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April 2022

April 11, 2022

Secularists Seeking Forgiveness

Vox has been running a series on the importance of forgiving and finding forgiveness. Though...

April 08, 2022

Note to Subscribers

Once I get back from Australia after Easter, I'm planning some special activities for subscribers...

April 08, 2022

Nuclear Weapons Reconsidered

Russian president Putin, losing in Ukraine, is threatening to use nuclear weapons. This has U.S....

April 07, 2022

The Dangers of the Digital Dollar

The Biden administration is laying the groundwork for the "digital dollar." This would be the...

April 06, 2022

What God Do People Believe In?

A new study of American religion has found that 54% of respondents believe in God...

April 05, 2022

When Australia Faced Invasion

During World War II, Australians fully expected to be invaded by Japan. Abandoned by Great...

April 04, 2022

Touch This Tree and You’ll Want to Die

A close encounter with the stinging tree of Australia, which, to touch, creates such excruciating...

April 01, 2022

How the Blog Will Work

The subscription model is a much better deal for writers than paying them royalties or...

March 2022

March 31, 2022

The Next Phase for This Blog

I hope my break from the blog made you feel that "absence makes the heart...

March 30, 2022

Finnish Christians Found Not-Guilty in Hate Crime Trial

The Finnish Christians who were put on trial for teaching what the Bible says about...

March 22, 2022

A Pause in the Blog

We've been in Australia since the first of the month, visiting our daughter, son-in-law, and...

March 21, 2022

Yet Another Schism in Eastern Orthodoxy?

One factor in the Russian invasion of Ukraine was the Ukrainian Orthodox Church breaking away...

March 18, 2022

Essential Reading for Educational Reformers & Classical Educators

Thomas Korcok's new book "Serpents in the Classroom: The Poisoning of Modern Education and How...

March 17, 2022

Russia Wants Alaska Back

Now Russia, trying to enforce its territorial claims on Ukraine with an invasion, is making...

March 16, 2022

Lutheran Mercy-Work in Ukraine and Ethiopia

Lutheran churches are mobilizing to help refugees in Ukraine and drought victims in Ethiopia. This...

March 15, 2022

Would Americans Fight If the USA Were Invaded?

Would Americans fight like the Ukrainians if our country were invaded? Some would, according to...

March 14, 2022

Russia and the Culture Wars

Some Christians and other cultural conservatives have seen Putin's Russia as an ally in our...

March 11, 2022

A Pro-Life Vaccine?

Novavax is an anti-COVID vaccine that has been submitted to the FDA for approval. Already in...

March 10, 2022

Russian Orthodoxy and Christian Nationalism

Some Americans support Christian nationalism. But the Russian Orthodox Church shows what that looks like....

March 09, 2022

“You’ll Be Able to Create Worlds with Just Your Voice”

Mark Zuckerberg's description of how we will be able to create our own worlds parallels...

March 08, 2022

The Goal Is to Make the Metaverse our “Primary” Reality

The Metaverse may seem ridiculous, but its designers hope for its virtual reality to become...

March 07, 2022

Invalid Baptisms?

A Catholic priest got in the habit of saying "We baptize you. . ." instead...

March 04, 2022

Wars We Don’t Choose

Opinions vary about the Russian attack on Ukraine, but Americans are united in not wanting...

March 03, 2022

The Religious Dimension of the War Between Russia & Ukraine

There are many facets to the war between Russia and Ukraine. One of them reportedly...

March 02, 2022

To Dust You Shall Return

"Remember that you are dust. And to dust you shall return." Those words from Genesis...

March 01, 2022

Headed to Fortress Australia

Today we start our flight to Australia to visit our daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren. Due...

February 2022

February 28, 2022

Update on the Trial of Christians in Finland

The trial in Finland of Päivi Räsänen and Bishop Juhana Pohjola for their teaching what...

February 27, 2022

Ukraine’s Heroic Resistance

Who cannot be inspired by the Ukrainians' resistance to the Russian invaders? In our cynicism,...

February 25, 2022

Worse Than Watergate?

Revelations from the Durham investigation show unsettling parallels to the Watergate scandal.

February 24, 2022

War in Europe

Russia has invaded Ukraine. The big question for the United States is whether we will get...