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Religion

God is Not Your Passive-Aggressive Girlfriend

My senior year of high school, I wrote a letter to the administrator, who was also a pastor. Our teachers tell us to ‘think, don’t … Read More ›

Posted on September 17, 2015November 11, 2017
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Religion

Fight the Good Fight

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 ›

Posted on September 10, 2015November 29, 2017
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Politics

The Fight Against Gay Marriage Isn’t Over

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 ›

Posted on September 3, 2015December 1, 2017
Living

A Defense of Online Dating

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 ›

Posted on August 6, 2015November 11, 2017
Politics

Surviving the Desert of Bureaucracy

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 ›

Posted on July 30, 2015November 26, 2017
Art

Color Theory for Movie Fans

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 ›

Posted on July 23, 2015December 14, 2016
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Art

The Difference between Revisiting, Reinterpreting, Retconning, and Retroactively Ruining Stories

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 ›

Posted on July 9, 2015November 11, 2017
Religion

Evangelicalism: It Ain’t What It Used to Be

“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 ›

Posted on June 25, 2015November 11, 2017
Philosophy

Some Disjointed Thoughts on Thinking

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 ›

Posted on June 18, 2015February 21, 2016

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