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July 2019

July 29, 2019

Restoring the Dignity of Physical Labor

The popular TV shows used to portray blue collar workers. (Ralph Kramden the bus driver;...

July 26, 2019

The Shroud of Turin Is Not a Medieval Hoax After All?

The Shroud of Turin is a linen cloth long venerated as the burial shroud of...

July 25, 2019

A Modern Lutheran Martyr

Ernst Lohmeyer (1890-1946) was a Lutheran pastor and scholar in Hitler's Germany. He opposed the Nazis--particularly...

July 24, 2019

Installing a Computer Chip in Your Brain

High tech entrepreneur Elon Musk--who has given us PayPal, Tesla, the Hyperloop, and SpaceX--is also...

July 23, 2019

A New Bible Translation (by Lutherans)

I received a review copy of a new Bible translation: the Evangelical Heritage...

July 22, 2019

Traditionalism as Transgression

Many young adults, artists, and intellectuals feel a need to rebel against the dominant society. ...

July 19, 2019

Ancient Letter Shows the Life of a Christian Family in 230 A.D.

The oldest Christian document from Greco-Roman Egypt, apart from the Bible, is a letter written...

July 18, 2019

The Plummeting Attendance at Historic Landmarks

When you went on family vacations, did you visit historic landmarks? Did your parents take...

July 17, 2019

The Benefits of Boredom

When we were raising our children, there were some words that we did not allow...

July 16, 2019

Most of the World Is Now Democratic and Middle Class–Thanks to the USA

The New York Times put out a video op-ed on the "mythology" of American greatness, maintaining...

July 15, 2019

The Epstein Case Is a Major Scandal

Billionaire hedge-fund manager Jeffrey Epstein has been indicted by New York federal prosecutors for the...

July 12, 2019

Evangelicals Blowing Off Baptism & the Lord’s Supper?

Mark Galli, editor-in-chief of Christianity Today, has been writing a thoughtful series of columns on the...

July 11, 2019

A Book That Every Pastor Should Read

According to a new study, three-quarters of Americans--including Christians deeply involved with their churches--never consult...

July 10, 2019

“Christ Is a God of Joy”

We talked about this Daily Luther Quote in our Bible class last Sunday: [When someone...

July 09, 2019

The End of Mad Magazine

Mad Magazine is ceasing publication after a 67-year run. The satirical magazine--which was a formative...

July 08, 2019

“The Things of the Spirit Come First”

Our newspaper, The Daily Oklahoman, featured extracts from notable 4th of July speeches in celebration...

July 05, 2019

Communion Wine

Visiting South Australia often entails visiting lots of wineries. We stopped at Sevenhill winery in...

July 04, 2019

American Birthday Blues

Birthdays are wonderful times of celebration and appreciation, but when you get to a certain...

July 03, 2019

Is It Bigoted Not to Date Someone Who Is Transgendered?

Nearly 90% of individuals--including gays and lesbians--would not consider dating someone who is transgendered. Is...

July 02, 2019

Academics Questioning “Rationality” & “Reason”

Postmodernists believe that there is no objective truth, that all truths are "constructions." Add in...

July 01, 2019

My Book on Vocation Is On Sale for Cheap

I just heard from Crossway that they are running a special promotion of my book...

July 01, 2019

Being Pro-Life is the Moral Equivalent of Racism?

Notice that today's political discourse no longer consists much of rational argument, attempts at persuasion,...

June 2019

June 28, 2019

Will Biden Run Away from the Reasons He Is So Popular?

Right now, Joe Biden leads the polls by big margins. Biden is favored by...

June 27, 2019

The Democratic Debates

I'm still in Australia, with a 15 hour time difference, so I'm not watching the...

June 26, 2019

Stopping a Court-Ordered Forced Abortion in UK

A British court had ruled that a mentally-handicapped woman must get an abortion. Even though...

June 25, 2019

Presenting the Augsburg Confession

Today, June 25, is the 489th anniversary of the presentation of the Augsburg Confession, which...

June 24, 2019

What to Make of the Supreme Court’s Ruling on the Cross

The Peace Cross in Bladensburg, Maryland, is a 40-foot cross erected by local residents and...

June 21, 2019

The Dog Fence

We just got back from the Outback. Of the many strange and quirky marvels we...

June 20, 2019

Lost in a Meaningless Universe

We Christians often speak of non-believers as "lost." That is no metaphor today. For all...

June 19, 2019

Research on Christian Vocation

The Barna Research Group, in conjunction with Abilene Christian University, has published a study entitled Christians...