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Dr. Craig Evans of Houston Christian University Jesus and His World: The Archaeological Evidence The post The Top Biblical Archaeology Stories of 2025 – Dr. Craig Evans, 1/7/26 (0073) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Terry Mattingly of Rational Sheep Rational Sheep Pop Goes Religion: Faith in Popular Culture GetReligion.org The post Media Coverage of Philip Yancey’s Confession to an Extra-Marital Affair – Terry Mattingly, 1/7/26 (0072) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Dr. Ryan Anderson, President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center Tearing Us Apart Ethics and Public Policy Center The Public Discourse The post The FDA and the Dangers of Chemical Abortion – Dr. Ryan Anderson, 1/7/26 (0071) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Joy Pullmann of The Federalist Joy Pullmann’s Columns at The Federalist False Flag: Why Queer Politics Mean the End of America The Education Invasion: How Common Core Fights Parents for Control of American Kids The post Taxpayer Funding for Childcare – Joy Pullmann, 1/6/26 (0063) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Audio Open Lines The post Responding to Listener Email and the Issues, Etc. Comment Line, 1/6/26 (0062) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Dr. John Bombaro of St. James Lutheran-Lafayette, IN The post Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (One Year Lectionary): The Baptism of Jesus – Dr. John Bombaro, 1/6/26 (0061) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Dr. Ken Schurb of the Central Illinois District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod The post The Epiphany Season – Dr. Ken Schurb, 1/5/26 (0053) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Audio Open Lines The post Responding to Listener Email and the Issues, Etc. Comment Line, 1/5/26 (0052) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Noelle Mering of the Ethics and Public Policy Center Ethics and Public Policy Center Cutting Off Your Parents Is Identity Politics, Not ‘Boundaries’ Awake, Not Woke: A Christian Response to the Cult of Progressive Ideology The post Family Estrangement and Identity Politics – Noelle Mering, 1/5/26 (0051) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Dr. Arthur Just of Concordia Theological Seminary-Ft. Wayne, IN “Heaven on Earth: The Gifts of Christ in the Divine Service” by Arthur Just “Concordia Commentary: Luke 1:1-9:50” by Arthur Just “Concordia Commentary: Luke 9:50-24:53” by Arthur Just The post The Christmas Hymn, “All My Heart Again Rejoices” – Dr. Arthur Just, 1/2/26 (0022, Encore) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Pastor Joseph Abrahamson, author of “Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies” “Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies — Christmas” by Joseph Abrahamson “Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies — Christmas and Sol Invictus” by Joseph Abrahamson “Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies — Pagan Solstice Celebrations” by Joseph Abrahamson The post Myths about the Christian Observation of Christmas – Pr. Joseph Abrahamson, 1/2/26 (0021, Encore) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Dr. Arthur Just of Concordia Theological Seminary-Ft. Wayne, IN Heaven on Earth: The Gifts of Christ in the Divine Service Concordia Commentary: Luke 1:1-9:50 Concordia Commentary: Luke 9:50-24:53 The post The New Year Hymn, Now Greet the Swiftly Changing Year” – Dr. Arthur Just, 1/1/26 (0012, Encore) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller of St. Paul Lutheran, Austin, TX Pr. Wolfmueller’s YouTube Channel Has American Christianity Failed? The post New Year’s Resolutions – Bryan Wolfmueller, 1/1/26 (0011, Encore) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Peter Bender of The Concordia Catechetical Academy Concordia Catechetical Academy The post Looking Forward to Sunday Morning According to Luther’s Catechisms: Second Sunday of Christmas – Pr. Peter Bender, 12/31/25 (3651) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Pr. Will Weedon, Host of “The Word of the Lord Endures Forever” We Praise You, O God The Word of the Lord Endures Forever Celebrating the Saints Thank, Praise, Serve and Obey See My Savior’s Hands The post The Christmas Hymn, “Now Sing We Now Rejoice” – Pr. Will Weedon, 12/31/25 (3652, Encore) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Terry Mattingly of Rational Sheep Pop Goes Religion: Faith in Popular Culture Rational Sheep The post The Top Religion Stories of 2025 – Terry Mattingly, 12/30/25 (3641) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Dr. Arthur