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December 2021

December 30, 2021

Awarding the Best Predictions for 2021

Reviewing the predictions made at the Cranach blog for what will happen in 2021. Previously,...

December 29, 2021

A Futurist’s Forecast for 2022

A futurist predicts 22 trends for 2022, many of which are paradoxes: our dependence on...

January 2021

January 04, 2021

The Last Decade and the New Decade

Since decades technically begin with a year ending in "one," we are embarking on a...

January 01, 2021

Make Your Predictions for 2021

The custom on this blog on New Year’s Day is for readers to predict what...

December 2020

December 31, 2020

The Cranach Reader Who Predicted COVID-19

In this blog's annual contest to predict what will happen in the upcoming year, someone...

December 25, 2020

The “You” in the Christmas Story

The New Testament describes the events of Christ's birth as being "for you." That is,...

September 2020

September 29, 2020

We’ll Live-Blog the Debate!

Tonight's presidential debate promises to be historic, pivotal, and--if I may dare to say it--entertaining. ...

July 2020

July 13, 2020

The Art of the Cranachs

A video about the patron of this blog, Lucas Cranach and his son, exploring their...

January 2020

January 01, 2020

Your Predictions for 2020

The custom on this blog on New Year's Day is for readers to predict what...

December 2019

December 31, 2019

Checking the Predictions for 2019

We celebrate New Years' Eve by staying up past midnight, singing Auld Lang Syne, and checking our...

December 26, 2019

Looking Forward, Looking Back

The Julius Caesar's calendar began the year with January, named after Janus, the god of...

May 2019

May 15, 2019

Going on Walkabout

An Aboriginal boy between the age of 10 and 16 will go on "walkabout," a...

April 2019

April 23, 2019

Digital Bible Reading

First the Bible was read from long, continuous hand-written scrolls, one for each book. Then...

March 2019

March 29, 2019

Europe’s Plan to Destroy the Internet

The European Union has passed a new copyright law that has the potential to fundamentally...

January 2019

January 01, 2019

Predictions for 2020

The custom on this blog on New Year's Day is for readers to predict what...

January 01, 2019

Make Your Predictions for 2019!

Happy New Year! It is now the Year of the Lord 2019! What do you...

December 2018

December 31, 2018

The Winning Predictions for 2018

It's New Year's Eve, the last day of the year, when the ball drops in...

December 26, 2018

Get Ready for Our Predictions Contest!

Merry second-day-of-Christmas, a.k.a. Boxing Day, a.k.a. Two Turtle Doves Day! The week between Christmas and...

September 2018

September 10, 2018

More About Me

Google has some new algorithms, so Patheos told its writers to bolster the E.A.T. factor...

February 2018

February 26, 2018

We’re On Our Way to Australia

Today we leave for Australia, where we will be through the month of March, coming...

January 2018

January 01, 2018

Make Your Predictions for 2018!

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

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 28, 2017

August 2017

August 09, 2017

Blog changes

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

August 01, 2017

I’m going down under

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

May 2017

May 18, 2017

Blog update & our FaceBook page

BeliefNet, having purchased Patheos, is planning a new look and new features for its family of...

May 01, 2017

Back in the U.S.A.

We're back from Finland. We had a wonderful time, were well-received, and learned a lot....

April 2017

April 21, 2017

Dispatch from Finland

We are in Finland, safe and sound. We are having a good and fascinating time....

April 18, 2017

I’m off to Finland

Today my wife and I fly off to Finland. I will be giving lectures at...