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2025-02-21T17:03:49-05:00

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Monday Miscellany, 2/24/25

Last updated on: February 21, 2025 at 5:03 pm   By Gene Veith

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In UK, the young are more religious than their parents or grandparents.  The USA is back in the AI game.  And a pro-life victory in Latin America. Read more

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2025-02-17T17:17:26-05:00

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The Four Strands of America’s Christian Revival

Last updated on: February 17, 2025 at 5:17 pm   By Gene Veith

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Spencer Klavan describes four strains of American Christianity that date from colonial times and that have been historically formative.  And he expects a Christian revival to emerge along those same four lines. Read more

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2025-02-17T18:05:47-05:00

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DISCUSS: Should the U.S. Government Buy TikTok?

Last updated on: February 17, 2025 at 6:05 pm   By Gene Veith

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Should the United States start a sovereign wealth fund to invest money in the private sector, including buying up companies such as  TikTok? Read more

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2025-02-16T20:03:54-05:00

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The Authority for Liberal Theology

Last updated on: February 16, 2025 at 8:03 pm   By Gene Veith

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As Roger Olson has shown, "the best of modern thought," not the Bible, is the authority for liberal theology. This explains why liberal theology must always change and why it has nothing to offer of its own. But is this mindset infecting evangelical and "conservative" churches? Read more

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2025-02-16T17:48:45-05:00

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Wilsonian Expertise vs. Political Democracy

Last updated on: February 16, 2025 at 5:48 pm   By Gene Veith

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Reagan's Civil Service director says that the controversy over the DOGE reforms is based on two competing views of the federal bureaucracy: Wilson's "expert leadership model" vs. Carter's "political management" model. Read more

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2025-02-15T18:32:07-05:00

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The ESV’s Updated Translation

Last updated on: February 15, 2025 at 6:32 pm   By Gene Veith

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Crossway is updating the English Standard Version of the Bible. The changes are minimal, though a few are interesting.  Nevertheless, there are a couple of additional changes that I'd like to see. Read more

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2025-02-17T13:13:37-05:00

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Monday Miscellany, 2/17/25

Last updated on: February 17, 2025 at 1:13 pm   By Gene Veith

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Pro-life laws are saving lives after all.  The Mafia's complaints.  And Iran doesn't want to be "provocative. Read more

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2025-02-14T18:37:14-05:00

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MAGA Targeting Lutherans?

Last updated on: February 14, 2025 at 6:37 pm   By Gene Veith

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Gen. Flynn is accusing "Lutherans" of money laundering and Elon Musk is siccing the DOGEs on Lutheran charities that take government money. Read more

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2025-02-11T12:19:27-05:00

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DISCUSS: Take Over or Eliminate?

Last updated on: February 11, 2025 at 12:19 pm   By Gene Veith

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Is it better to shut down big government operations or try to use big government operations to impose the conservative cause? Read more

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2025-02-10T19:25:23-05:00

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Vocation and the Order of Love

Last updated on: February 10, 2025 at 7:25 pm   By Gene Veith

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Yesterday we discussed a theological and ethical concept called the "ordo amoris," the order of love.  I would like to offer a Lutheran take on the concept by bringing in what the Catholic version lacks: the doctrine of vocation. Read more

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