Steveawiggins

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4568 )

• Turning Point

  

  As the “Keep Christ in Christmas” crowd gears up for another Yuletide season, its capitalistic brother wonders about how good Christians will shop during a... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Mere Christianities

  

  While reading about the experience of an American Catholic who’d gone to Rome (check out this post), something in particular struck me. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Internet Nowhere

  

  So I wake up early. I’ve been trying for years now to learn to sleep in a bit. Somehow my body got to thinking the outrageous commute schedule to New York City... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Bethlehem

  

  Now that the holiday season is upon us, I guess it’s okay to post about the upcoming. It’s actually pretty hard to avoid, living so near Bethlehem. Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Anticipation

  

  My work computer was recently upgraded. I, for one, am quickly tiring of uppity software assuming it knows what I need it to do. Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Money Days

  

  Those of us who live in caves (figuratively) have trouble filling all this in. Not a great fan of capitalism, I find “Black Friday” a troubling add-on to the... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• No Dolls Required

  

  Moving is a never-ending process. We’ve had some new neighbors move in next door over the past couple of weeks. Seeing their boxes reminded me that we have... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• New Twilight

  

  The strange thing about The Twilight Zone is its ability to endure in the minds of those exposed to it at an early age. Often it’s more the image of it, that... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Recent Religions

  

  A project at work has made me curious about Christian Science. Oh, I know the basics, as many religionists do, but when trying to find a neutral treatment of th... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Eerie Weird

  

  We each approach the world from a unique angle. It’s bewildering if you stop and think about it—billions of individuals (more by orders of magnitude if we add... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Wild Oats

  

  The day after Thanksgiving, although it’s too late for millions of industrially slaughtered animals, is a good time to think about plant-based diets. Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Rest and Be Thankful

  

  Many years on Thanksgiving I find myself distressed. Don’t get me wrong, I’m thankful for all the good things in my life—and they are more than I regularly... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Timely Terror

  

  Fear comes in many colors. Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Mexican Gothic was getting such positive press that I didn’t wait for the paperback. Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Predatory Birds

  

  Maybe it’s a pandemic thing, what with humans huddling away more, but the big birds have come back. Turkey buzzards and Canada geese are pretty common most of... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• At Sea?

  

  Brian Fagan is a name I’ve long known. Not exactly the consummate stylist, he is a very prolific archaeologist and anthropologist. I’ve read a few of his books. Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Trade Wars?

  

  A few friends are suffering sticker shock at the cost of Nightmares with the Bible. I offer my sincere apologies. To those in the normal world (outside academia... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Arrival

  

  Excitement that comes during the work week gets sublimated. Work, you see, is like a huge ship chugging ahead at about 30 knots. It takes some time to stop, or... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Toilet Paper Redux

  

  So we find ourselves needing to clean up again. Maybe you’ve noticed it too. Since the second wave of the Covid-19 outbreak has wiped across the nation toilet... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Discount Nightmares

  

  Pardon the additional post today, but if you wish to order Nightmares with the Bible at a 30% discount, I have a flyer I’d be glad to send and which you should... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Raven Wisdom

  

  Just twenty pages in and I was reflecting on how Christianities and the cultures they cultivated have caused so much suffering in the world. Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY