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December 2021

December 06, 2021

Do “Rights” Limit or Empower the Government?

Do "rights" protect liberty, or do they create entitlements? Do they limit what the government...

December 03, 2021

What Americans Believe about the Afterlife

For all of our alleged secularism, 83% of Americans believe in life after death. And...

December 02, 2021

What Americans Believe about Suffering

The problem of suffering--how an almighty and loving God could allow so much pain in...

December 01, 2021

“He refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter”

Moses was raised as the son of Pharaoh's daughter, but he repudiated his life of...

November 2021

November 30, 2021

When Evangelicals Were Considered Too Progressive

Evangelicals today are associated with right wing conservatives, but in the 19th century they were...

November 29, 2021

Luther on Advent

"He comes." That is what "advent" means. But there is more to it than that: ...

November 26, 2021

Single Christians Are Increasingly Celibate

Reversing a previous trend, single Christians between 18 and 35 are increasingly obeying the Bible...

November 25, 2021

Giving Thanks and Saying Grace

Research has found that 50% of Americans "say grace" of some kind before meals, which...

November 24, 2021

The Consequences of Plagues and Pandemics (part 2)

The Black Plague of the 14th century contributed to the rise of economic and political...

November 23, 2021

The Consequences of Plagues and Pandemics (part 1)

The Bubonic Plague, also known as the "Black Death," wiped out nearly half the population...

November 22, 2021

Do We Really Want Everything That Technology Can Give Us?

It is easy to get caught up in technological progress, eagerly awaiting whatever technology has...

November 19, 2021

The Catechesis Problem

American evangelicalism today is plagued with scandals, politics, moral failures, and a confused message. This...

November 18, 2021

Eliminating All Risk

We have become risk averse, says Damon Linker, a trend heightened by government and technology....

November 17, 2021

Overcoming Polarization

Polarization and conflict in a society are not necessarily bad, but they can be. Unity...

November 16, 2021

Polarization within Polarizations

Americans, we keep hearing, are polarized. But it's worse than that. There is polarization in...

November 15, 2021

The Rule of Law

Reactions to recent court decisions indicate that many Americans have forgotten the importance of the...

November 12, 2021

Should Couples and Their Pastor Reject Marriage Licenses?

In light of same-sex marriage, some couples and pastors are wanting to repudiate state laws...

November 11, 2021

“Worker Rebellion”

Many of the "essential workers" lauded in the early days of the pandemic would lose...

November 10, 2021

My Book on Fascism Revisited

In 1993, I published "Modern Fascism," about the ideas that defined fascism and their revival...

November 09, 2021

Meet the World’s Confessional Lutherans

American confessional Lutherans may feel beleaguered at times, but they should realize that they have...

November 08, 2021

Progressives Are Not as Popular as They Think

Last Tuesday's election was a "red wave" that swept over much of the nation, with...

November 05, 2021

Public Schools as the Means of Indoctrinating Children

Parents are insisting that public schools should not be centers for indoctrinating their children. But...

November 04, 2021

The Failure of the “Youth Group” Strategy

Young adults are abandoning the church in droves. Evidently, the "youth group" strategy many churches...

November 03, 2021

The Lessons of Anglicanism for Lutherans

Lutherans and Anglicans have similarities, but also major differences. But Lutherans can learn from the...

November 02, 2021

The Sterilization Boom

A growing number of young women--some of them in their teens--are not only choosing not...

November 01, 2021

Of Course the Church Is Going to Be Small

Our models and our expectations for "successful" churches tend to focus on growing in numbers. ...

October 2021

October 29, 2021

The Four Distinctives of the Reformation

For Reformation Day, the four ways the Reformation differed from Catholicism and the myth of...

October 28, 2021

“The Free Exercise of Religion”

The Constitution forbids the government from prohibiting the "free exercise of religion." That refers to...

October 27, 2021

Our Shadow Government

The rise of "advocacy philanthropy," in which wealthy donors and their foundations spend vast sums...

October 26, 2021

Republicans Shouldn’t Vote?

What's with Donald Trump telling Republicans that, unless his claims that the election was stolen...