Steveawiggins

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• Melting Psalmists

  

  With weather like this, I could use a Psalm or two. Of course, in my mind, weather and Psalms are closely connected. Here in the mid-Atlantic states, we’ve... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Breaking Day

  

  When does the day start? Years of awaking around 3 a.m. may have distorted my perceptions a bit, I suppose. Here in the mid-Atlantic states, the sun is never... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Rewriting Dictionaries

  

  When this is all over we’re going to need a whole lot of new definitions. As news became public of the US government literally ripping crying children from thei... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Moving Plans

  

  I’m moving. I’m seriously considering Enceladus. Oh, you haven’t been? One of Saturn’s icy moons, Enceladus was discovered to have the basic elements of life... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Homo Labelmaker

  

  It’s okay to hate the white man. Mitch McConnell has become the icon of what “the white man” really is. Hatred can be just. Even the Good Book says, “I have... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Divisive Devices

  

  In some kind of vague attempt at spring cleaning—yes, I know it’s late for that; I’m always running behind—I’ve been taking some old electronics for recycling. Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• You’ve Never Seen

  

  In spite of accusations of puerile voyeurism, horror is a genre containing many deep films. I have no training as a film critic, but it’s evident that among... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Wolves Again

  

  Although I don’t read movie reviews until after I’ve seen a film, I have a confession to make. With rumors swirling of The Conjuring 3, and since a chapter of... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Mythologies

  

  Now that Holy Horror will be appearing soon, I’ve been neglecting my horror movies. It’s not on purpose, I assure you. I don’t feel comfortable speaking as a... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Losing Ahab’s Head

  

  Call me Ishmael. There was a time when I heard about archaeological discoveries impacting the Bible soon after they were made. Now I have to wait until they... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Credulity

  

  So I went to see The Incredibles 2. Like the first movie, it deals with the complexities of family life amid the feelings of inadequacy when people are kept fro... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Let the Sunshine in

  

  The earliest sunrise does not occur on the longest day. At least not at this latitude—I can’t speak for the entire world, but sunrise lags behind the latest... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• What’s the Story?

  

  Belief is truly an amazing phenomenon. Even as we see it play out daily in the news, rational people ask themselves how people can accept something that all... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Ezekiel’s Nightmare

  

  I’m still thinking about Ruby Ridge. It’s not unusual for me to be a bit late catching up on yesteryear’s news, but being alive during Trumpocalypse has made... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Behind the Scenes

  

  Although I confess to being a horror aficionado, it took many years before I could convince myself to watch The Exorcist. I finally saw it in the... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Pack

  

  Maturity, in my experience, means knowing little and assuming even less. When I was young I grew up on a diet of books that were linear—plots were easily... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Cult of Paris

  

  The cult of celebrity is dangerous. The results of both biological and psychological sciences inform us that mammals, especially primates, hold “alpha”... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• For It Is Written

  

  “The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose,” William Shakespeare wrote in his controversial Merchant of Venice. He was, in fact, using the Bible as the... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Faithism

  

  Religion, in general, has come upon hard times. Many proponents of science and secularism point disparagingly toward what is, in all likelihood, one of... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Mountain Tops

  

  Idaho can be a peaceful place. I’ve spent parts of many summers there. I grew aware, over time, that the northern panhandle had an association with white... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY