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March 2020

March 24, 2020

The Church’s 2000 Years of Experience in Handling Epidemics

An article by Lyman Stone, entitled "Christianity Has Been Handling Epidemics for 2000 Years," surveys...

March 23, 2020

A Must-Have Resource for Churches on COVID-19

All pastors and their congregations should take advantage of this free resource on what churches...

March 20, 2020

A Classic Devotion for Times of Sickness

In "Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions," John Donne reflects on the course of his sickness from...

March 19, 2020

Luther on Self-Quarantining

In his advice about dealing with plagues, Luther counsels against over-reactions and false piety. He...

March 18, 2020

The Bible on Plagues & Pestilence

As we face the coronavirus, the Bible has much to say about plagues and pestilences....

March 16, 2020

The Postmodern Epidemic

The coronavirus outbreak has been called "the first postmodern pandemic", though the author didn't say...

March 10, 2020

“The Greatest Plague”

In his "Table Talk," Luther reflects on the spiritual and existential significance of plagues. He...

March 05, 2020

What You Need to Know about the Coronavirus

Some people are over-reacting to fears of the coronavirus epidemic, and some are under-reacting. Here...

February 2020

February 10, 2020

The Political Effects of the Coronavirus

China's handling of the coronavirus epidemic--first covering it up and then locking down its citizens--has...

January 2020

January 31, 2020

Martin Luther on the Coronavirus

Epidemics like the coronavirus raise many moral questions. Should I run away? Stay and help?...

January 24, 2020

Dying of Whiteness

The medical journal Lancet has published a positive review of a book that associates the...

January 02, 2020

The Mutuality Between Mothers and Their Developing Babies

Medical science is learning more and more about pregnancy and fetal development. We now know...

December 2019

December 09, 2019

Are Certain Substances–Such As Those We Abuse–Evil?

Is bad theology that has been taken over into secular thinking--namely, the view that substances...

November 2019

November 21, 2019

Erasing Bad Memories

We are the sum of our experiences throughout our lives, and our memories continue to...

November 13, 2019

How Much Healthcare Will Cost When It’s Free

Free health care is an attractive proposition. But Elizabeth Warren's Medicare for All plan would...

June 2019

June 26, 2019

Stopping a Court-Ordered Forced Abortion in UK

A British court had ruled that a mentally-handicapped woman must get an abortion. Even though...

January 2019

January 23, 2019

Opiates Come to the Suburbs

In the 19th century, we had opium dens and the patent medicine laudanum, a solution...

July 2018

July 26, 2018

Waiting for Babies to Choose Their Gender for Themselves

Some parents refuse to take their children to church so that they can choose their...

July 12, 2018

Medical Marijuana, but You Can’t Smoke It

The saga of Oklahoma's referendum legalizing medical marijuana continues. . . .The measure requires users...

July 03, 2018

If You Take Medical Marijuana, You Can’t Buy Guns

Here in conservative Oklahoma, we have just passed the nation's most liberal medical marijuana law,...

July 02, 2018

Who Needs Palliative Care When We Have Euthanasia?

"Palliative care" refers to medical treatments that ease pain and suffering, particularly for the terminally...

June 2018

June 28, 2018

We Will Smoke Marijuana in Muskogee

"We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee," sang the great Merle Haggard in his iconic Okie...

June 19, 2018

A Medical Specialty in Infanticide?

The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology has applied to the American Board of Medical...

May 2018

May 16, 2018

The Abdication of the Medical Profession

The medical profession enjoys some of the highest level of respect in the country, and...

March 2018

March 29, 2018

The New Discovery of Your Body’s Biggest Organ

Scientists have discovered a new organ in the body. In fact, it is the largest...

September 2017

September 27, 2017

Judge Roy Moore wins & so does Obamacare

Senate Republicans again failed in their latest effort to kill and replace Obamacare. And President...

September 14, 2017

The Medicare for All Act

Sen. Bernie Sanders has introduced a bill that would give free medical care to everyone.

August 2017

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 02, 2017

Unanswered misconceptions about the Health Care plan

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

July 2017

July 31, 2017

Republican health care reform is dead

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