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November 2017

November 07, 2017

A Democrat’s Exposé of the Democrats

The Republican Party is having its problems, but the Democratic Party may be in an...

November 06, 2017

95 Theses on Worship

In the spirit of the Reformation, my fellow Patheos blogger and church musician Jonathan Aigner...

November 06, 2017

Nearly 30 Killed in Deadliest U.S. Church Shooting

A gunman walked into First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Sunday morning and...

November 03, 2017

Luther’s Reformation of Beer

Not only did Martin Luther reform the church. He also reformed beer too. Specifically, the...

November 03, 2017

Russia Bought Ads Against Both Sides!

The Russians are being accused of intervening into the U.S. presidential election in support of...

November 02, 2017

ISIS Supporter Kills 8 in New York City

An ISIS supporter drove a pickup truck into a bicycle lane in New York City,...

November 02, 2017

How Ethiopia Influenced the Reformation

As early as 1517, when the Reformation was just getting started, Martin Luther became interested...

November 02, 2017

Astros Win the World Series!

The Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games to win the World...

November 01, 2017

The Gospel as Heresy

We posted about the “Filial Correction” in which a number of conservative Catholics accused Pope...

November 01, 2017

Russia Investigation Indicts Three

Special prosecutor Robert Mueller and his grand jury investigating allegations of the Trump campaign's Russia...

October 2017

October 31, 2017

The 95 Theses

What better way to mark the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation than to read Luther's 95...

October 31, 2017

Other Takes on the Reformation

The 500th Anniversary of the Reformation--which is today--has received an extraordinary amount of attention. As...

October 30, 2017

How Lutherans View the Reformation Differently

Luther didn't split the church. The pope did.

October 30, 2017

China’s Communists Plan to Replace the U.S. as the World’s Superpower

We have our national elections every two years, with our presidential election every four years. ...

October 27, 2017

What the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation is NOT About

The 500th anniversary of Luther's posting of the 95 Theses is soon upon us (next...

October 27, 2017

Conservatives–and Christians?–for Marijuana Legalization

Nearly two-thirds (64%) of Americans support the legalization of marijuana. More than half (51%) of...

October 26, 2017

Eyewitnesses to Jesus: The Testimony of Papias

Scot McKnight points us to a quotation from Papias, a first century Christian, who tells...

October 26, 2017

Clinton and the Democrats Paid for That Russia Dossier Incriminating Trump

A "blockbuster" story in the Washington Post has revealed that the Democratic National Committee and the...

October 25, 2017

Higher Criticism, Darwinism, & the Loss of Western Culture

Western civilization seems to be committing suicide. What else to call it when a culture...

October 25, 2017

Having a baby with a sex robot

Human ingenuity has given us a new information medium of staggering potential, a major use...

October 24, 2017

Why Luther?

I was asked to write a guest post for the Tabletalk blog on "Why Luther?" Others, such...

October 24, 2017

Taking Away the Independence of an Independence Movement

As we blogged about, the region of Catalonia is declaring its independence from Spain. So...

October 23, 2017

Liturgy in the Bible/The Bible in the Liturgy

Contrary to what some people say, there is liturgy in the Bible. Moreover, the Bible...

October 23, 2017

Republicans Preside Over Near Record Government Spending

Numbers crunched for the end of the fiscal year on September 30 show that the...

October 20, 2017

Metachurch

I wanted to title our new book "Metachurch." Get it? Not "megachurch" but "metachurch," one...

October 20, 2017

Why Democrats Will Never Vote to Impeach Donald Trump

Democrats would love to find a way to impeach President Trump, say if they win back...

October 19, 2017

The Christianophobia of the Rich

Hostility against Christians among the general public has not increased over the last three decades....

October 19, 2017

Pro-Abortionists Targeting Religious Institutions

Jerry Brown, the Democratic Governor of California, is an arch-liberal. But he doesn't let his...

October 18, 2017

The New Edition of Luther’s Small Catechism

Concordia Publishing House has just released Luther's Small Catechism with Explanation, 2017 Edition. This updates the...

October 18, 2017

ISIS Loses Its Capital & Nearly All of Its Territory

In news you might have missed, the ISIS capital of Raqqa in Syria has fallen...