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March 2020

March 20, 2020

A Classic Devotion for Times of Sickness

In "Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions," John Donne reflects on the course of his sickness from...

March 19, 2020

Luther on Self-Quarantining

In his advice about dealing with plagues, Luther counsels against over-reactions and false piety. He...

March 18, 2020

The Bible on Plagues & Pestilence

As we face the coronavirus, the Bible has much to say about plagues and pestilences....

March 17, 2020

St. Patrick’s Confession of Faith

In the course of his "Confession," in which St. Patrick recounts his life as a...

March 16, 2020

The Postmodern Epidemic

The coronavirus outbreak has been called "the first postmodern pandemic", though the author didn't say...

March 13, 2020

From Shallow Evangelicalism to Shallow Liberalism to Deep Christianity

An account of a young man who found his childhood evangelicalism too shallow. He moved...

March 12, 2020

Good News and Bad News on the Family

The divorce rate has dropped dramatically since its high point in the 1980s and, particularly,...

March 11, 2020

The Catholic Elements in Contemporary Worship

Those who criticize us Lutherans for being "too Catholic" often hold "Catholic" beliefs themselves. Contemporary...

March 10, 2020

“The Greatest Plague”

In his "Table Talk," Luther reflects on the spiritual and existential significance of plagues. He...

March 09, 2020

A Defense of Capitalism

Nikki Haley, former governor of South Carolina, has launched a forceful defense of capitalism. In...

March 06, 2020

Anti-Americanism among Americans

Many Americans, especially those fresh out of school, really don't like America. Joy Pullman documents...

March 05, 2020

What You Need to Know about the Coronavirus

Some people are over-reacting to fears of the coronavirus epidemic, and some are under-reacting. Here...

March 04, 2020

How Science Supports Classical Design

A mathematician cites scientific data showing that classical design elements--such as symmetry, proportion, harmony, and...

March 03, 2020

Listen to Music as It Sounded in the Hagia Sophia 500 Years Ago

Science and the arts have worked together to recreate what music would have sounded like...

March 02, 2020

An Actual Millennial Responds to Church Efforts to Attract Millennials

A millennial responds to a church growth consultant who is urging churches to become even...

February 2020

February 28, 2020

Why the West Lost Its Nerve

Some in the West are under the impression that Nazism comes from believing ANYTHING too...

February 27, 2020

Marxists on Bernie Sanders and the Revolution

In order to take Democratic front-runner Bernie Sanders' ideology seriously, we should consider an article...

February 26, 2020

Escaping the World vs. Escaping Yourself

This is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, a day and a season to reflect...

February 25, 2020

Serious Questions but Trivial Answers

People who have left Christianity often tell about how, in their church-going days, they had...

February 24, 2020

Choosing Between Socialism or Plutocracy

The Democratic presidential campaign is shaping up to be a contest between Bernie Sanders and...

February 21, 2020

The Coming Drop-Off in Church Giving?

Christianity Today has published a wake-up call to churches, saying that it is very likely...

February 20, 2020

Would U.S. Citizenship Let Samoans Keep Their Way of Life?

American Samoa is a U.S. territory. A recent court ruling would give its residents full...

February 19, 2020

Have the “Nones” Stopped Growing?

The number of "Nones," those who claim no religious affiliation, has been going up dramatically,...

February 18, 2020

The Mashup of Nietzsche and Puritanism

How is it that moral relativists--those who don't believe in moral absolutes, who think morality...

February 17, 2020

Diverse Editions Cancelled as “Literary Blackface”

Penguin Books and Barnes & Noble thought they were being racially sensitive with their "Diverse...

February 14, 2020

St. Valentine Then and Now

Stella Marabito draws parallels between St. Valentine's martyrdom for defending marriage against the Roman state...

February 13, 2020

President Sanders

Bernie Sanders is now, at this point in the campaign, the frontrunner for the Democratic...

February 12, 2020

Big Government Conservatism

In his State of the Union address, President Trump pushed conservative ideas, but he also...

February 11, 2020

Criminalizing Christian Teachings about Sex

Police in Finland are investigating the leader of an entire church denomination for publishing a...

February 10, 2020

The Political Effects of the Coronavirus

China's handling of the coronavirus epidemic--first covering it up and then locking down its citizens--has...