Turning the World Right Side Up
The shock and awe changes the Trump administration is bringing to the USA/world is nothing less than breathtaking. Donald Trump has accomplished more in a month than most presidents accomplish in four-to-eight years.
I’ve never seen anything like it in 54 years as a voter.
The American people are behind him 50-55% in most polls (much higher than he polled in term one) and Rasmussen Reports that their Presidential Approval Roundup shows a majority of Americans believe the country is now on the “right track” for the first time in two decades.
President Trump believes he has been spared by God to renew the American nation.
That belief is turning the world right side up.
Making the Super Bowl Great Again
We watched the Super Bowl on Sunday after enjoying a wonderful worship service in the morning. The annual gridiron classic is usually the biggest global television event of the year.
The live average audience for the 2025 broadcast was 127.7 million people watching in 130 nations. That was up 3% from last year’s record viewership though the game itself was a bit of a dud. The Philadelphia Eagles led 24-0 at halftime and cruised to a well-earned 40-22 victory over the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs.
The Super Bowl is an American cultural experience I’d like to analyze in depth. It speaks volumes about values and trends in American society–for good and for bad.
I think it’s time to “Make the Super Bowl Great Again.”
What I Learned from Martin Luther (Again)
I was born and raised a Lutheran. During confirmation classes, I laughed wildly at Martin Luther being tried by a “Diet of Worms.” (“Diet” meant “Council” and “Worms” was the city where the gathering took place.)
You get the drift of my teenage stupidity.
Five years hence, I learned two invaluable things from the German Reformer that I missed in confirmation class. Now fifty years later, I’m rediscovering the same two pillars of truth.
Here’s what I learned from Martin Luther (Again).