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October 2026

October 09, 2026

Parties of Interest vs. Parties of Principle

Which is the noblest approach to politics? To stand on principle? Or to pursue your...

September 2026

September 29, 2026

As Fulton Sheen Is Beatified, Don’t Forget Walter A. Maier

Bishop Fulton Sheen was beatified last week, the last step before sainthood, for his effective...

September 24, 2026

The (Lutheran) Mathematician of Infinity

Lutheran mathematician Georg Cantor played a key role in the development of set theory. He...

September 23, 2026

Authoritarian vs. Totalitarian

There are two kinds of government that free societies need to be on guard against. ...

September 22, 2026

Denying Laity the Chalice–Again

Some traditionalist Catholic bishops are once again denying the laity Communion "in both kinds"; that...

September 17, 2026

The Caucuses in the Democratic Socialists of America

The Democratic Socialists of America consist of thirteen caucuses, eight of which are overtly and...

September 09, 2026

The Christian Apologist Who Rejects the Nicene Creed

William Lane Craig is a well-regarded Christian apologist. But he has recently come out in...

September 08, 2026

Tuesday Miscellany, 9/8/26

Should Ontario rename itself "America"? The coverup of research on puberty blockers. And 63% of...

September 04, 2026

Luther vs. Kuyper on Christianity & Culture

Both Luther and Kuyper agree that Christ is Lord over all things. A Kuyperian approach...

September 03, 2026

Christians Who Don’t Go to Church

Some Christians don't go to church. Even Abraham Kuyper developed the habit of writing Biblical...

September 02, 2026

AI Winters

AI has a long history, one characterized by a recurring pattern known as the "AI...

August 2026

August 27, 2026

How Not Establishing Religion Helped Churches Thrive

The USA is more religious than nations that had a state church. One reason, argues...

August 19, 2026

Charles Finney’s Reinvention of Worship

Charles Finney was far from being an orthodox Christian, but his legalistic theology and his...

August 05, 2026

The Sacred as a Category Beyond Religion

Religion has to do with the realm of the sacred. But the sense that some...

August 04, 2026

An Odyssey without the Good Parts

Now that I have seen Christopher Nolan's Odyssey, I am greatly disappointed. Not so much...

August 03, 2026

Monday Miscellany, 8/3/26

Socialism from the right. Two previously unknown sermons by St. Augustine discovered. And clean air...

July 2026

July 24, 2026

The Two Kingdoms in a Democratic, Constitutional Republic

Part V of our series on the doctrine of the Two Kingdoms: This teaching applies...

July 23, 2026

Clarifying the Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms

Part IV of our series on the Lutheran doctrine of the Two Kingdoms: Summing up the...

July 22, 2026

Protecting the Church from the State

Part III of our series on the Doctrine of the Two Kingdom: When the state...

July 21, 2026

Protecting the State from the Church

The doctrine of the Two Kingdoms protects the church from the state, but it also...

July 20, 2026

Misconceptions about the Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms

Beginning a series on Luther's doctrine of the Two Kingdoms: Despite being enormously helpful in...

July 17, 2026

Pop Music Is Increasingly about “Harm and Degradation”

Complaining about young people's music has become a cliché of getting older, as have complaints...

July 16, 2026

Weimar America?

One historical parallel to what we are going through today may be the Weimar Republic,...

July 15, 2026

Post-literacy

Illiteracy is being unable to read. Aliteracy is being able to read but not reading. ...

July 10, 2026

How the Weekend Was Invented

Did you know that the weekend--that is, two days off after five days of work--didn't...

July 08, 2026

Sports and War

Hayden Daniel relates the different kinds of sports to the different kinds of war: Military...

July 07, 2026

The Problems with a “Confessional State”

Some Christian nationalists are calling for a "confessional state," establishing Christianity as the national religion...

July 03, 2026

America at 250

The United States of America turns 250 on July 4. But Americans are having a hard...

July 02, 2026

When I Was at the Bicentennial

I happened to be on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on July 4, 1976. ...

July 01, 2026

How the U.S.A. Could Come to an End

The United States of America has been around for 250 years, as of July 4. ...