"Creepy" and "numinous" don't mean the same thing. But they kinda FEEL the same way. And you won't find either on in Left Behind. Read more

Rain fade backup purgatory: Revisiting a horrible anthem of post-9/11 American chauvinism and realizing that it's too "woke" for MAGAmerica. Read more

All that money makes such a succulent sound. Welcome to the Boomtown. Read more

A look back at what we've previously written here about Jeffrey Epstein, now that we're told he never actually existed. Read more

Rapture Christianity claims the Bible it true for YOU, but that it wasn't true for every Christian who ever lived and died before special, oh so special, you. Read more

You can't talk about "biblical" divorce without talking about Ezra, and Ruth, and the ungodly evil of mass-deportation. Read more

It's weird to blog about wtiches and ghost stories and batnados during the rise of a police state, but keeping room for wonder and whimsy and weird interests is part of how we resist the rise of a police state. Read more

Thirty years ago, Republicans and white evangelicals did not fear and despise immigrants. But now fear and hate is all they've got. Read more

And but so, this is why we hope for Sunday and why we live for the hope of Sunday. Read more

I just stick out my chin, and grin, and say ... (that this is a fundraising post). Read more