Conservatives have long criticized left-wing progressives for being "woke," a term social justice activists use for waking up to the systemic oppression of marginalized groups by those in power. Now an anti-woke critic is saying that conservatives have also become woke.
Bad times for dictators. Hallucinating the news. And the UK completely bans puberty blockers for minors.
Advent does quite a bit with John the Baptist, the prophet who prepared the way for the coming of Christ. I never noticed until a recent gospel reading that John said some important things about vocation.
The killer of the health insurance CEO has been turned into a folk hero on social media. Murder should never be celebrated. But the tragedy has provoked legitimate discussions about the "delay, deny, defend" tactics by which insurance companies sometimes refuse to cover health care claims. What's the solution?
An Advent custom is contemplating Christ as the light of the world. We know much more about light than did the ancient Israelites. And I'm astonished at how the scientific facts we know about light apply to the Son of God, whom the Nicene Creed describes as "Light of Light."
After World War II, the United States of America dominated the world, spreading its democracy, free markets, and technology around the globe and using its military might to defend the free world. A historian argues that Donald Trump is about to shut down the policies that led to that dominance, beginning a new less stable global era in which the USA plays a much smaller role. But is that a bad thing?
The "wars and rumors of wars" that Jesus said would be a sign of the Last Days are continuing. The world seems to be preparing for a major conflict, with few evidences of caution. Ironically, Donald Trump is emerging as a force for peace. All of this is a "sign" of human foolishness and depravity. But Jesus tells us, "do not be alarmed."
Our national debt in light years. Google's woes. And Bible sales are up 22%.
Advent is the appointed time to contemplate Christ's return. But we need to be careful not to do that in a "Left Behind" kind of way. Those who speculate about the End Time and calculate its day and hour often get lost in interpreting current events and trying to identify the anti-Christ, while neglecting who Jesus is and why He is returning. Luther offers a corrective.
Continuing our series of non-political, non-adversarial discussion topics, what's good on TV? What is something you've watched that you would recommend to your fellow Cranach subscribers, or at least those who might share your tastes? I discuss as an example "A Man on the Inside."
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