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• Healing Borders

  

  Sometimes you read a book that just gets your head buzzing. Brett Hendrickson’s Border Medicine: A Transcultural History of Mexican American Curanderismo is... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Routine Interruptions

  

  Ironically, having just written about routines, we experienced a power outage with a wind storm.  Sitting home of an evening, the lights in every occupied room... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Routine Change

  

  A certain type of mindset thrives in routine.  Perhaps you’ve noticed that these posts appear each day about the same time.  This happens because the routine... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Living Right

  

  Horace Liveright had an outsized influence for his somewhat foreshortened years.  Initially a bond trader, he eventually moved into publishing where he founded... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Socks and Books

  

  The other day I was thinking about my annotated copy of Friedrich Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra. I read this in seminary and took notes in the margins. It... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Whose Baby?

  

  Some books are better known as movies. I suspect that I, like many, saw the movie Rosemary’s Baby without ever reading the book. It turns out that they’re very... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Incorporeal

  

  I’ve been struggling with the concept of incorporeality.  Well, not me personally, but in how it fits into demon movies.  Specifically the Conjuring universe. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• A Little Fuzzy

  

  Animals don’t obey the law. As I observed just a few days ago on this blog, they don’t recognize indoors or outdoors. And they certainly don’t respect private... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Thinking About Thinking

  

  I’ve been thinking about thinking quite a bit.  My lifelong fascination with religion is part of this, of course.  So when someone pointed out Bridget Alex’s... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Pennsylvania Dreaming

  

  “I finally understand what I’ve come here to learn,” I said.  I was incredibly happy.  I recall the sun was shining, making its way up from my feet to my legs i... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Just Curious

  

  I’m constantly reminded of the dangers of it.  Interdisciplinarity, I mean.  We all know the cliched image of the myopic professor unable to function in the... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Love on a Monday

  

  I hope you may find love on a Monday.  I have a feeling that if we took Valentine’s Day more seriously the world would be a better place. Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Secret Formula

  

  When writing fiction, I’ve never tried a series. Some, such as Harry Potter, can set a writer for life. I’ve always had the sense that the Dark Shadows novels... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Keeping Categories

  

  Writing books about movies with a limited budget presents some challenges.  Our subscription to Disney Plus doesn’t really help with the horror genre, but my... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• There Are Myriads of Them. They Come in All Shapes, Sizes...

  

  There are myriads of them. They come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. They are believed seriously by the faithful. Of course I’m talking about religions. Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Ignoring Or Ignorance?

  

  As someone whose career has always been about the Bible, I’ve noticed that many intelligent people are naive.  They seem to believe that since they’ve outgrown... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Banning Ideas

  

  It’s been in the news lately that some communities, in keeping with the current fascist trends, are starting to ban books.  One of the plays in the Nazi book wa... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Being Vigilant

  

  While keeping to a budget, I’ve been tying to sample some new movies as therapy. Interestingly, Hulu has had three on my long-time “to see” list, including The... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Squirrel Wisdom

  

  In a dangerous world prey animals have evolved to over-multiply.  That’s clear from watching the gray squirrels from my office window. Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Nine Secrets

  

  By their very nature they make us wonder what they’re up to. Secret societies, I mean. That’s part of their appeal. Those on the outside speculate and usually... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY