Steveawiggins

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4674 )

• Ship Shop

  

  I support the US Post Office. As someone who still prefers print to electronic, having something actually delivered remains a thrill. I have to confess, however... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Welcome Home

  

  It feels like we’ve got our country back. I’m not talking about just Democrats, but all Americans. The last wicked four years felt like a nightmare to... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Sea Romance

  

  Sea shanties seem to be one of the early rages of 2021. I’ll likely address this as a separate topic soon, but today I would note their appropriateness for... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Early Literature

  

  In a recent discussion I was asked what piece of literature that I first recollected as being superior. A couple of provisos here: I’ve got a few decades to... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• BLM, MLK, and Justice

  

  Martin Luther King Jr. was a martyr. The word martyr means “witness.” Given what we’ve all seen done by the Republican Party over the past two weeks, let’s... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• In Praise of Brevity

  

  I recently read an article in praise of short books. Marina van Zuylen, whose response led to the article by Steven Weiland, praises not only brevity, but also... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Goats, Sheep, and Politics

  

  Reasonable evangelicals need a new name. As a voting bloc, evangelicals have, according to many of their leaders, fallen from grace. Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Feelings of Horror

  

  One thing that’s become clear to horror fans (or those of us who try to analyze it, anyway) is that more and more pundits are asking serious questions about... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Lizard Lords

  

  Photo by Bankim Desai on UnsplashIn the aftermath of last week’s attempted coup by the alt-right crowd, NBC ran a story about conspiracy theories. Specifically... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Year Book

  

  I have to confess that I’ve had trouble letting go of the holidays this year. Actually, that’s kind of normal. The let down from “sacred time” (however that... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Childhood Music

  

  I recently happened to hear the Alice Cooper song “Desperado.” If you’re thinking of the Eagles’ song, think again. Cooper’s song is from his 1971 album Killer. Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Slow Jinn

  

  You can sort of tell when an author has a background in religion. Early on in my blog writing, I made note when novels had religious elements. It’s so common... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Look, New…

  

  You may’ve noticed a new look to my website. That isn’t intentional. I woke up Friday only to learn that Word Press (which used to be friendly to individual... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Prophet Margins

  

  One of the most misunderstood of biblical phenomena is prophecy. One of the reasons it’s so misunderstood is that other ancient peoples came to associate it wit... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Christian Fragility

  

  Having read White Fragility, I was intrigued when a friend asked me if there might be such a thing as Christian fragility. I think he was onto something. Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• It Happened on Epiphany

  

  Photo credit: Martin Falbisoner, via Wikimedia CommonsCan you spell treason? It does begin with the letters “T-R-.” The events of yesterday made it difficult... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Manifest Duty

  

  As slaves to Mammon our celebrations are frequently curtailed. In agricultural culture, winter was a time when fields couldn’t be cultivated (at least in... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Comedic Horror

  

  Spoofs can be a great way of preventing us from taking ourselves too seriously. Extra Ordinary is a film I’d completely missed until my wife made a gift of it. Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Non-sacred Time

  

  It’s difficult to say goodbye to the holiday season (although, according to its origins it’s not over yet!). While the church still recognizes a couple more day... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Bookselling 101

  

  My wife and I have sometimes toyed with the idea of running a mom and pop bookstore. Our combined lack of business sense (and capital) have always prevented... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY