Steveawiggins

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• 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

• Headline News

  

  Some headlines just can’t be resisted. “George Knapp: Christian Fundamentalists in the Pentagon Shut Down Government Paranormal and UFO Probes Due to Demon... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Read, Mark and

  

  One of the persistent questions of Christianity, given that there are four Gospels, is how to account for the differences between them. Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Insecticide

  

  Although Halloween is more about spiders than insects, a real fear seems to be swirling around the latter. For the second time in a year, a study has been... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• October’s Monsters

  

  Blood and vampires go together like October and, well, vampires. Although I don’t understand manga, I do know it’s extremely popular, and a friend has been... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Absalom v. Occam

  

  Getting a haircut is like going to confession. You don’t go as often as you probably should, and you feel embarrassed and awkward when they ask how much you wan... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Problem with Shaving

  

  Evil may be an abstract concept, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t real. Sorry for the double negative—finding the right angle of approach is difficult sometimes. Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Collinsport

  

  Nothing is ever wasted. That’s my economy of the soul. I spent my tween years mooning about Maine. I’d grown up watching Dark Shadows after school and I’d... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Aporripsophobia

  

  I’m proposing a new word. Given that there are lengthy lists of phobias available on the internet, and since fear and I are well acquainted, I was surprised to... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Writers Reading

  

  A lot of misconceptions about books abound out there. One of those misconceptions that has become clear to me is that authors write books to teach. (Or to make... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• October Devotee

  

  Here it is October and I have hardly written about monsters. Apart from the US government, that is. I suspect that I could use a little escapism right about now... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Classic Education

  

  A few months ago now, just after moving, our garage flooded. Our books, unpacked, were stored there at the time, resulting in many casualties. Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Graymalkin October

  

  It’s not like you need an excuse to read ghost stories in October. At least that’s what I hoped other passengers on the bus would think. Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY