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June 08, 2026

Monday Miscellany, 6/8/26

Dropping the "Anti-Weaponization" fund & other GOP pushbacks. Forging ahead with an experiment that could destroy...

December 2025

December 30, 2025

A Christmas Bread, Butter, and the Reformation

Delving into the history of a Christmas bread I made, I came across an illuminating...

September 2025

September 08, 2025

Monday Miscellany, 9/8/25

Generation Z takes the lead in church going. American farmers are in trouble. And the...

April 2025

April 28, 2025

Monday Miscellany, 4/28/25

Generating "bodyoids": Humans with no minds. Wisconsin trick increases school funding for 402 years. And...

April 21, 2025

Monday Miscellany, 4/21/25

The Pope has died. Illinois Bill Would Restrict Homeschooling. And Poland's Per Capita Economy to Surpass...

March 2025

March 20, 2025

Just Wars & the Possibility of Success

One of the tenets of Just War Theory has been raised to argue that Ukraine...

October 2024

October 21, 2024

Monday Miscellany, 10/21/24

FBI's revised 2022 stats show violent crime was up, not down as reported; "one of...

September 2024

September 30, 2024

Monday Miscellany, 9/30/24

Politicians (and voters) vs. economists; communal kitchens; and how about augmented reality?

August 2024

August 26, 2024

Monday Miscellany, 8/26/24

Putin offers conservatives sanctuary in Russia; consciousness detected in 25% of the comatose; and watch...

February 2024

February 14, 2024

When Ash Wednesday Falls on Valentine’s Day

This year Ash Wednesday falls on St. Valentine's Day. So do we have romantic dinners,...

July 2022

July 25, 2022

How Environmental Extremism Is Destroying a Nation

Sri Lanka was once one of the most highly-developed nations in South Asia. But now...

November 2021

November 25, 2021

Giving Thanks and Saying Grace

Research has found that 50% of Americans "say grace" of some kind before meals, which...

November 22, 2021

Do We Really Want Everything That Technology Can Give Us?

It is easy to get caught up in technological progress, eagerly awaiting whatever technology has...

July 2021

July 01, 2021

Vocation and the Earl of Sandwich

The Earl of Sandwich was responsible both for your sandwich and for the soda that...

May 2021

May 05, 2021

Animals’ Sexual Rights

Voters in both Colorado and Oregon are considering referendum petitions that would not only restrict...

April 2020

April 29, 2020

A Nomination for Lutheran Sainthood?

We Lutherans consider every Christian to be a "saint," though at the same time a...

April 27, 2020

Our Virus-Infected Economy

The coronavirus infects and threatens the lives of individuals. It has also infected and threatens...

March 2019

March 06, 2019

The Fasting and Feasting of Lent

Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. I love this season of the church...

February 2019

February 08, 2019

“One of the Great Weirdo Cities of the World”

Sam Anderson is a writer for the New York Times Magazine who came to Oklahoma...

November 2018

November 23, 2018

Thanksgiving Leftovers

One of my favorite parts of the Thanksgiving celebration is leftovers. I love returning to...

November 05, 2018

The Brand Preferences of Liberals vs. Conservatives

As we get ready for election day tomorrow--which we will discuss then--we all know...

June 2018

June 18, 2018

Kansas City BBQ & Anthony Bourdain

I recently wrote a post called My BBQ Pilgrimage about my five days in Texas visiting acclaimed...

June 11, 2018

My BBQ Pilgrimage

The week before last I found myself in Texas at the very epicenter of the...

May 2018

May 10, 2018

What We Spend on Food

Over half of the money that Americans spend on food goes for eating out in...

February 2018

February 28, 2018

A Wolf, a Sheep, and Food that Digests Us

"A wolf in sheep's clothing" is someone who seems nice on the outside, like a...

February 28, 2018

The Vegemite President

I came across a British site that tossed off a word that I didn't know. ...

December 2017

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 07, 2017

The Case of the Gay Wedding Cake

The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop, v....

November 2017

November 23, 2017

Thanksgiving Days and Thanksgiving Feasts in the Bible

Thanksgiving is, of course, a national holiday. But devoting specific days for the purpose of...

November 23, 2017

How Turkeys Built America (and Why They Are Called “Turkeys”)

There is a reason why the turkey, the centerpiece of most Thanksgiving feasts, has such...