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October 2019

October 10, 2019

The Pope Quoted as Denying the Deity of Christ

Pope Francis is quoted as having denied the central tenet of Christianity: the deity of...

October 10, 2019

Grace in a Courtroom

When Brandt Jean in that Dallas courtroom forgave the woman who killed his brother, he...

October 09, 2019

How Shrinking and Broken Families Give Us Identity Politics

Mary Eberstadt, one of our most perceptive cultural analysts, shows how weakened family connections have...

October 08, 2019

Horror and the New Nihilism

Classic horror tales, like Dracula, depict good vs. evil. But today's horror genre tends to...

October 07, 2019

The White Privilege of the Democratic Left

Affluent college-educated white Democrats are further to the left than working class, Hispanic, and African-American...

October 04, 2019

Faith in God and Good Works for Your Neighbor

Christians have long struggled with the competing claims of faith and good works. Luther makes...

October 03, 2019

Whatever Happened to Anti-Communism?

During the Cold War, Americans were united in opposing communism. Chinese communism is more successful...

October 02, 2019

How Bad the Political Polarization Is Getting

America's political polarization is tearing apart friendships, families, and churches. And now it's affecting the...

October 01, 2019

What the Holy Spirit Is Doing in Iran

The fastest growing church in the world is in Iran, which is now undergoing an...

September 2019

September 30, 2019

Fast-Track Impeachment

It seems a foregone conclusion that the House of Representatives will vote to impeach President...

September 27, 2019

How the Reformers Were More Catholic Than the Catholics

Onsi Kamel grew up as an evangelical but became highly attracted to Roman Catholicism. In...

September 26, 2019

“When the Culture War Comes for the Kids”

George Packer is a respected journalist with impeccable liberal convictions. But in an article published...

September 25, 2019

The New Accusations against Trump

New reports that President Trump has colluded with a foreign power in his re-election bid...

September 24, 2019

New Resource on Vocation

Concordia Publishing House has launched a free new digital magazine, as of this time last...

September 23, 2019

How the Experts Say We Should Fix Our Politics

We keep discussing our political and governmental woes, but what do the experts say? The...

September 20, 2019

The Problem with Rebranding the Church

Hans Fiene of Lutheran Satire outdoes himself with Mr. Thompson and the Vicar Rebrand.

September 20, 2019

Confessing to Plants

Union Theological Seminary in New York City has long been one of the most respected and...

September 19, 2019

How the Government Can Constitutionally Support Religion

We have been blogging about debates among conservative Christians and political conservatives over the best...

September 18, 2019

Both the Left and the Right Are Attacking Liberal Democracy

Freedom. Rights. Equality. Democracy. Rule of Law. Free Enterprise. These are the tenets of liberal...

September 17, 2019

The Imagination Recession

Hollywood is disappointed with the summer movie box office. Though there were a few hits,...

September 16, 2019

Integralism, the Pope, and the Emperor

As Christians wrestle with the problems of holding onto the faith in a time of...

September 13, 2019

Veggie Tales Reboot, but with the Gospel This Time

Veggie Tales was a ground-breaker in Christian programming for children, telling Bible stories and lessons...

September 12, 2019

CPH at 150: The New Catechism + Explanations

Concordia Publishing House celebrated its 150th Anniversary yesterday. Though CPH now offers some 10,000 products,...

September 11, 2019

Rejection of All Affiliation, All Authority

As we keep hearing, Millennials don't affiliate with a church as much as other generations...

September 10, 2019

God’s Will for Brexit

You think American politics is polarized and paralyzed? Take a look at the United Kingdom,...

September 09, 2019

Epstein’s Connection to Big Tech & Big Academia

The late child-molester Jeffrey Epstein had many connections with big business and big politics. It...

September 06, 2019

Religious Liberty, Freedom of Speech, and the Right to Not Make Videos

Anti-discrimination laws applied to same-sex marriage and other LGBT issues often conflict with the Constitution's...

September 05, 2019

The Church and Coercive Power

Can the church use coercive power--either its own or that of the state--to achieve its...

September 04, 2019

From Population Explosion to Population Collapse

Fifty years ago, people were in a panic about the prospects of a population...

September 03, 2019

The Origins of “Cleanliness Is Next to Godliness”

Contrary to the common impression, the ancient world put a lot of emphasis on bathing...