Steveawiggins

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4571 )

• And Found

  

  For a kid who grew up on a steady diet of television, I have to admit being out of practice. A combination of Gilligan’s Island and Dark Shadows informed much o... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Residual Thoughts

  

  I feel compelled to say that this book was not among the overwritten tomes I mentioned in yesterday’s post. Indeed, although the title reflects the outlook of... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Universal Books

  

  I’m reading an overwritten book right now. In fact, I just finished an overwritten book. Such works, I suppose, are the results of being taught how to write. Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Whose Canon Is This?

  

  Being a Bibles editor, I suppose, is a rare kind of job these days. The book that defined our culture now rests in the back seat under discarded fast food bags... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Giving a Hand

  

  A friend sent me a news story that really spoke to me. A bookstore in England, forced to move because of rent, asked for volunteers to help move their stock to ... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• V November

  

  “Remember, remember the fifth of November,” begins the parable V for Vendetta before opening on a government not unlike our own. Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Myth of the Extra Hour

  

  The selling point of an extra hour of sleep is, unfortunately, a myth. I’m not talking about young people who can sleep on demand, but your average, everyday... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Last Call

  

  The alarm that wakes you in the middle of the night. There’s something primal, something visceral about that. We humans, at least since our ancestors climbed... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Leftovers

  

  It looks like I forgot to click “publish” yesterday, so my blog post never appeared.  With apologies for doubling up, I need to complete the trilogy today. Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• November Novina

  

  One of my New Testament professors was fond of saying early Christianity was exclusive so that people would want to join. “If everybody could be a Christian,” h... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Halloween Mood

  

  As America becomes scarier and scarier, I appreciate the fact that I grew up loving Halloween. I don’t know why the dark mood appeals to me—I don’t like being... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Body Or Soul?

  

  Something’s wrong with Buddy Love. He doesn’t act like a professor. Meanwhile, Sherman Klump, heavyset but brilliant, feels that human companionship is passing... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Organic Experience

  

  Holy Horror, it looks like, has been delayed until January. That doesn’t mean that I have to wait to find some relief in the escape to film. Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Like One of Us

  

  Some envision America as a nation of—God help them!—only people like themselves. This is Trump’s America, and therefore, the America of the Republican Party. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Café Américain

  

  What with the Republican approved method of mailing bombs to Democrats (and, interestingly, not vice-versa) I have to wonder if democracy is gone for good. I... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Masses and Markets

  

  The other day I had to go somewhere that I knew would involve a wait. I’ve always thought of waiting as a theological problem—time is very limited and I don’t... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Changing Times

  

  Demons are an embarrassment. The typical scholar of the historical Jesus can’t avoid the fact that one of Jesus’ main activities is exorcism. Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Not So New

  

  I remember it clearly. The ubiquity of technology robs me of the memory of how I knew about it, but there was plenty of pre-internet buzz. A new Bible... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Cheaper Than Swords

  

  It’s chilly in here. What with the early onset winter and the uncertainty of being able to afford the heating bills, we keep the thermostat pretty low. That... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Keypad of Heaven

  

  There are those who celebrate technology, and those who mourn it. I fall somewhere in the middle. One of the selling points for our house was keyless entry. Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY