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Planning a workshop or seminar? Seeking a keynote speaker for your conference? From rural midwestern churches to the U.S. Capitol Building, Dr. MacPherson has 20 years of experience talking to a broad range of audiences concerning issues of great importance:

  • Marriage & Family
  • Christian Education
  • Pro-Life Compassion
  • Evangelism
  • American Values
  • Constitution Day Speeches
  • ... and more!

To reserve a seasoned professional for your next event, contact Dr. MacPherson today.

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External Links

  • Christian Life Resources
  • ELS Historical Society
  • The Hausvater Project
  • Into Your Hands LLC
  • Lutherans for Life
  • University Faculty for Life

Public Policy

  • Courageously Compassionate, Compassionately Courageous: Biblical Apologetics, the Christian Worldview, and Contemporary Social Issues

  • Despite the Vocal Few, Many Lutherans Support the Marriage Amendment

  • Education Philosophy: Who Should Teach Your Children?

  • From No-Fault Divorce to Same-Sex Marriage: The American Law Institute's Role in Deconstructing the Family

  • Homeownership and Public Policy: What Helps, and What Hinders, the American Dream

  • Lutherans, Political Resistance and the 1550 Magdeburg Confession

  • Marital Parenthood and American Prosperity: As Goes the Middle-Class Family, So Goes the Nation

  • Men and Abortion: The Forgotten Legacy of Roe v. Wade

  • Minnesota Requires Teachers to Advocate for Transgender Ideology and Critical Race Theory

  • Ottawa Circuit COVID Convocation Part I: The Magdeburg Confession of 1550

  • Ottawa Circuit COVID Convocation Part II: How to Avoid Reading Romans 13 like a Nazi

  • State Teacher Licensing Requirements vs. the Bible, the Hymnal, and the Catechism

  • The “War on Women”: Myth or Reality?

  • The History of No-Fault Divorce: An Odd-Couple Marriage between the Political Left and Right

  • The Legal Issues Surrounding Proposition 8

  • Training Children As They Should Go?

  • United We Divide: The Convergence of Law, Politics, Theology, and Daily Life in the Production of No-­Fault Divorce

  • Who's Your Mama? Come to Papa. Oh, Boy

  • Your Vocation in Civil Government

Recent Projects

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  • Radio Interview, Jan. 13, 2023: Minnesota Requires Teachers to Advocate for Transgender Ideology and Critical Race Theory [Learn More]
  • Education Conference: State Teacher Licensing Requirements vs. the Bible, the Hymnal, and the Catechism, Oct. 27, 2022 [Learn More]
  • Education Conference: Getting the Facts Straight: How Grammar, History, & Logic Can Rescue Education from Postfactualism, July 8, 2022 [Learn More]
  • Radio interview: The Magdeburg Confession of 1550 and the Lutheran Principles of Political Resistance, July 3, 2020 [Learn More]

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Dr. MacPherson provides a variety of consulting services for organizations that need assistance pursuing their mission to the next level. Click for more information.

Books by Dr. MacPherson

  • Rediscovering the American Republic, vol. 1: 1492-1877 (author)
  • Rediscovering the American Republic, vol. 2: 1877-Present (author)
  • Debating Evolution before Darwinism (author)
  • The Culture of Life (author)
  • Teaching Children Chastity for Life (co-author)
  • Studying Luther's Large Catechism (author)
  • Telling the Next Generation (managing editor)
  • Here We Stand (contributing writer)
  • Natural Law: A Lutheran Reappraisal (contributing writer)

Academic Posts

  • Academic Dean and Professor of History and Philosophy (2023–), Luther Classical College
  • Director (2020–2023), Center for Apologetics and Worldviews
  • Adjunct Professor (2020–2023), M.A. in Theological Studies Program, Martin Luther College
  • Professor (2003–2023) and Department Chair (2011–2023), B.A. in History Program, Bethany Lutheran College

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