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2025-06-27T08:21:05-04:00

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Knowing God by Knowing God Incarnate

Last updated on: June 27, 2025 at 8:21 am By Gene Veith

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The person of Jesus is uniquely compelling even to non-believers. We Christians believe Him to be God in the flesh. So why, when we consider God and speak of God to non-believers, don't we more explicitly relate Him to Jesus? Read more

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Luther on the Incarnation

2025-06-23T14:56:45-04:00

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DISCUSS: Wanting Opposites at the Same Time

Last updated on: June 23, 2025 at 2:56 pm By Gene Veith

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Part of our political problem is that we Americans want opposite policies at the same time. Our opposite and mutually-exclusive desires also cause some of our personal problems. Read more

2025-06-22T19:50:43-04:00

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“Commitment to Follow Jesus” Surges

Last updated on: June 22, 2025 at 7:50 pm By Gene Veith

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Barna has found that 66% of Americans say, "I have made a personal commitment to follow Jesus that is still important in my life today." But what does that mean? Read more

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2025-06-22T17:54:53-04:00

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Hoist with Their Own Petard

Last updated on: June 22, 2025 at 5:54 pm By Gene Veith

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"Hoist with his own petard" is a metaphor from Shakespeare meaning to get blown up by one's own bomb. Conservatives are using this as a political tactic: To use policies developed by the left against the left. But petards can blow up both ways. Read more

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2025-06-20T19:13:08-04:00

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Supremes Allow Banning Transgender Treatment for Minors

Last updated on: June 20, 2025 at 7:13 pm By Gene Veith

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The Supreme Court has ruled that states can ban transgender medical interventions for minors. The decision upheld a Tennessee law that is similar to that of 26 other states. Might this herald the end of sexual "transitions" for children? Read more

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United States v. Skrmetti

2025-06-24T07:28:09-04:00

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Monday Miscellany, 6/23/25

Last updated on: June 24, 2025 at 7:28 am By Gene Veith

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The U.S. attacks Iran. Supremes rule nuns don't have to pay for abortions for employees. And an AI Chatbot company worth $1.5 billion was really 700 coders in India. Read more

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2025-06-16T17:37:11-04:00

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Surprises from a Major Study of World Religion

Last updated on: June 16, 2025 at 5:37 pm By Gene Veith

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The most Christian region of the world is sub-Saharan Africa. The world's fastest growing religion is Islam.Those are among the findings of a major study from Pew Research, which tracks the changes in world religion from 2010 to 2020. Read more

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Pew's Global Religious Landscape

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2025-06-15T08:50:06-04:00

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DISCUSS: Trump vs. MAGA?

Last updated on: June 15, 2025 at 8:50 am By Gene Veith

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President Trump is being accused of backtracking on some of his signature issues, such as immigration, tariffs, and staying out of other countries' wars. Some of his MAGA supporters are now attacking him. Should they? Is this a "betrayal" or commendable pragmatism? Read more

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2025-06-19T07:46:45-04:00

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What Comes After the Knowledge System Collapse?

Last updated on: June 19, 2025 at 7:46 am By Gene Veith

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if Gioia is right that our existing knowledge system is collapsing, what might we expect to come next? Gioia thinks it will resemble what replaced the arid rationalism of the Enlightenment: Romanticism. That would hold both possibilities and new challenges for Christianity. Read more

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2025-06-14T14:05:49-04:00

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The Collapse of Our Knowledge System

Last updated on: June 14, 2025 at 2:05 pm By Gene Veith

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"The biggest news story of our century is happening right now—but is never mentioned in the press," says cultural critic Ted Gioia. It's a shift on the scale of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment. He calls it "the collapse of the knowledge system." Read more

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