I received the email below … today, I think. Maybe yesterday. (God, how sad is it that I don’t even know which? But lately I’ve been writing pretty much around the clock, so you know how sometimes that can end up trashing the whole time thing.) I wanted to share it for no particular reason—except that it occasioned in my brain something like a happy, unexpected little vacation. And who wants to go on vacation alone? (more…) Read more
Last week I received this email: Hi John–I check in on your blog daily, but this is my first foray into any sort of contribution. I wonder if you might consider giving some attention to the Catholic agenda with regard to gay marriage, particularly since the Catholic Church is expending more money and energy in opposing gay marriage than any other organization. (more…) Read more
Here are ten Truths of Life that every drag queen not only knows but constantly evinces, and which any person would do well to take to heart: 1. The world belongs to the confident. 2. To become who others want you to be is to become no one at all. 3. Style is substance. 4. If all of life is a stage, why not head for the spotlight? 5. Identity (thank God) is malleable. 6. Life is about layers. 7.... Read more
So this is freakish. But … well, here it is. I woke up this morning from a dream in which I had been hastily summoned to a crowd that was gathering in a vast hilly meadow of tall green grass. Unprepared, I was wearing pants but no shirt. A Christian-market literary agent I used to know tells me that my turn to speak to the crowd is coming up. I have no idea what he’s talking about—but he’s on to... Read more
Ah, art. For when regular words can’t even come close to expressing the whole. If you are a Christian who is offended by the video below, all I can say (and apologize for saying; I certainly grok the obnoxiousness of such a prescription) is please get out of the house more often. (more…) Read more
I’ve been ignoring the whole Chick-fil-A thing because there’s only so much stupid a person can absorb before having to whang themselves on the head with a hammer. (And also because I loathe businesses founded upon the idea that illiteracy is charming.) (more…) Read more
Sorry it’s been a couple of weeks since putting up my last podcast; I’ve had this unbelievably nasty chest cold I thought it best to keep out of your ear. Anyway, here’s my latest. It’s about the idea that there was a whole other reason Jesus was drawn to outcasts and misfits that’s got nothing to do with bringing God to them. (more…) Read more
So this is just a quick note of thanks to you who sometimes take the time to let people who have commented on my blog know that someone out there has actually heard them by replying to their comment. The fact that you guys do that as often as you do means a great deal to me. People leave some crazy good comments on my blog. (more…) Read more
Dear John Shore, It’s taken me forever to write this, because it will reveal me to be a whiny, privileged, guilt-ridden wimp. But I’m writing it anyway. I guess because I’m such a wimp I can’t even stand up to my desire to not be revealed as a wimp. Go figure. (more…) Read more
Occasioned by two comments he left on my blog, we last time discussed Chad Holtz’s recent return from Pure Life Ministries, where he had gone to live for seven months in order to be healed from his sexual addiction. I find there are just a couple of things I want to say on this matter before it gets eclipsed by the Next Blog Post. (more…) Read more
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