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August 2017

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...

August 14, 2017

And now war with Venezuela?

Venezuela, with its leftist dictator Nicolas Maduro, is already a basket-case. The country is in...

August 11, 2017

Latest developments

I'm going to experiment with some short form blogging for the weekend, calling your...

August 11, 2017

What Constitutes “Heresy” and “Orthodoxy”?

Does acceptance of same-sex marriage on the part of a Christian constitute "heresy"? It may...

August 10, 2017

Purists vs. Pragmatists

Christian political activists agonized over the last presidential election: Some asked, "How can we support...

August 10, 2017

Glen Campbell–guitarist, singer, & Christian convert–died

You don't have to have grown up with the music of the 1960's, as I...

August 09, 2017

Blog changes

As you have surely noticed, this blog has a completely new look. I knew that...

August 09, 2017

“Fire and fury like the world has never seen”

As North Korea successfully develops its intercontinental ballistic missile capability, U.S. intelligence says it may...

August 08, 2017

More Biblical illiteracy from the media

A study of DNA from modern Lebanon found that its population is descended from the...

August 08, 2017

The Democrats’ war against the working class

Donald Trump would seem to be very vulnerable politically, to say the least. But Democrats...

August 07, 2017

Vatican Condemns U.S. Catholic Conservatives

An official Vatican publication has condemned Catholic conservatives in America for participating with evangelicals in...

August 07, 2017

Loneliness is greater threat to health than obesity

A study has found that social isolation is a greater threat to public health than obesity....

August 04, 2017

Murder by text, update

The young woman we blogged about who was charged with manslaughter for writing texts that...

August 04, 2017

The new “prophets” and “apostles”

There is a new movement in contemporary Christianity, known as the "New Apostolic Reformation" or...

August 04, 2017

Mueller has impaneled a grand jury

Special prosecutor Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury in conjunction with his investigation of...

August 03, 2017

JFK assassination files are unsealed–and reveal doubts about the Warren Commission

In 1992, a law was passed requiring the release in 25 years of all government...

August 03, 2017

Free Lutheran resources

My daughter, Deaconness Mary Moerbe, has collected links to a vast array of free Lutheran...

August 03, 2017

A classical alternative to the SAT & ACT

High school graduates who want to go to college nearly always have to take the...

August 03, 2017

A man without a party

Before Reince Priebus was President Trump's Chief of Staff, he was the chairman of...

August 03, 2017

Hollywood vs. Rotten Tomatoes

As you may well know, the website Rotten Tomatoes is a review aggregator, summarizing and linking...

August 02, 2017

Gluten-free Communion bread?

What do you think? Should churches accommodate people with health concerns in the case of...

August 02, 2017

Unanswered misconceptions about the Health Care plan

The Republican Health Care plan that went down in flames was portrayed in the...

August 01, 2017

I’m going down under

We're off to Australia, where we will be for the entire month of August. We...

August 01, 2017

Worshipping electricity

Religions have long been fascinated by new technology, often incorporating it in ways that are...

August 01, 2017

Kelly gets Scaramucci fired already!

President Trump's flame-throwing communications director Anthony Scaramucci has been fired after only 10 days on...

August 01, 2017

Congressional Republicans in rebellion against Trump

It isn't just that the Republican-controlled Senate failed to pass President Trump's initiative to...

July 2017

July 31, 2017

The baptized Charlie Gard dies

The baby Charlie Gard, the subject of a controversial legal battle, was taken off of...

July 31, 2017

Administration in turmoil

President Trump's new communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, called a reporter to deliver an on-the record...

July 31, 2017

Republican health care reform is dead

Senate Republicans failed to pass a health care bill, failed to repeal Obamacare, and failed...

July 28, 2017

Not “Nones” But “Nons”: The Non-denominational Movement

Today one out of six Americans are non-denominational. Only 30% of Americans belong to a...