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October 2016

October 19, 2016

Liveblogging the final debate

This is the last presidential debate, for which we can all be thankful. I'll give...

October 19, 2016

Profile of Muslim converts & their church

The Atlantic has a profile of Muslim converts in Germany, with special emphasis on the...

October 19, 2016

Final presidential debate tonight

Tonight Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton face off in the last debate before the election....

October 19, 2016

Why America will survive a bad election

Ma ny Americans icans are worried that our constitutional republic won't survive a Hillary Clinton...

October 18, 2016

What about the Christian left?

A listener whose religious beliefs make him a political progressive asked NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben why...

October 18, 2016

A rigged election?

Donald Trump is re-emphasizing his claim that if he doesn't get elected, that's because the...

October 18, 2016

The Nobel Peace Prize keeps missing

Juan Manuel Santos, the president of Columbia, negotiated a peace deal with the left-wing rebels...

October 17, 2016

“God punishes wicked subjects by wicked rulers”

Luther did not actually say the words attributed to him, that he would rather be...

October 17, 2016

Charles Taylor wins philosophy prize

There is the Nobel Prize for various great achievements, and now there is the Berggruen...

October 17, 2016

Oklahoma State wins national football championship

Oklahoma State University has won its first national championship in football! For 1945. The American...

October 14, 2016

Luther and technology

David Gibson of Religious News Service tells about three major exhibitions opening this month on...

October 14, 2016

The candidates and the Two Kingdoms

I've been studying the Lutheran doctrine of the Two Kingdoms, which has some interesting applications...

October 14, 2016

Did the Greeks make China’s terracotta army?

Archaeologists have discovered European DNA at the site where those 8,000 lifesize terracotta soldiers guard...

October 13, 2016

Bob Dylan wins the Nobel Prize

Bob Dylan has won the Nobel Prize. The Peace Prize for "Blowin' in the Wind"...

October 13, 2016

Non-denominational vs. confessional evangelicals on politics

Jacob Lupfer makes the observation that non-denominational evangelicals tend to support Donald Trump, while "confessional evangelicals"...

October 13, 2016

What we learn from John Podesta’s emails

The emails regarding Hillary Clinton being released by Wikileaks are not from her illegal secret...

October 13, 2016

How much money do people in different churches make?

This is an unspiritual topic that is none of our business and appeals only to...

October 12, 2016

Ben Sasse is a “Lutero-Calvinist”

Nebraska Senator and rising conservative star Ben Sasse describes himself as a "Lutero-Calvinist." Though he...

October 12, 2016

Judge sees “absolutely no value” in studying the Constitution

Richard Posner is a judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit and...

October 12, 2016

To evacuate, or not to evacuate

Coastal areas in Florida and other Southeastern states evacuated their populations to escape Hurricane Matthew....

October 11, 2016

Wayne Grudem takes back his endorsement of Trump

Wayne Grudem is a prominent and influential evangelical theologian. As we blogged about, he surprised...

October 11, 2016

Planned Parenthood’s political army

Planned Parenthood has launched a massive political initiative designed to elect politicans who are pro-abortion,...

October 11, 2016

Hezekiah’s toilet

Archaeologists have excavated a site identified with the rule of Hezekiah. It includes a shrine...

October 10, 2016

InterVarsity gets tough on sex issues

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship has long been one of the best evangelical campus ministries, cultivating the...

October 10, 2016

“You need both a public and a private position”

Some of Hillary Clinton's hacked e-mails released by Wikileaks include transcripts of paid speeches she gave...

October 10, 2016

In defense of free trade

As we've blogged about, both candidates are campaigning against free trade. Texas Tech economist Benjamin...

October 10, 2016

What to say about the debate?

It's being called "the ugliest debate in American history." And I missed it! Due to...

October 08, 2016

The drama around Sunday’s debate

The second presidential debate will be held Sunday at 9:00 p.m. ET, to be covered...

October 07, 2016

In defense of small churches

Most churches throughout history and throughout the world have been small. Today more than one...

October 07, 2016

Men who won’t work

Nearly a third of American men aren't working. These include the unemployed, men who can't...