that you have graciously

kept on this day.

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