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Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and the Work of Childhood
I usually miss the big movie releases. In fact I still haven’t seen the latest Star Wars movie, The Force Keeps Waking Up, or whatever it’s called. But I did make a point to see the new documentary about Mister… Read More ›
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Russia’s Influence on Cultural Conservatives
Here’s my latest piece for The Cresset on how cultural conservatives have lost their moral bearings. “Cold War themes have returned unexpectedly with the renewal of Russian informational warfare. But unlike the Cold War, Russian propaganda today targets those on… Read More ›
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Is the Idea of the Centrist Project Realistic?
Evangelizers often run into resistance, and so I’ve noticed not everyone I talk to about the Centrist Project gets excited. “Sorry, but it’s a waste of time. Third parties can’t succeed in America. We’ve got a two party system and… Read More ›
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An Excited Crowd
This Easter Sunday sermon is from 1961. To learn more about the history behind it, click here. Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that… Read More ›
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Hearsay or Experience – How Do We Know God?
This Palm Sunday sermon is from 1961. To learn more about the history behind it, click here. So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do you say this… Read More ›
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The Fall of Hungary: Viktor Orbán’s Push to Destroy Democracy
Demonstrators protesting Lex CEU / Source: CEU webpage Early in April, the Hungarian parliament, tightly controlled by the country’s autocratic prime minister, Viktor Orbán, passed a law aimed at forcing the closure of Budapest’s independent and prestigious Central European University…. Read More ›
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One Thing is Needful
This Lenten Sermon is from 1965. To learn more about the history behind it, click here. Now as they went on their way, he entered a village; and a woman named Martha received him into her house. And she had… Read More ›
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Why I Joined the Centrist Project
I’m not much of a joiner, especially where politics is concerned, but recently I signed up with something called the Centrist Project. It’s a group that wants to overcome political polarization, which has reached a level they believe harms our… Read More ›
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Herod the Fox
This Lenten Sermon is from 1956. To learn more about the history behind it, click here. At that very hour some Pharisees came, and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” And he said… Read More ›
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Lenten Reflections – Those Who Accused Him
This Lenten devotion is from 1958. To learn more about the history behind it, click here. Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death, but they found none,… Read More ›
Featured Categories
Hungary ›
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Is Rod Dreher’s Live Not By Lies a Good Book?
October 24, 2020
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Christians Associated for Democracy Translates Hungary’s COVID Law
April 10, 2020
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Magyarország új egyháztörvénye rosszabb mint az első
January 19, 2019
Poems ›
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Shakespeare Selfie
April 1, 2016
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Even Baloney’s Better in Italy
July 6, 2014
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A Very Scary Catacomb
July 3, 2014
Politics ›
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Secularization Strikes Back: The End of American Religion?
May 27, 2020
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A Time for Theologians during the COVID-19 Pandemic?
April 8, 2020
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Hungary’s New Church Law is Worse than the First
December 28, 2018
Religious Freedom ›
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Draft of New Hungarian Church Law in English
September 23, 2015
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My Work on Religious Freedom in Hungary
May 27, 2015
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HUNGARY: Deregistration of religious communities – A professor of Texas Lutheran University reacts to MEP György Hölvenyi’s comment
October 17, 2014
Faith ›
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To Walk on Water: A Meditation on Faith and Doubt
January 15, 2021
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Salt of the Earth: A Meditation on the Church and the World
December 13, 2020
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Meditation on Christian freedom
November 15, 2020