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• Grim Where?

  

  An inordinate amount of my childhood time was spent on television. While the device of the day had been around for a decade already, I was among those who grew... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Act of Balance

  

  They call it the green-eyed monster. Jealousy. Under its weightier name of envy, it becomes a deadly sin. I often wonder if envy isn’t behind the debate that... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Steel Pennies

  

  I remember seeing my first steel penny. At first I didn’t think it was real. Like many poor kids, I was a collector. I collected anything cheap: cancelled... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Gallows Hill

  

  Over the past couple of weeks it has been in the news that the site of the “witch” hangings in Salem, Massachusetts has been identified. Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• What Do Sheep Know?

  

  We trust those we see in the media. You see, those who have the longest reach can bring in the most advertising dollars and therefore must have a wisdom the res... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Digging to Look up

  

  Ancient technology is a growing field of interest. A couple years back I gave a talk about ancient technology at a local Steampunk convention. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Not Your Father’s Demon

  

  Regan MacNeil is a name that can still send shudders up and down stout spines. Despite advances in CGI and special effects, The Exorcist is consistently rated... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Yopp

  

  My fellow academics, lend me your ear. Two or three friends have sent me articles this past week, featuring academics speaking out against the... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Long Revision

  

  Those of us who write know all about revising. You go back to a piece you wrote, maybe even just days ago, and you see all the things you want to change.... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Monstrous Intentions

  

  Atlas Obscura is one of those websites where you could spend all day and feel like you’ve just traveled the world. Featuring less know locations, and strange... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• When Gospels Mattered

  

  Once I met with a group of writers and intellectuals in the Pacific northwest to discuss ancient—indeed, dead—languages and their cultures. Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Great Slumbering

  

  Even in days of secular education—I am a product of public education throughout my childhood—Jonathan Edwards is a name that still retains recognition among man... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Thinking About Thought

  

  The history of thought can be compared to a slow-moving pendulum. At other times it can be more like a ping-pong game. Acceptability for ideas can take time, bu... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Hamilton

  

  Religion and politics. It’s difficult to get over the wisdom instilled in your earliest years, and I was one of those who learned that religion and politics... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Illusions

  

  While out driving one winter evening, the sun was setting below a distant horizon that I couldn’t see. Trees lined the sides of the road and, while creating... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Silent Light

  

  One of the first things I notice during and after a snowstorm is the silence. Part of it, I suspect, is the dampening effect the blanket of snow has on ambient... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Storm Watch

  

  Nothing encourages sleeping in like a blizzard. Although it’s a talent I’ve largely lost over the years, hearing the bellows of the wind and seeing the white... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Swamped

  

  The word “venerable” is often applied with the connotation of age. Although the word in its own right really means to “adore,” or “worship,” objects of extreme... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Quaker Way

  

  Doctrine can be an immense stumbling block. As a person who’s been involved with many churches in my life, the virtue of virtues often seems to be sacrificed... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• What You Pay For

  

  When a friend pointed out the easily missed 2001 film, Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter, (well before Seth Grahame-Smith came up with the same role for Abraham... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY