Steveawiggins

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• Aching Backs

  

  The other day someone mentioned to me (virtually, of course, since real conversation is limited to immediate family) that she was going to the chiropractor. Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Just the Beginning

  

  It occurs to me that my post on Sunday may have been a touch cryptic. (I can be naughty at times.) Horror Homeroom was good enough to publish a piece I’d writte... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Bible Horror

  

  The combination may seem odd, but it is definitely a valid one. The Bible and horror, I mean. My colleague in this venture, Brandon R. Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Letterbox

  

  It’s kind of scary. I mean, I know that Google Maps has everything recorded. Some family members recounted, a few years back, how they were shown raking the... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Sticks and Stones

  

  So much has been happening that I have trouble keeping up. This past month a border skirmish erupted between the planet’s two most populous nations, China and... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Too Much Light?

  

  The summer solstice comes whether we want it to or not. Today is the longest day in the northern hemisphere although, as I write this the sun has not yet risen. Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Juneteenth

  

  Education is important. For example, I never really knew what Juneteenth was, although I’d heard the name a few times. Perhaps because of the “teenth” part I ha... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Old Seas Man

  

  Although my fiction writing has been said to resemble his by one of those websites that tell you who you write like, I’ve never read any Ernest Hemingway before. Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Long Ranger

  

  The summer solstice is nearly here (on which more anon). The coronavirus outbreak reached crisis level in the United States just before the vernal equinox, so... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Exit, Pursued by a Bear

  

  Apart from being Shakespearen click-bait, the title of this post reflects a present-day fear. We live on the edge of rural Pennsylvania. Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Weather Gods

  

  It’s funny how old fascinations have the power to reemerge with the slightest provocation. I guess writing a book will do that to you. I just finished Peter J.... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Rainbow of Reading

  

  Reading in a time of plague is more than just a pastime. It’s an opportunity to learn. I keep fervently hoping that an occupation might be made out of reading,... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Under the Plague

  

  Some events transform a society. While we keep waiting for things “to get back to normal,” many of us have already come to realize that there is no normal to... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Indexing Life

  

  I’m thinking about indexing my life. It might help to keep things organized, don’t you think? One of those odd disconnects that a biblical studies editor faces... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Temple Mysteries

  

  Maybe you’ve noticed it too. If you read the Bible, rather than just pose with it, you’ll wonder what went on in the temple when you’re done. Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Learning To Shift

  

  Beliefs have a way of shifting with time and learning. A regular part of my job is to spend time on college, university, and seminary websites. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Under Pressure

  

  Cars don’t get driven as much these days. Working from home does save quite a bit on the cost of filling up a couple times a week. Cars that sit, however,... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Biblical Museum

  

  The Museum of the Bible has never successfully steered itself away from controversy. Just a couple weeks back a story on NPR reported that federal authorities... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Teutonic Ennui

  

  I don’t remember its title or its author. I do recall that there was a character, or perhaps there were characters, who kept saying “etwas muss getan... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Sinning

  

  The other day I was searching through the CDs we have and came across the Pet Shop Boys’ album, Actually. Curious, I googled them and was surprised to learn tha... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY