Steveawiggins

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• 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

• Weathering Frights

  

  It reminded me of a nightmare. The box, containing a book, was soaked through. A sudden thunderstorm had come before we knew the box was even there on the... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Ahab’s Garden

  

  One of my motivations, I have to admit, for re-reading Moby Dick this year was my wife’s gift of Ahab’s Rolling Sea: A Natural History of Moby-Dick, by Richard... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Wandering

  

  Sarah Perry seems to be a writer who refuses to be pinned down. Some of us are careful in our fiction to make sure things progress logically, almost factually.... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• George Floyd

  

  Perhaps for the first time in four years, 45 is beginning to see people are unhappy. Very unhappy. The pontiff—excuse me—president wanted a photo-op with the... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Wondering About Fall

  

  I’m not a professor, but I play one on—no, wait—wrong commercial. I’m not a professor, but I used to be. Now as the spring semester, which ended remotely, is... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Eternal Returns

  

  Nightmares with the Bible has been submitted. Those of you who read this blog regularly know that it is my fourth book and that it is a kind of sequel to Holy... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Mail In

  

  As the Republican war on democracy continues, I’m wondering about mail-in ballots. The good news is that I live in a state where such a thing is possible—there... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY