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September 2017

September 05, 2017

The infallibility of Pope Francis

Now that the Roman Catholic Church has a relatively liberal pontiff, we are seeing some...

September 05, 2017

The myth of Amazon’s dominance

The dominance of Amazon.com is such that even the big brick and mortar retailers are...

September 04, 2017

Vocation quotes from Luther for Labor Day

Labor Day is a good day for Christians to celebrate Vocation. That is, the teaching...

September 04, 2017

Back in America

We're back in the U.S.A. after spending August in Australia, doing some speaking and visiting...

September 01, 2017

St. Augustine, et al., on the Inerrancy of Scripture

Critics of the doctrine of the inerrancy of Scripture often portray it as a novel...

September 01, 2017

My Book on Luther is Back

About 12 years ago, I wrote a little book on Martin Luther. I was asked...

August 2017

August 31, 2017

The Nashville Statement on Biblical Sexuality

Is this a "catholic" document, in the sense that all conservative Christians can sign it,...

August 31, 2017

The Oldest Known Melody–from Assyria, 1400 B.C.

Scholars translating clay cuneiform tablets from ancient Assyria have discovered musical notations. Musician Michael Levy...

August 30, 2017

White Nationalists’ Hostility to Christianity

White nationalists tend to be opposed to Christianity.

August 30, 2017

Artificial Intelligence and Religion

Technology experts such as Elon Musk and scientists of the caliber of Stephen Hawkings are...

August 29, 2017

“God is an artist!”

One highlight of our time on Kangaroo Island: My 8-year-old granddaughter was showing me the...

August 28, 2017

“What hurricane?”

We were in our Kangaroo Island paradise. Four days without internet or cell-phones. I...

August 25, 2017

A Respite at Kangaroo Island

Here in Australia, my speaking gigs are over. So we're all headed to Kangaroo Island,...

August 24, 2017

Eliminating Down Syndrome–by Abortion

The headlines read like this: "Iceland is Becoming Nearly the First Country with no Down...

August 24, 2017

Bannon believes the pen is mightier than the sword

After controversial Trump advisor Steve Bannon was fired from his position as presidential advisor, he...

August 23, 2017

Why the Alt-Right is Pro-Abortion

The National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) is trying to associate the pro-life movement with...

August 23, 2017

And now “rethinking” free speech

The zeal to support the LGBT cause has led to a "rethinking" of the...

August 22, 2017

Today’s Iconoclastic Outbreak

Periodically in history, people get caught up in a cause that finds expression in destroying...

August 22, 2017

Back to the War in Afghanistan

President Trump in a prime-time national address re-committed the United States to war in Afghanistan. ...

August 21, 2017

Does the eclipse mean anything?

We are having a good time in Australia, but I greatly regret having to miss the...

August 21, 2017

What cities have the best quality of life?

The UK Economist has released its annual “Global Livability Ranking” assessing the "quality of life" of the...

August 18, 2017

A modernist, a postmodernist, and a Lutheran walk into a bar. . .

We're in Australia, where I've been doing quite a bit of speaking. I just gave...

August 18, 2017

Steve Bannon’s hara-kiri by phone call?

UPDATE: Steve Bannon has been fired. President Trump's controversial advisor, Steve Bannon, emulated his...

August 17, 2017

Virtue Signaling as Self-justification

We have a need to "justify" ourselves, to show that we are right, that we...

August 17, 2017

Abandoning Trump

President Trump is becoming increasingly isolated. His own party is abandoning him. Fox News said...

August 16, 2017

Most Americans Admit They Are Sinners

Only one in ten Americans (10%) believe that sin doesn't exist. That is slightly more...

August 16, 2017

Trump blames both alt-left and alt-right

Having issued a tepid blame-both-sides statement about the Charlottesville killing, President Trump on the next...

August 15, 2017

The zeal of converts

Many of the critics of Pope Francis in his more liberal positions are converts to...

August 15, 2017

National legalization of marijuana as the next big political issue

Shaping up to be the next big political issue: legalizing marijuana nationally. Currently, eight states have...

August 14, 2017

Why Lutheranism appeals to Russians

Vladimir Putin continues to crackdown on religions that are "non-traditional" to Russia, persecuting people because of their...