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).
Did the U.S. Election Delay Great Tribulation?
The provocative title may raise some eyebrows. But I think it’s a valid question. During the the past years of accelerating evil/tyranny in the United States, many people asked me whether I thought we were living in the “last days.” Their deep concern was this:
“If America loses its freedom and global influence, what’s to stop the emergence of a one world government and an era the Bible describes as Great Tribulation before the triumphant return of Jesus Christ?”
I told them I didn’t know the answer.
But I do have some thoughts and I welcome yours.