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January 2022

January 12, 2022

Faith & Mental Health

A new study shows that having a strong faith is correlated with positive mental health....

January 11, 2022

Defining Being “Spiritual”

Being "religious" involves a set of transcendent beliefs and experiences shared with other people. Being...

January 10, 2022

Post-Christian Christianity

The problem is not just a secularized culture, but a secularized church. Russell Moore warns...

January 07, 2022

How Parents Make Their Children Religious (or Not)

The most important factor in whether or not children hold on to their faith and...

January 06, 2022

Adam and the Magi

Epiphany, on January 6, celebrates the visitation of the Wise Men to the baby Jesus,...

January 05, 2022

The Book of Concord App from Flame & Lex Lutheran

The rapper Flame (Marcus Grey) and YouTuber Lex Lutheran (Tyree Toney) have collaborated on a...

January 04, 2022

Revising the First and Second Amendments

A proposal to revise the Bill of Rights, including eliminating guns from the Second Amendment...

January 03, 2022

Trump’s Support of the LGBTQ Agenda

Last month Donald Trump hosted the Log Cabin Republicans--an organization of gay members of the...

January 03, 2022

Anti-Vax Trump Supporters Turning Against Trump

Trump has become vocal in touting his administration's achievement in developing the vaccines and in...

January 01, 2022

Happy New Year!

"My times are in your hand." (Psalm 31:15)

December 2021

December 31, 2021

Predictions for 2022

As the old year dies and the new year comes crawling in, let us make...

December 30, 2021

Awarding the Best Predictions for 2021

Reviewing the predictions made at the Cranach blog for what will happen in 2021. Previously,...

December 29, 2021

A Futurist’s Forecast for 2022

A futurist predicts 22 trends for 2022, many of which are paradoxes: our dependence on...

December 28, 2021

Religion in 2021

Judging by the media and many of its practitioners, religion in 2021 consisted of politics,...

December 27, 2021

Looking Back While Driving Forward

Contrary to what Americans hoped for, 2021 did not bring about a "return to normalcy."...

December 25, 2021

Merry Christ Mass!

Christmas greetings from the Cranach blog!

December 24, 2021

My Christmas Presents to You

Christmas gifts from this blog to you.

December 23, 2021

The Baby Jesus vs. the Crowds

There was no room at the inn for Mary and Joseph, due to the crowds...

December 22, 2021

The 1400 Mile Cube

The Book of Revelation describes the New Jerusalem as a vast cube that extends for...

December 21, 2021

How Liberal Protestantism Gave Us Roe vs. Wade

The supporters of the 1973 decision legalizing abortion say that religious considerations should not be...

December 20, 2021

The “Ecosystem” of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

The "institutional church" is derided by just about everybody. But few people have encountered a...

December 17, 2021

“The Biggest Disruption to Human Life We Have Ever Seen”

We've blogged about the Metaverse--which promises to let us live our lives inside shared virtual...

December 16, 2021

Has China Overtaken–or Passed–the U.S.A.?

China is on the rise, while the United States is in decline. China is now...

December 15, 2021

The Dwindling Nuclear Family

What is the percentage of American households that consist of a married couple with children?...

December 14, 2021

No, Luther Isn’t to Blame for Subjectivism

Conservative cultural critics often blame Luther for modern subjectivism and exaltation of the self. A...

December 13, 2021

For Luther, Advent Is about God’s Grace, not Our Preparation

Two Episcopalians learn from Luther about the best way to observe Advent: The focus should not...

December 10, 2021

Can Only White People Be Racist?

The classic definition of racism is prejudice against human beings because of their race. Progressives...

December 09, 2021

The Progressive-Or-Bigot Binary

If you aren't a progressive, you must be a bigot. This binary way of thinking,...

December 08, 2021

Legalism vs. Freedom vs. Lawlessness

On one side is legalism. On the other extreme is lawlessness. The Gospel, though, gives...

December 07, 2021

A Pearl Harbor Novel Shows History from the Inside

Today is the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. I am...