Evil plays dirty. We knew and witnessed that from early childhood when the school bullies ganged up on the one weak kid, or when sniggering … Read More ›
Year: 2015
Today’s gay marriage dissenters are yesterday’s Southern racists, according to the interwebs. (This a mildly edited comic from this site.) The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Obergefell v. Hodges decision has … Read More ›
Way back in February, a friend sent me this article from a Christian website, warning about the problems ‘inherent’ in online dating. As I had been encouraging … Read More ›
I was in the desert waiting, watching, praying, hoping for a miracle to come. Yes, a few months ago I was celebrating the liturgical season … Read More ›
All movie-watchers indulge in their own pet obsessions. Maybe you watch for plot twists; your sister watches for gorgeous soundtracks; your dad for the quotable … Read More ›
What does it mean to tell a story? Why does spinning a yarn matter, and what kind of effect does it have on both the … Read More ›
“Why does ‘Evangelical’ seem to be synonymous with ‘bad theology’?” a friend asked recently. She, like many conservative Christians, had always identified as Evangelical. Yet … Read More ›
Reading a book at night has always been a dangerous prospect. If the bedtime reader wishes to relax his mind before sinking into sleep, he … Read More ›
Many of us probably don’t remember as well as we would like to. Basic facts get forgotten, lists must absolutely be written down, and whole … Read More ›