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February 2022

February 17, 2022

Masks as Veils

As mask mandates are rescinded, some experts say that wearing masks should continue even after...

January 2022

January 28, 2022

The Metaverse Gives Us Metachurch

Now we have churches in the metaverse, in which the avatars of worshippers meet in...

November 2021

November 23, 2021

The Consequences of Plagues and Pandemics (part 1)

The Bubonic Plague, also known as the "Black Death," wiped out nearly half the population...

November 12, 2021

Should Couples and Their Pastor Reject Marriage Licenses?

In light of same-sex marriage, some couples and pastors are wanting to repudiate state laws...

June 2021

June 03, 2021

The Baptism of Simone Weil

The French philosopher and activist Simone Weil was converted to Christianity, but she declined to...

June 02, 2021

The Conversion of Simone Weil

The story of how Simone Weil--the French Jewish philosopher, social justice activist, and member of...

May 2021

May 03, 2021

The Government Will Raise Your Children for You

President Biden's "American Families Plan" will institute universal pre-kindergarten for children, starting at age 3....

April 2021

April 16, 2021

No, Religious Conservatives Didn’t Cause Church Membership Decline

With Church membership in America declining below 50%, many observers are blaming evangelicals' political involvement...

March 2021

March 30, 2021

Rome’s New Struggle with German Reformers

Five hundred years ago, the Vatican was struggling against a reform movement out of Germany. ...

March 04, 2021

What to Do About the Backlash Against Evangelicals

When evangelicalism was popular, virtually all denominations tried to emulate it, resulting in a loss...

January 2021

January 26, 2021

The Redesigned Book of Concord Site

The best, most important, and most helpful website for Lutherans, fans of the Reformation, and...

December 2020

December 23, 2020

The Christ Child in Revelation

The Apostle John doesn't write about the nativity in his Gospel, but he does write...

October 2020

October 02, 2020

President Trump Has the Coronavirus

President Trump has tested positive for COVID-19. The year 2020 is unfolding like an apocalyptic...

August 2020

August 25, 2020

Not Enough Atoms in the Universe to Model Your Brain

Elon Musk's company Neuralink hopes to implant computer connections into the human brain. Thus, human...

July 2020

July 24, 2020

Why Do We Admire Certain Vocations?

John Ruskin says that we admire certain professions--soldiers, physicians, pastors, and lawyers (?)--because of their...

May 2020

May 25, 2020

Memory

Memorial Day is a time to remember those who gave their lives for us and...

December 2019

December 16, 2019

Lessons from the Conservative Landslide in the UK

Liberal-minded, non-religious Great Britain gave its Conservative Party and Trump-like Prime Minister Boris Johnson a...

December 13, 2019

Niche Marketing Now Gives Us Micro-Churches

The early Church Growth Movement promoted the use of marketing techniques to attract as many...

November 2019

November 29, 2019

A Defense of the Christmas Frenzy

On the day after Thanksgiving, shoppers plunge into "Black Friday," the decorations go up, and...

November 11, 2019

Service: Medal of Honor Citations for Veterans Day

To honor our military veterans, read these citations for two recent recipients of the Congressional...

October 2019

October 31, 2019

Reforming Today’s Church

Reforming means fixing what is broken, returning something to its essence. The contemporary church today,...

October 24, 2019

The Religious Affiliations of the Democratic Presidential Candidates

The major Democratic presidential candidates may sound like secularists, but they all have specific church...

October 23, 2019

Nature Rights vs. Natural Rights

There is a movement to ascribe "rights" to nature--rivers, trees, mountains, etc.--to provide legal grounds...

October 15, 2019

No Tax Exemption for Churches Opposed to Same-Sex Marriage?

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke says that churches that oppose same-sex marriage should lose their...

August 2019

August 23, 2019

Trump’s Prospects

Do you think President Trump will be re-elected? I'm not asking right now if he...

August 06, 2019

Trade War

One of the few areas upon which most of the Democratic presidential candidates and Donald...

August 01, 2019

On Josh Harris Renouncing Christianity

Josh Harris had earlier repudiated his book I Kissed Dating Goodbye, which launched the "courtship...

June 2019

June 06, 2019

Death of a Great Australian Christian Poet

Les Murray, one of Australia's greatest writers, died a few weeks ago. He described himself...

February 2019

February 20, 2019

Religious Liberty Developments

Religious liberty used to be taken for granted in the United States, but today--especially in...

February 12, 2019

Pope Says God Wills the Diversity of Religions

At the Pope's recent visit to Abu Dhabi, he and the Muslim Grand Imam...