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January 2021

January 04, 2021

The Last Decade and the New Decade

Since decades technically begin with a year ending in "one," we are embarking on a...

January 01, 2021

Make Your Predictions for 2021

The custom on this blog on New Year’s Day is for readers to predict what...

December 2020

December 31, 2020

The Cranach Reader Who Predicted COVID-19

In this blog's annual contest to predict what will happen in the upcoming year, someone...

December 30, 2020

Top Stories of 2020

This past year was dominated by COVID-19, politics, protests, and dismay. A post-mortem on the...

December 29, 2020

2020 as Existential Crisis

Nearly eight out of 10 Americans (77%) believe that 2020 has put the country into...

December 28, 2020

Books of the Year

Suggestions for spending the Amazon gift cards that you got for Christmas: Pick out some...

December 25, 2020

The “You” in the Christmas Story

The New Testament describes the events of Christ's birth as being "for you." That is,...

December 24, 2020

Eerie Christmas Songs

Christmas is mysterious. The notion that the transcendent God of the universe has been born...

December 23, 2020

The Christ Child in Revelation

The Apostle John doesn't write about the nativity in his Gospel, but he does write...

December 22, 2020

Developments in the Sexual Revolution

Of the redistribution of sex, robotic consent, and a hit to the pornography industry.

December 21, 2020

We Americans Don’t Trust Each Other

Social trust is the glue that holds society together. But Americans trust each other less...

December 18, 2020

The Three Religious Factions That Missed the Point of Christmas

The Pharisees, Sadducees, and the Zealots--then and now--miss the meaning of the coming of Christ.

December 17, 2020

Not Guilty by Reason of Poverty

The city of Seattle, having defunded their police by 18%, is now considering removing the...

December 16, 2020

One of the Most Conservative States Is the Hottest Marijuana Market

Oklahoma, where I grew up and where I live, is one of the most conservative...

December 15, 2020

The Electors Make Joe Biden President

Not citizens nor states elect the president. As with medieval Emperors, the president is chosen...

December 14, 2020

A New Argument for the Date of Jesus’ Birth

There have been many attempts throughout the centuries to ascertain exactly when Jesus was born. ...

December 11, 2020

The Fine-tuning of the Universe So Objects Can Exist

You are probably familiar with the concept that the universe is "fine-tuned" for life, that...

December 10, 2020

How Blacks and Immigrants Will Help the Conservative Cause

Blacks, Hispanics, and other immigrants are more conservative and more religious, on the whole, than...

December 09, 2020

What the Name “Jesus” Reveals

The very name of Jesus, which means "Yahweh Saves," is a creed, a confession of...

December 08, 2020

Purity Tests

Many secularists are reverting to an insistence on purity, for themselves and others. Not moral...

December 07, 2020

The Bible’s Super-Short & Always Useful Prayers

The Bible has many profound prayers that are extremely short--as few as three words--yet they...

December 04, 2020

Advent Teaches Us to Wait

Advent is a season that is all about waiting--for the Messiah, for His Second Coming,...

December 03, 2020

Abortion and the Will to Power

Critical theorists see power and oppression everywhere. Why don't they see it in abortion, which...

December 02, 2020

America’s Radical Moderation

America is a radically moderate nation. That means it will be frustrating for both liberals...

December 01, 2020

The Doctrine of Original Sin as an Essential American Conviction

When we think of the definitive beliefs of Americans, what comes to mind are liberty,...

November 2020

November 30, 2020

The Scientist Who Calculates the End of America

A scientist has devised a mathematical formula for calculating when nations and civilizations fall apart. ...

November 27, 2020

Why It’s Hard to Worship with Pop Music Styles

Pop music is specifically designed for solo artists, which means that it does not lend...

November 26, 2020

Thanksgiving and the 1620 Project

It wasn't the Virginia slave ship in 1619 that defined American values, argues "The Federalist,"...

November 25, 2020

The Crises in the West and in Islam

The new spate of Islamic terrorism in France, due to more Charlie Hebdo cartoons, demonstrates...

November 24, 2020

Why Republicans Are Likely to Win in Georgia and Keep the Senate

The Georgia run-off elections will determine which party controls the Senate and thus the ability...