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March 2026

March 04, 2026

Vatican Sees Path Towards Unity: The Augsburg Confession!

A rather astonishing development in Rome: Key figures in the Vatican have discovered the Augsburg...

February 2026

February 27, 2026

The Difference Between “Virtue” and “Morality”

Today the word "virtue" is often a synonym for "morality." But originally, "virtue" and "morality"...

February 20, 2026

The Tempations of a Christian University

The university was essentially invented by the church. And yet today Christian universities have a...

February 18, 2026

“You Are Dust, and to Dust You Shall Return”

In the service of the imposition of ashes, as the pastor marks my forehead, he...

February 13, 2026

Are Evangelicals Protestant?

In researching the post about whether Lutherans should count as Protestants, I came across another...

February 12, 2026

Are Lutherans Protestant?

Some Lutherans deny that they should be classified as Protestants. And some Protestants are seemingly...

February 11, 2026

Can Morality Be Coerced?

If religious coercion is wrong, counter-productive, and impossible, what about morality, which is often lumped...

February 10, 2026

Why You Cannot Coerce Religion

According to Luther, Christianity cannot be coerced. Not just should not be coerced, but cannot...

January 2026

January 29, 2026

Infant Baptism as Child Abuse?, part 2

Continuing our discussion of Irish activist Mary McAleese and her view that infant baptism violates...

January 28, 2026

Infant Baptism as Child Abuse? part 1

A woman described as a "prominent Catholic" is claiming that infant baptism is child abuse! ...

January 27, 2026

How the New Converts Are Getting Used to Christianity

Quite a few former non-believers have converted to Christianity recently. We might wonder how they...

January 23, 2026

Scott Adams Takes Pascal’s Wager

Before he died of cancer, "Dilbert" cartoonist Scott Adams stated that although he was not...

January 22, 2026

Rise of the Post-Secular

A discussion of the return of religion in Sweden, the once-Lutheran bastion that became perhaps the...

January 16, 2026

A Good Example of Explanatory Apologetics

Some Christians oppose apologetics for fear of rationalism driving out faith. Faith is a gift...

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...

December 26, 2025

Physicality in Worship

A post-Christmas reflection on Luther's theology of the physical world.

December 25, 2025

My Christmas Presents to You, 2025

In celebration of the gift of our Savior, my custom at this blog is to...

December 24, 2025

Luther and Gift-Giving

Martin Luther has long been associated with Christmas. I had not realized, though, that scholars...

December 23, 2025

“These Lutherans Worshipping a Tree”: What Is Idolatry?

The Reformed have often accused Lutherans of "idolatry," from their Christmas trees in church to...

December 22, 2025

Advent & Christmas Miscellany, 12/22/25

A special Miscellany to finish off Advent and open up to Christmas: I with you...

December 17, 2025

Secular Protestantism

Daniel Hummel believes that America, however secular it has become, has a Protestant culture. And...

December 12, 2025

Candlelight & Advent

Advent is a season of darkness. But the symbol of Advent is candlelight. The small,...

December 11, 2025

Why Hamann and the “London Writings” Are a Big Deal

(A free post.) Yesterday we discussed the new Lexham edition of J. G. Hamann's "London...

December 10, 2025

The Lexham Edition of Hamann’s “London Writings”

In 2022, the first English translation of the "London Writings" by J. G. Hamann was...

December 03, 2025

The Center of the Universe

According to today's cosmologists, one can say that the universe has no center, so that...

November 2025

November 28, 2025

Advent, Waiting, and the Virtue of Patience

Advent is a season built around waiting. Today our culture demands immediacy and instant gratification....

November 27, 2025

Thanksgiving, Entitlement, & Grace

The opposite of gratitude is entitlement. But thanksgiving involves a sense of grace. That connection...

November 19, 2025

Items of Interest 11/19/25

A Psalm about AI. Martin Luther's handwriting font--and more. And my book on George Herbert...

November 13, 2025

Questioning a Defense of Purgatory

A "Wall Street Journal" article entitled "Three Cheers for Purgatory" argues that souls after death...

November 11, 2025

Interrogating the Faith & Work Movement

FREE POST: A new book on the Faith & Work movement--from a sociological, not theological...