Pictured above is my favorite meme of the season (HT: Mary Moerbe). The point is that the “real St. Nicholas” was said to be at the Council of Nicaea, where a major theme of the debate was whether Christ was “homoousios”–meaning “one substance”–with
Pictured above is my favorite meme of the season (HT: Mary Moerbe). The point is that the “real St. Nicholas” was said to be at the Council of Nicaea, where a major theme of the debate was whether Christ was “homoousios”–meaning “one substance”–with
When Americans have a “tax revolt,” they mostly complain and express their opinion by voting. In France, tax protesters are rioting, burning cars, smashing shops, and vandalizing the Arc de Triomphe. But what is happening in France with the “Yellow Vest” uprising is symptomatic of
It’s one thing to be in a movie. But it’s even better to be of such significance that someone plays you in a movie! That has happened to a friend of mine and of my family: the Lutheran journalist Mollie Ziegler Hemingway. She’s the one
The estimable Hans Fiene, the pastor behind Lutheran Satire, puts a name to a particular and time-honored technique for violating religious liberty. He calls it the “Babylonian trick.” In a piece published in The Federalist, entitled Twitter’s New Trans Speech Rules Emanate From Religious Extremism, Rev. Fiene discusses
You have probably heard about John Chau, the 26-year-old who was dropped off at Sentinel Island, home of one of the most isolated tribes on earth, so that he could tell the inhabitants about Jesus. They responded by shooting him with arrows, killing him on
Fleming Rutledge reminds us that Advent is not primarily about the baby Jesus. Rather its main emphasis is the Jesus who comes as the mighty judge who will set the world aright. That was the theme of John the Baptist: “He who is coming after
George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States, has died at the age of 94. He was one of the most qualified and experienced individuals ever to hold the office, having served as a decorated Navy pilot in World War II, a U.S.
Conservative Christians, especially white evangelicals, are among President Trump’s most loyal supporters. Which seems odd to many people, given his history as a womanizing casino magnate, some of his policies that critics deride as heartless, and his intemperate insulting tweets. Even though Trump has been
In this era of political outsiders and disenchantment with government, many candidates from the business world with no governmental experience have been running for office promising to “run the government like a business.” President Trump is the most noted example, but business outsiders are being
Following up with our recent post on exorcism, The Atlantic–which is far from being a Christian or culturally conservative magazine–has a fascinating, sympathetic, and rather in depth article on the subject. The author, Mike Mariani, cites data indicating that about half of Americans believe in demonic possession.
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