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December 2019

December 27, 2019

Christianity in 2019

My list of religious developments, focusing on Christianity, that took place in 2019 and that...

December 26, 2019

Looking Forward, Looking Back

The Julius Caesar's calendar began the year with January, named after Janus, the god of...

December 25, 2019

Amid the Cold of Winter

Winter is a time of darkness, cold, and lifelessness. And yet, Christmas, unlike other winter...

December 24, 2019

My Christmas Gifts to You

I wanted to give all of you readers of this blog, whom I appreciate very...

December 23, 2019

The Origin of Nativity Scenes

A fixture of Christmas decor is the nativity scene, the depictions of Mary, Joseph, and...

December 20, 2019

Solving the Debt Problem by Declaring a Jubilee?

Some economists, policy-makers, and politicians are calling for the revival of the Biblical principle of...

December 19, 2019

Luther & the Controversy over Liberalism

In the controversy over the value of liberal democracy, it's hard to see how Luther...

December 18, 2019

Donald Trump Is Impeached

The House of Representatives has voted to impeach President Donald Trump. Now the Senate will...

December 18, 2019

U.S. Leads the World in Single Parenthood

The United States has the world's highest rates of children who live with only one...

December 17, 2019

“Now I Can Come to Him”

"If Christ had arrived with trumpets and lain in a cradle of gold, his birth...

December 16, 2019

Lessons from the Conservative Landslide in the UK

Liberal-minded, non-religious Great Britain gave its Conservative Party and Trump-like Prime Minister Boris Johnson a...

December 13, 2019

Niche Marketing Now Gives Us Micro-Churches

The early Church Growth Movement promoted the use of marketing techniques to attract as many...

December 12, 2019

Having Pets Is No Longer Politically Correct

Animal lovers who have pets, we are now told, are violating animal rights. And having...

December 11, 2019

Give Art for Christmas

Works of art--whether paintings or literature or crafts--make outstanding Christmas presents. They are unique. They...

December 11, 2019

Give Your Pastor the Book of the Year

The book by my good friend Hal Senkbeil, "The Care of Souls: Cultivating a Pastor's...

December 10, 2019

Guilt and Politics

Guilt is a universal feeling, since none of us fallen creatures can live up to...

December 09, 2019

Are Certain Substances–Such As Those We Abuse–Evil?

Is bad theology that has been taken over into secular thinking--namely, the view that substances...

December 06, 2019

Bad Things Presidents Have Done

One of the legal experts who testified in the House Impeachment hearings said that what...

December 05, 2019

The New Atheist Crack-up

New Atheism is reportedly fading. Not that there are fewer atheists--their numbers have gone up...

December 04, 2019

Faith + Reason, Logos and Logic

Faith and reason need each other. Faith without reason can degenerate into superstition and fanaticism. ...

December 03, 2019

Income and Church Attendance

The biggest demographic of the unchurched is the white working class. This is confirmed in...

December 02, 2019

Why Some People Don’t Like Evangelicals

Research from Barna on the general public's perception of evangelicals shows that 25% of Americans...

November 2019

November 29, 2019

A Defense of the Christmas Frenzy

On the day after Thanksgiving, shoppers plunge into "Black Friday," the decorations go up, and...

November 28, 2019

Thanksgiving and Vocation

On Thanksgiving we express gratitude for our material belongings, for our family, for our country. ...

November 27, 2019

Responding to Criticisms of Christianity

Christianity has brought much good to the world, but the church also has much to...

November 26, 2019

Politics of the Promethean Self

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-MO, is also a Christian cultural critic. In a recent speech, he...

November 25, 2019

Home Alone

Americans increasingly have stopped going out, choosing to just stay home, preferably by themselves. This...

November 22, 2019

Marriage as Enforceable Contract

Marriage is a sacred covenant, but it is also a secular contract. Though some say...

November 21, 2019

Erasing Bad Memories

We are the sum of our experiences throughout our lives, and our memories continue to...

November 20, 2019

The Belief that Being Alive Is Always Bad

Anti-Natalism began as a movement to stop having children for environmentalist reasons. But now some...