Steveawiggins

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• Virtual Bible Study

  

  Like just about everybody else, I spend my days online during the pandemic. Well, actually, I spent my days online before that since I’m a remote worker. Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Too Close?

  

  Some time back I did a Google search on something like “best novels about possession,” like one does. I was in the midst of writing Nightmares with the Bible... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• November Dreaming

  

  I recently took part in a non-partisan postcard-writing effort sponsored by Moms Rising. The idea is simple enough: encourage people to get out and vote. Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Everybody Knows

  

  One of my favorite Leonard Cohen songs is “Everybody Knows.”  On a related note, the best-selling book in America last week was Mary Trump’s Too Much and Never... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Hebrew Class

  

  It is utterly remarkable that in this year of the Common Era 2020 that even in Unicode you can’t write Hebrew in Microsoft Word without gymnastics. Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Graphic Graphomania

  

  You can spot them fairly easily. Graphomaniacs. Perhaps it’s a bit closer to the surface when you work in publishing, but the person who writes too much can... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• LinkedOut

  

  There are different philosophies behind LinkedIn. (What a world we live in where such a statement is even possible!) When I first signed up, it was a... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• No Smoking

  

  I have never smoked anything in my life. As a kid with chronic bronchitis few things scared me as much as being unable to breathe. I have not assassinated anyon... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Potboilers

  

  “Potboiler” is used in publishing to describe a book written merely to keep a writer going. Full-time authors are comparatively rare, and many occasionally... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Quantum Religion

  

  Quantum mechanics shows deep connections based on empirical evidence. This is Einstein’s famous “spooky action at a distance.” Particles that split apart from... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Gratefully

  

  I confess. I read acknowledgements. Part of it is the vanity of finding someone’s name I know. Or the worse vanity of finding my own name. Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Missing Markers

  

  Something truly remarkable happened this week. The Society of Biblical Literature, which, along with the American Academy of Religion, meets annually in... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• In the Zone

  

  Since it lies somewhere between waking and sleeping, between youth and old age, the Twilight Zone is often where I find myself. Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• In the Clouds

  

  So I’m looking for a photo. An electronic one, of course. And since my camera, or phone, or whatever it is, automatically names them for the benefits of... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Thousand and One

  

  I’ve posted on big books before. I’m reading one right now. Many large books have had profound cultural influence, and something about their very girth... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Like an Egyptian

  

  “And Pharaoh’s servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God: knowest thou not yet... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Up the Downgrade

  

  My computer’s been telling me that it wants to upgrade. In fact, when I first bought this laptop several years ago, and started it up the first time right out o... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Skywalker Arises

  

  Maybe, if you’re like me, you find the Star Wars franchise a little hard to keep straight. Ever since the end of Episode VI the number of characters with strang... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Nightmares with Nightmares

  

  Although some staff members are furloughed, Nightmares with the Bible is still going to press. Unlike many authors, I realize that Covid-19 has had a stifling... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Contrariwise

  

  When you set out to research a topic, reading is the first step. These days you can’t possibly keep up with everything that’s written—particularly on the... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY