April 30, 2024

A police officer in riot gear looks as reasonable and cool as a guy walking down the sidewalk in a wet-suit and football helmet. Plus: Two botched predictions from this blog in 2016. Read more

April 29, 2024

A Texas pastor would've been better off retelling "The Aristocrats!" from the pulpit instead of the gross joke he actually told. Read more

April 26, 2024

Take time to listen to Raffi, Rabbi Danya Rutenberg, Dahlie Lithwick & Mark Joseph Stern, Andrea Dworkin, and Raffi. Yes, Raffi. Read more

April 26, 2024

Imagine it's the End of the World. People vanish. Every child on Earth is gone. Planes fall from the sky. So how would you get your checked baggage? Read more

April 24, 2024

Why political disputes between Good Hearted evangelicals get so nasty and personal. Plus: A semi-pro story, and what to do if you're ever in Ocean Grove, NJ. Read more

April 23, 2024

"Progressive" evangelicals have a less-than-noble history of "seeking common ground" by throwing other people under the bus. Read more

April 22, 2024

Orwell and Lewis, the gospel according to Paul (and Philip), and stories from 10 years in other peoples' basements. Read more

April 19, 2024

The heroes of Left Behind repeatedly encounter calamity, destruction, human suffering, and people in need, but they never allow such things to interfere with their plans. Read more

April 18, 2024

We resent those we have wronged. We resent those we have harmed. We resent those we are harming. Read more

April 17, 2024

My wife's surgery has been rescheduled for six weeks from now. We just have to make it through the next six weeks. Read more


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