Today is not surgery day either

Last updated on: January 12, 2024 at 5:00 pm By Fred Clark

A medical update that somehow segues into a discussion of Orwell, Dickens, and spherical cows. Read more

Epiphany: One of us

Last updated on: January 7, 2024 at 1:09 pm By Fred Clark

On the 12th day of Christmas, we revisit an old story about Jesus, Job, and Jodie Foster. Read more

Last updated on: January 5, 2024 at 5:44 am By Fred Clark

This is where the reader first begins to realize that these characters aren't going to behave like normal humans. Read more

Last updated on: January 4, 2024 at 5:24 pm By Fred Clark

"Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar." Read more

Last updated on: January 2, 2024 at 6:43 pm By Fred Clark

Open inbox. Select all unread from 2023 or earlier. Delete. Jubilee! Read more

Last updated on: January 2, 2024 at 6:43 pm By Fred Clark

Take time to listen to Doug Muder, Dahlia Lithwick, Jessica Valenti, Robyn Pennacchia, and Adam Kotsko. Read more

Last updated on: December 29, 2023 at 2:21 pm By Fred Clark

This is the bit in the story where God appears in the sky, swatting aside warheads, and yet no one mentions it ever again. Read more

Last updated on: December 24, 2023 at 5:39 pm By Fred Clark

Great joy all people means what it says. All people. Read more

Last updated on: December 25, 2023 at 11:35 pm By Fred Clark

"We ought to read the psalms that curse the oppressor; read them with fear." But don't stop there. Read more

Last updated on: December 22, 2023 at 1:55 pm By Fred Clark

If we're going to demand a "literal" reading of Ezekiel 38, then we also must have a literal reading of Ezekiel 23:20. Read more