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January 2018

January 09, 2018

Warnings Against the “Re-Moralization” of Sex 

People are fighting to keep the sexual revolution alive, even as it falls apart. They...

January 08, 2018

The Old Testament Tithe for Celebration

We are studying Deuteronomy in our Bible class at church, and, somewhat to my surprise,...

January 08, 2018

The Postmodern Exposé

Michael Wolff, the author of the inflammatory exposé of President Trump's administration, says that everything...

January 05, 2018

Luther on Epiphany and Vocation

Today is the 12th and last day of Christmas.  (Happy drummers drumming day!)  Tomorrow is...

January 05, 2018

Legalizing Marijuana as a Test Case for Federalism

A growing number of states, including as of the turn of the year California, have...

January 04, 2018

New Religions Rushing into the Void

Is the criticism of religious “politicization” really fair? Could the problem be that politicians have...

January 04, 2018

Bannon Betrays Trump

President Trump has long been the target of the liberal media, Democratic politicians, and the...

January 03, 2018

How the Sexual Revolution Morphed into a Religion

If traditional religions are receding, and yet much of the population remains “spiritual but not...

January 03, 2018

The Marxists at the Gun Range

You might see some folks wearing red bandanas around their necks shooting their AK-47s at...

January 02, 2018

More Reasons to Believe in the Virgin Birth

There are people who profess to be Christians who nevertheless don't believe that Jesus was...

January 02, 2018

Liberals Should Bring Back Civil Religion?

Conservatives have been known for promoting "civil religion"--investing patriotism, the flag, American heroes, etc., with...

January 01, 2018

Make Your Predictions for 2018!

Happy New Year! A time to look ahead! A time to make your predictions for...

January 01, 2018

New Year’s Resolutions That You Can Keep

New Year’s resolutions tend to be demonstrations of the bondage of the will.

December 2017

December 29, 2017

Checking Our Predictions for 2017

Last year at this time, Donald Trump was on the verge of taking office, the...

December 29, 2017

How the Word of God Is Getting Everywhere

In church and Bible studies all over the world, people are taking out their smart...

December 28, 2017

Top Cranach Blog Posts of 2017

Today we look back on 2017 by reviewing the top posts here at the Cranach...

December 28, 2017

Democrats Should Make the Tax Bill Fair

Democrats can hardly control their indignation at the Tax Reform Bill that has just passed. ...

December 27, 2017

The Top Religion Stories of 2017 Are Mostly About Trump

Continuing our look back at 2017, we turn our attention to developments in religion.  A...

December 27, 2017

LCMS Missionary Battling Witch-Burnings in New Guinea

An LCMS missionary is getting attention for battling "sanguma" in Papua New Guinea, the practice...

December 26, 2017

Why the Word Became Flesh

You want to read a good Christmas book?  You can't do better than the one...

December 26, 2017

Sexual Counter-Revolution Leads Top News Stories of 2017

A good way to look back on the year that is just about over is to...

December 25, 2017

Have a Merry, Happy, Blessed Christmas!

Christmas greetings to all of you!  Many thanks to both long-time readers and the legions...

December 25, 2017

The Day Even Non-Believers Honor Jesus Despite Themselves

  It's Christmas, hailed in at least one secular song as "the most wonderful time...

December 22, 2017

“Do They Know It’s Christmas?” “Do They Know What Christmas Is?”

Back in 1984, British musician Bob Geldof put together "Band Aid," a "super-group" of pop...

December 22, 2017

The Economic Theory of Ebenezer Scrooge

Ebenezer Scrooge was NOT a hard-hearted greedy capitalist.  Rather, he was an advocate of the scarcity...

December 21, 2017

Luther on Music, Art, & Aesthetic Pleasure

In my previous posts on Mark Mattes’s new book Martin Luther’s Theology of Beauty, we first...

December 21, 2017

Tax Bill Passes & Will Likely Cut Your Taxes a Lot

The House of Representatives and the Senate, after a brief hiccup, finally passed the Tax...

December 20, 2017

The Newly Discovered “Christmas Sermon for Pagans” by C. S. Lewis

The scholar Stephanie R. Derrick tells about discovering two previously unknown essays by C. S....

December 20, 2017

A Solution to the Pronoun Problem

At this moment in the long history of the language, English speakers and writers are...

December 19, 2017

Christmas, Scrooge, and Vocation

On this 174th anniversary of the publication of Charles Dickens' The Christmas Carol, I am...

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