Culture: Upstream From Politics
(Published in Building a Healthy Culture: Strategies for an American Renaissance, ed. Don Eberly; Eerdmans, 2001; pp. 75-100). Political...
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Bill Wichterman
Aug 22, 2021
God is Unreasonable
On July 4, I was at a party, and I got into conversation with a woman I had just met. You know the rule about not talking about politics...
Bill Wichterman
May 2, 2021
What It Means to Die to Yourself
A work colleague of mine asked me about what it means to “die to yourself,” which I had written on a blogpost. It’s a good question. Even...
Bill Wichterman
Mar 27, 2021
Enforceable Patent Rights Lead to Prosperity and Human Flourishing
When I travel in developing countries, I’m always struck by the number of people – often men –not working during the day. Small groups of...
Bill Wichterman
Mar 21, 2021
Thinking About My Death
I think about my death every day. I’m not a morbid person, but thinking about my mortality helps me frame my life and live closer to the...
Bill Wichterman
Mar 6, 2021
My Dad Died, But I'm Okay
Dad left his body on December 16, 2020, after almost 89 full years of work, joys, pain, and many, many baseball games. I was holding his...
Bill Wichterman
Nov 28, 2020
Faith for Skeptics Like Me
Although I have a deep faith in God that pervades my life, I recognize that I could be wrong. My faith resides alongside my doubts.
Bill Wichterman
Oct 4, 2020
Why I’m Not an Atheist Anymore
I stopped believing in God when I was studying philosophy in college.
Bill Wichterman
Sep 22, 2020
Power and How to Use It
Perhaps you know the Peter Parker Principle from Stan Lee’s Spiderman comic books: “With great power comes great responsibility.”
Bill Wichterman
Apr 18, 2020
You're Somebody's Rock Star
Think about the people with whom you have rock star status, and begin by serving them.
Bill Wichterman
Mar 7, 2020
Truth, Not Tribe
My primary commitment is to truth, and out of that commitment comes my commitment to Christ. If I find a worldview that is truer than Christ
Bill Wichterman
Dec 22, 2019
The Good News of Christmas Is Really Bad News (or Vice Versa)
Here’s the thing: Christmas’ good news – God becoming a human so he could pay for our sins on the cross – is bad news for me, at least in th
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