Steveawiggins

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4110 )

• Book Magic

  

  Something happens to you on a long bus ride, reading a mind-blowing book. Part of the transport—literally—is that you’re captive for an hour or two and your boo... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Sleepy and Hollow

  

  Call it nostalgia. (“It’s nostalgia!”) What with major expenses rolling in like the longer nights—a major plumbing job followed by the roofers back again to... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Mouse Trap

  

  The other day a friend asked me about theodicy. Not in so many words, of course, but the question was distinctly familiar: why would an all-good, all-powerful... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Early Light

  

  There are times when the Internet’s asleep. Okay, well, so maybe that’s overstated, but if you have my hours you’ll quickly find the things you can’t do online... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Moral Compass

  

  Recently I was introduced to The Poor People’s Campaign, in its most recent iteration. I was drawn in because I was raised in a poor family and have struggled t... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Ambling Through Amityville

  

  I may be a week too late for Friday the 13th, but I just finished rereading The Amityville Horror. One of my current projects required my paying close... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Pay Per View

  

  One of the things editors can teach academics is that the latter should pay more attention. Especially to the world of publishing. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Fearing Hubris

  

  I’m afraid of hubris. You see, my academic career was not exactly distinguished, and as an editor you’re encouraged to keep to the background. Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Paradoxical Psychology

  

  In college I took enough psychology courses that I could have minored in it, had I simply declared it. Focused on ministry at the time, this declaration never... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Unwished Inheritance

  

  When I mentioned my book Holy Horror to someone recently, she asked “Have you seen Hereditary?” I had to allow as I hadn’t. I have to struggle to find time to... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Book and Bell

  

  The Bell Witch: An American Haunting, by Brent Monahan, is a book I’ve read before. The subtitle was used for a cinematic version. Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Scrolls Not Living

  

  Of the many ancient finds in Western Asia, none captured the imagination like the Dead Sea Scrolls. The timing and romance of the find itself, the scandals... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Not So Hollow

  

  It is difficult to say how an idea might grab you. I really have no idea why Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” took my childhood imagination... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Write Brothers

  

  Work interferes with my concentration. I suspect I’m not alone among writers in this regard. Just last week I had two fiction pieces accepted for publication... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Permanent Change

  

  Maybe you’ve experienced it too. The sense of change in a large city like New York is palpable. Although I don’t commute in much any more, I noticed it when I... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The New Purple

  

  Those of us who grew up Evangelical hold an unusual place among our liberal peers. We’re often able to peer around, over, and under that wall that has been buil... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Upstate Reading

  

  In terms of cash flow I don’t fall into the wealthy bracket. My assets are largely in pre-printed paper form, and when I visit the local Little Free Library it’... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Pointing to the Moon

  

  The failure of India’s Chandrayaan 2 to maintain contact, intended to make India the fourth nation to successfully conduct a lunar landing, sent me reading abou... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Horseman Horror

  

  Yesterday was distinctly autumnal around here. Cloudy and cool, the overcast was definitely moody although the equinox is still a couple weeks away. Still, the... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Plumbing Depths

  

  This past week we had a plumber here for a day. Our house has been owned by a succession of DIY weekend warriors who had more confidence than ability when it... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY