A week's worth of leftovers, including: The horrifying nexus of "capitalism, Texas and cable television;" Charisma magazine defends a literal interpretation of the Monster Manual; a would-be prophet shrugs off his latest failure; the heart of darkness in southern California. Read more
Matthew 25:31-46: “Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.” Read more
Two red-state stories about the dismal state of church and state, both of which feature pious government officials "helping" the church by treating it as servant and subsidiary the state. Read more
No shopping. Just lots of leaves and the sorts of errands one has to run before going to one’s wife’s 25th high school reunion in the evening. Hope your Black Friday was more enjoyable. Have an open thread and some Mumford. (Left Behind will resume next Friday.) Read more
It's the Friday music game -- I'll show you mine, you show me yours. This week, songs of thanks, gratitude, pilgrims, feasts and family gatherings. Read more
Mark Twain: "No one ever seems to think of the Deity’s side of it; apparently no one concerns himself to inquire how much or how little He has had to be thankful for. ..." Read more
Happy Thanksgiving from WKRP; Art Simon on gratitude; Goblinbooks on the pilgrims -- "enemies of liiberty, opponents of everything America can be;" Squanto and Doctor Who; and why I'm grateful that Providence beat Plymouth and Williams beat Winthrop. Read more
"We support biblical families," Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy says of his fast-food corporation. So let's take a look at some of those biblical families. Today's entry: Ashur, Helah and Naarah. Read more
Republicans getting a jump on the 2014 congressional elections with new efforts to attract women voters, an Arizona-based outreach to Latino voters, an invitation to Muslim Americans in Florida, and new attention to minority voters in Maine. Read more
Mary Beard on dividing the plebs sordida from "the respectable elements among the common people;" Rachel Held Evans responds to Al Mohler; Dianna Anderson on The Christian Men’s Defense Network; and Mark Kelly on our national failure to debate gun laws. Read more
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