As proof of American exceptionalism, we white Christian Americans celebrate Palm Sunday on the third Monday of January. Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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