2021-11-19T10:19:00-05:00

Pandemic deer, red rocks and redheads, mini-churches, and other news I missed this week. Read more

2021-11-17T12:55:17-05:00

Smart stuff from Lili Loofbourow, Beth Walthen and Amanda Bettencourt, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Heather Cox Richardson, Sarah Jones, and Andre E. Key. Read more

2021-11-13T18:29:55-05:00

This is about my family history, and about the parts of it I still don't know. Read more

2021-11-13T15:13:00-05:00

How a Christian nationalist whackjob accidentally introduced me to a winsome YouTube introduction to biblical studies. Read more

2021-11-12T02:58:48-05:00

"What Is 'Progressive Christianity'?" Roger Olson asks in a post on Patheos' Evangelical Channel, two clicks away from Patheos' Progressive Christian channel. Read more

2021-11-10T12:11:55-05:00

The trend-spotters say biblical names are all the rage for baby boys, but not so much for baby girls. Read more

2021-11-08T11:10:34-05:00

The most effective lie any con artist can tell is also the simplest: "Yes." Read more

2021-11-03T16:06:04-04:00

It's the same scam. Identify a "curse" that is cause of every hardship facing your marks. Claim that you are uniquely able to dispel this "curse" -- for a price. Read more

2021-10-30T15:57:57-04:00

Halloween candy isn't charity. It's a peace treaty. This is also how we got the New Deal. Read more

2021-10-29T04:37:51-04:00

Smart stuff from Danté Stewart, Jill Hicks-Keeton, Caroline Reilly, Adam Serwer, Sarah Posner, and Timothy Snyder. Read more

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