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January 2017

January 16, 2017

Trump’s moderating cabinet

So far the confirmation hearings for Donald Trump's cabinet picks suggests that his administration will...

January 16, 2017

Obama gets tough on immigration

With about a week left in office, President Obama has finally cracked down on immigration:...

January 16, 2017

Letter from a Birmingham Jail

To observe Martin Luther King Day, read his classic "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." It...

January 13, 2017

Luther’s influence on German culture

The Economist has a fascinating article on "How Martin Luther has shaped Germany for half...

January 13, 2017

Gay divorce

We have gay marriage. Now we are also getting gay divorce. The New York Times...

January 13, 2017

Legal rights for robots as “electronic persons”

A committee of the European Parliament has passed a measure that would give legal rights...

January 12, 2017

Trump and the prosperity gospel

Giving the opening prayer at Donald Trump's inauguration will be Paula White, a megachurch "pastor"...

January 12, 2017

Trump’s news conference & confirmation hearings

Donald Trump held his first news conference since winning the election. He said that he...

January 12, 2017

Interfaith service surprise

The Anglican cathedral in Glasgow, in its interfaith zeal, invited a Muslim to read from...

January 11, 2017

More misunderstanding of vocation

Frederich Buechner is a novelist and writer that I really appreciate, but his definition of...

January 11, 2017

Actors vs. Trump

Meryl Streep took the occasion of her lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes to...

January 11, 2017

More Russian dirty tricks

Not only did the Russians hack into the Democrats' e-mails in an attempt to influence...

January 10, 2017

Living under the law

More from David Zahl., who distinguishes between the big-L "Law" (of God) and the little-l...

January 10, 2017

Flipping on Assange

Not long ago, conservatives condemned Wikileaks leaker Julian Assange. After all, Assange exposed U.S. intelligence...

January 10, 2017

The origin of the Bible’s chapters and verses

Imagine trying to look something up in the Bible if it didn't have chapters and...

January 09, 2017

Justification and contemporary culture

Luther-influenced Anglican David Zahl has a brilliant article in the latest Christianity Today about Luther's distinction...

January 09, 2017

From Russia with Love

Donald Trump and his supporters have been dismissive of U. S. Intelligence claims that the...

January 09, 2017

“The last honest liberal” dies

Nat Hentoff, 91, has died. The jazz critic for the Village Voice, Hentoff described himself...

January 06, 2017

Spiritual anguish

Contrary to the "prosperity gospel" and other theologies of glory, negative experiences can also have...

January 06, 2017

Have an Epiphany!

Definition of epiphany capitalized : January 6 observed as a church festival in commemoration of...

January 06, 2017

Empire of Desire

I have long said that we shouldn't look for analogies between our cultural problems and...

January 06, 2017

Democrats hope to come back by going left

Democrats strategizing over how to overcome their recent defeats now have a plan: go left....

January 05, 2017

Grappling with Bach’s theology

Alex Ross, music critic for The New Yorker has written a fascinating piece on Bach's theology....

January 05, 2017

Simulated relationships

Why do we often take celebrity deaths so hard? According to Rev. Travis Berg, citing...

January 05, 2017

The Cubs didn’t really win the World Series

The Chicago Cubs didn't really win the World Series over the Cleveland Indians. Actually, both...

January 04, 2017

90,000 Christians died for their faith last year

Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the world, according to a European study. In...

January 04, 2017

The Democrats’ religion problem

Michael Wear is a pro-life evangelical Christian who was a staffer for Barack Obama, helping...

January 04, 2017

The “current year” argument

Some people invoke the current year as a sufficient argument. As in, "I can't believe...

January 03, 2017

Martin Scorsese on vocation

Renowned film director Martin Scorsese talks about vocation in a recent interview. He didn't make...

January 03, 2017

“Positive propaganda as the main theme”

Russia does it with RT. Arabs do it with Al Jazeera. Now, as of...