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September 2017

September 22, 2017
Lutheran theology is pretty much the opposite of the Prosperity Gospel.
September 21, 2017
The number of teenagers who have had sex and who have tried alcohol has plummeted since...
September 21, 2017
Short takes on current events:  Hurricane Maria, earthquake in Mexico City, Donald Trump takes on...
September 20, 2017
Contrary to the narratives of religious decline in America, a new study has found that...
September 20, 2017
Democracies require a certain level of civic knowledge and understanding so that citizens can effectively...
September 19, 2017
The landscape of contemporary Christianity now includes groups of Christians who get together in each...
September 19, 2017
Here is a text from Scripture for those afflicted by or afraid of storms (as yet...
September 18, 2017
Luther's Small Catechism is a marvel of clarity, depth, and spiritual insight.  Used for centuries to...
September 18, 2017
The tech geniuses and entrepreneurs of Silicon Valley have been lauded for their creativity and...
September 15, 2017
The Reformation, whose 500th anniversary is next month, had as its purpose the reformation of...
September 15, 2017
  Our new cybertechnology--all linked, interconnected, and hackable--including now the "internet of things"--opens up whole...
September 14, 2017
I came across a sermon from Johann Tetzel, the indulgence peddler who provoked Luther's 95...
September 14, 2017
Sen. Bernie Sanders has introduced a bill that would give free medical care to everyone.
September 13, 2017
  In thinking about "virtue ethics" and the Christian life, it is important not to...
September 13, 2017
Hurricane Irma has dissipated after killing 12 Americans and doing about $50 billion worth of...
September 12, 2017
Some churches that seem to go easy on moral issues are accused of preaching "too...
September 12, 2017
The United States found itself in unfamiliar company when it made the "Hall of Shame" in a...
September 11, 2017
  Given that we are saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone,...
September 11, 2017
  President Trump has formed an alliance with the Democrats, to the consternation of Republicans....
September 08, 2017
Cohabiting couples tend to stay away from church. So do others engaged in sexual practices...
September 08, 2017
  Hurricane Harvey finally dissipated on September 2, after killing 71 people, wreaking as much...
September 07, 2017
  Religious participation is declining, especially in the West.  But religious influence has returned around...
September 07, 2017
Can you connect these dots?:  Gutenberg, Martin Luther, Steve Jobs, Donald Trump. In his column Steve...
September 06, 2017
Over half of American Protestants (52%) believe that salvation--that is to say, getting into Heaven--requires...
September 06, 2017
  There are two kinds of liberalism.  That of the left, with its faith in...
September 05, 2017
Now that the Roman Catholic Church has a relatively liberal pontiff, we are seeing some...
September 05, 2017
The dominance of Amazon.com is such that even the big brick and mortar retailers are...
September 04, 2017
Labor Day is a good day for Christians to celebrate Vocation.  That is, the teaching...
September 04, 2017
We're back in the U.S.A. after spending August in Australia, doing some speaking and visiting...
September 01, 2017
Critics of the doctrine of the inerrancy of Scripture often portray it as a novel...
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