Just of Concordia Theological Seminary-Ft. Wayne, IN Heaven on Earth: The Gifts of Christ in the Divine Service Concordia Commentary: Luke 1:1-9:50 Concordia Commentary: Luke 9:50-24:53 The post The Christmas Hymn, “Joy to the World”- Dr. Arthur Just, 12/30/25 (3642, Encore) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Pr. Jonathan Conner of Zion Lutheran-Manning, IA Pastor Conner’s Blog The post Answering Arguments Against Christianity: The Bible is Old and Irrelevant & Christians Hate LGBTQ People – Pr. Jonathan Conner, 12/29/25 (3631) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Pr. Will Weedon, Host of “The Word of the Lord Endures Forever” We Praise You, O God The Word of the Lord Endures Forever Celebrating the Saints Thank, Praise, Serve and Obey See My Savior’s Hands The post The Christmas Hymn, “Angels from the Realms of Glory” – Pr. Will Weedon, 12/29/25 (3632, Encore) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Pr. Will Weedon, Host of The Word of the Lord Endures Forever The Word of the Lord Endures Forever Celebrating the Saints Thank, Praise, Serve and Obey See My Savior’s Hands We Praise You O God The post The Christmas Hymn “Break Forth O Beautious Heavenly Light” – Pr. Will Weedon, 12/26/25 (3601) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Peter Bender of The Concordia Catechetical Academy Concordia Catechetical Academy The post Looking Forward to Sunday Morning According to Luther’s Catechisms: First Sunday of Christmas – Pr. Peter Bender, 12/26/25 (3602) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Pr. Will Weedon, Host of The Word of the Lord Endures Forever The Word of the Lord Endures Forever Celebrating the Saints Thank, Praise, Serve and Obey See My Savior’s Hands We Praise You O God The post Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (One Year Lectionary) : First Sunday of Christmas – Pr. Will Weedon, 12/26/25 (3603, Encore) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Dr. Arthur Just of Concordia Theological Seminary-Ft. Wayne, IN Heaven on Earth: The Gifts of Christ in the Divine Service Concordia Commentary: Luke 1:1-9:50 Concordia Commentary: Luke 9:50-24:53 The post The Christmas Hymn, “Angels We Have Heard on High” – Dr. Arthur Just, 12/25/25 (3592) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Dr. John Bombaro of St. James Lutheran-Lafayette, IN The post Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (One Year Lectionary): Christmas Dawn – Dr. John Bombaro, 12/25/25 (3591) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Dr. Ken Schurb of the Central Illinois District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod The post The Christmas Season – Dr. Ken Schurb, 12/24/25 (3582) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller of St. Paul Lutheran, Austin, TX Has American Christianity Failed? The post The Christmas Hymn, “Silent Night” – Bryan Wolfmueller, 12/24/25 (3581) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Audio Open Lines The post What Is Your Favorite Christmas Hymn, and Why? 12/23/25 (3571) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Rod Dreher, author, “Live Not By Lies” Rod Dreher’s Substack Nick Fuentes: Political Punk Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation The post Intersectionality & White Supremicist Nick Fuentes – Rod Dreher, 12/22/25 (3562) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Peter Bender of The Concordia Catechetical Academy Concordia Catechetical Academy The post Looking Forward to Sunday Morning According to Luther’s Catechisms: Christmas Midnight – Pr. Peter Bender, 12/22/25 (3561) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Craig Parton, Director of the International Academy of Apologetics, Evangelism and Human Rights International Academy of Apologetics, Evangelism and Human Rights The post Answering Arguments Against Christianity: Christianity Can Be Disproven – Craig Parton, 12/19/25 (3534) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Chaplain Craig Muehler of LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces The post The Secretary of the Department of War Pete Hegseth Orders the Reform of the Chaplain Corps – Chaplain Craig Muehler, 12/19/25 (3533) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Pr. Ted Giese of Mount Olive Lutheran-Regina, Saskatchewan Pr. Giese’s Movie Reviews The post The Netflix Series “Stranger Things” – Pr. Ted Giese, 12/19/25 (3532) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Dr. Michael New of the Charlotte Lozier Institute Michael New’s Articles at National Review The Charlotte Lozier Institute The post New Abortion Numbers from the Society of Family Planning – Dr. Michael New, 12/19/25 (3531) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Dr. Kirk Clayton of Concordia University Chicago The post Answering Arguments Against Christianity: I Don’t Need to Go to Church. I Have the Bible and Nature? – Dr. Kirk Clayton, 12/18/25 (3523) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Dr. Reed Lessing of Concordia University – St. Paul, MN Hope in the Wilderness The Concordia Commentary on Lamentations The Concordia Commentary on Zechariah The Concordia Commentary on Isaiah 40-55 The Concordia Commentary on Isaiah 56-66 The Concordia Commentary on Jonah The post Covenants in the Bible, Part 3 – Dr. Reed Lessing, 12/18/25 (3522) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Audio Open Lines The post Responding to Listener Email and the Issues, Etc. Comment Line, 12/18/25 (3591) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Daniel Weiss, co-author, “Treading Boldly through a Pornographic World” Treading Boldly through a Pornographic World The post Answering Arguments Against Christianity: Pornography Is Harmless? – Daniel Weiss, 12/17/25 (3513) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Dr. Reed Lessing of Concordia University – St. Paul, MN Hope in the Wilderness The Concordia Commentary on Lamentations The Concordia Commentary on Zechariah The Concordia Commentary on Isaiah 40-55 The Concordia Commentary on Isaiah 56-66 The Concordia Commentary on Jonah The post Covenants in the Bible, Part 2 – Dr. Reed Lessing, 12/17/25 (3513) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Terry Mattingly of Rational Sheep Rational Sheep Pop Goes Religion: Faith in Popular Culture GetReligion.org The post Media Coverage of a Pro-Democracy Activist Imprisoned in Hong Kong – Terry Mattingly, 12/17/25 (3511) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Dr. Korey Maas of Hillsdale College The post Answering Arguments Against Christianity: Christianity Is Pro-Slavery? – Dr. Korey Maas, 12/16/25 (3502) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Dr. John Bombaro of St. James Lutheran-Lafayette, IN The post Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (One Year Lectionary): Fourth Sunday of Advent – Dr. John Bombaro, 12/16/25 (3501) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Dr. Carrie Gress, author, “The End of Woman” Something Wicked: Why Feminism Can’t Be Fused with Christianity The End of Woman The post The Church of Feminism – Dr. Carrie Gress, 12/15/25 (3493) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Wesley J. Smith of the Discovery Institute Wesley Smith’s National Review Columns Culture of Death: The Age of “Do Harm” Medicine Forced Exit: Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide and the New Duty to Die The post Illinois Governor JB Pritzker Signs a Bill Legalizing Assisted Suicide – Wesley Smith, 12/15/25 (3493) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Glenn Stanton of Focus on the Family Trans Lawyer Who Asked SCOTUS To Redefine ‘Sex’ Can’t Produce A Definition When Asked The post A Transgender ACLU Attorney Unable to Define Biological Sex – Glenn Stanton, 12/15/25 first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Peter Bender of The Concordia Catechetical Academy Concordia Catechetical Academy The post Looking Forward to Sunday Morning According to Luther’s Catechisms: Advent 4 – Pr. Peter Bender, 12/15/25 (3491) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Pr. Chris Rosebrough of Fighting for the Faith Fighting for the Faith The post This Week in Pop-Christianity: A Recent “Prophecy” by Mike Signorelli – Pr. Chris Rosebrough, 12/12/25 (3463) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Dr. Neil Shenvi, coauthor, “Post Woke” The Rise and Fall of Christian Nationalism Post Woke The post The Racism, Misogyny and Antisemitism of Several Proponents of Christian Nationalism – Dr. Neil Shenvi, 12/12/25 (3462) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Tim Goeglein, Sr. of Focus on the Family The Legacy of Clarence Thomas Stumbling Toward Utopia Toward a More Perfect Union The post The Life and Legacy of Justice Clarence Thomas – Tim Goeglein, 12/12/25 (3461) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller of St. Paul Lutheran, Austin, TX How to Resist the Devil Has American Christianity Failed? The post How to Resist the Devil – Bryan Wolfmueller, 12/11/25 (3453) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Pr. Mark Loest of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran-Frankentrost, MI The post Christmas Traditions in the History of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod – Pr. Mark Loest, 12/11/25 (3452) first appeared on Issues, Etc..