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June 2021

June 18, 2021

The Invisible–That Is, Non-Existent–Sculpture

We now have the work of art that defines our age, just as Michelangelo's David...

June 17, 2021

Religion as “Communal Solidarity” or “Personal Identity”?

Research about how parents transmit their faith to their children raises the question: Is religion...

June 16, 2021

Not just “Nones” but “Nons”

America's religious landscape is being reshaped not only by the "Nones," those who have no...

June 15, 2021

Back to Inflation

Bailouts, fiscal stimulus, and massive government spending on top of a booming economy have brought...

June 14, 2021

What If Science Caused the Pandemic?, Part II

Americans have lost faith in the government, business, schools, the media, and the church. What...

June 11, 2021

What If Science Caused the Pandemic?, Part I

We are told to trust science, follow the science, and make decisions according to science. ...

June 10, 2021

The Importance of Luther’s Doctrine of the Three Estates

When we think of Luther's thought as it relates to culture and our life in...

June 09, 2021

If James Bond Became a Pastor

Imagine that James Bond, the dashing spy with a license to kill who keeps saving...

June 08, 2021

James Bond after 50 Years

We've been watching the Sean Connery James Bond movies (streaming free at Pluto and Tubi),...

June 07, 2021

Deep Worldview

Christians often use "worldview" in confused ways. Lutherans look at the concept differently than the...

June 04, 2021

Biblical Worldview Crisis?

A study has found that only 6% of Americans and only 9% of Christians have...

June 03, 2021

The Baptism of Simone Weil

The French philosopher and activist Simone Weil was converted to Christianity, but she declined to...

June 02, 2021

The Conversion of Simone Weil

The story of how Simone Weil--the French Jewish philosopher, social justice activist, and member of...

June 01, 2021

The pastor who leads a church body in fellowship with the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod...

May 2021

May 31, 2021

Spending $6 Trillion and Scrapping the Hyde Amendment

President Biden has submitted his 2022 budget, which comes in at $6 trillion. That would...

May 28, 2021

Bonhoeffer’s Theology of the Body

Dietrich Bonhoeffer's opposition to abortion is in the context of his theology of the body.

May 27, 2021

Bonhoeffer on Abortion

Dietrich Bonhoeffer is a Lutheran theologian who is widely respected from all sides. So his...

May 26, 2021

Don’t Know, Don’t Care, Don’t Believe

According to new research, 43% of Millennials (aged 18-36), "don't know, don't care, or don't...

May 25, 2021

Our Whole Culture Is “Sex Negative”

Our culture is sexually permissive, but that is not the same as valuing sex. An...

May 24, 2021

The Supreme Court Takes Up Roe v. Wade

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that will, in effect, be a...

May 21, 2021

Teaching the Trinity to Young Children

Just as very young children trust and depend on their parents, they can trust and...

May 20, 2021

Is Secularism Crumbling?

Is secularism starting to lose its appeal? A European evangelist thinks so, citing five specific...

May 19, 2021

Celebrating the Burning of Heretics

I'm interested in Christian art, and I just became aware of a remarkable--and twisted--example. "The...

May 18, 2021

Churches Decline with Privilege, Grow With Pluralism & Persecution

When Christianity has the active support of the government, it declines. When it faces competition...

May 17, 2021

Declaring Victory over COVID

Some are hailing the CDC's new ruling that the vaccinated no longer need to wear...

May 14, 2021

Why Ukrainian Evangelicals Are Succeeding Politically

American evangelicals and other conservative Christians are agonizing over the extent to which they should...

May 13, 2021

The Real Reason Why Scandinavians Are So Happy

For the fourth year in a row, Finland is ranked as the happiest country in...

May 12, 2021

A Defense of Cultural Christianity

Andrew T. Walker recognizes the problems with cultural Christianity. But he argues that it's not...

May 11, 2021

Christianity vs. Christendom?

Many people today reject "institutional" religion and the "institutional church." Do they have a point? ...

May 10, 2021

And now, Sex-Free “Friend Marriage”

Among the plethora of marriage variations available today, we now have people who are marrying...