Steveawiggins

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• Spiritual Spelunking

  

  Looking at the headlines it’s sometimes difficult to believe we’ve evolved. I still trust evidence-based science, despite official government policy, however. Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Write Or Wrong

  

  Lots of people write for lots of reasons. Some love it. Some hate it. Some can’t help themselves. For those who know me primarily through this blog, it may not... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Ironically

  

  Irony is a national resource that’s in abundant supply. Those who inadvertently create it may be the least equipped to appreciate it, but that’s ironic, isn’t... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Mothers’ Daze

  

  Washington’s war on women has made this Mother’s Day especially poignant. As hard as it is to believe, Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell had mothers. Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• An Elephant’s 100 Percent

  

  When I walked out of that dissertation defense, still a little unsure whether I’d passed or not, I thought my testing days were over. Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Sideliners

  

  Sidelines can be interesting places to sit. You’re close to the action, and you’re privileged with a close view that few others have. You can’t, however, play... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• See Around Us

  

  There aren’t too many people that I consider personal heroes. Those that I do have earned the sobriquet in odd ways, I suppose. That makes them no less... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Kindling

  

  Paula Cocozza, writing for The Guardian, describes “How E-books Lost Their Shine.” Like most inveterate readers, she says she has stacks of books growing like... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Filling the Frame

  

  Those who study the Bible have to reckon with the fact that someone else probably said it first. This is one of the inherent liabilities of studying something... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Taking Time

  

  Good writing is hard work. One of the mixed blessings of the internet is that it makes publication so easy. Get yourself a blog and nobody has to approve... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Comet Tales

  

  Göbekli Tepe, apart from being impossible to pronounce correctly, is a site of embarrassment to historians. First of all, this archaeological site in Turkey is... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Who Cares?

  

  With all the petitions going around I’m getting a bit dizzy. I won’t go to the doctor though, since I think Trump may be a pre-existing condition. In any case,... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Wall-E of Separation

  

  io9 is a progressive website. Its futuristic stories delight and entertain. When a friend sent me a story on io9 titled “New Fan Theory Asks the Obvious... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Good Newsists

  

  In the interest of avoiding conflict thereof, I cannot yet give a review of Randall Balmer’s Evangelicalism in America. Since I’m writing a review of it for... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Weather Vain

  

  The other day I was awakened by a severe thunderstorm. It’s been quite a while since that’s happened. Unlike when we lived in the Midwest, thunderstorms in New... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• United States of Ego

  

  We all know the type. The guy who brags that he can do something complex without all the study and “hard work” (scare quotes theirs) necessary beforehand. Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Blood Brothers

  

  Every once in a while I take a chance and write about music. I don’t do this too often since it’s a very personal thing, and as open as I may be on this blog,... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Trusting Truth

  

  How do we know what’s true? For many the answer is what your experience reveals. If that experience involves being raised as a Bible-believer, that complicates... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Independent Bookstore Day

  

  Many modern mini-holidays are centered around things you might buy. I don’t mind that so much in the case of Independent Bookstore Day—of which I wish you a... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2017 CULTURE

• Dog Daze

  

  I read quite a bit about animals. One reason is that when you’re counting all the species on the planet we’re pretty clearly among the animal part. Having... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY