Theology That Bites Back
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Introduction: So it is a red letter day, in that Rod Dreher came to my defense. But in his defense, he sure didn’t want to. “So, even though it probably makes him cringe to have Rod Dreher stand up for him, and believe me, it makes Rod Dreher cringe to do it …I’m going to …
Introduction: The first temptation of our first parents happened when the serpent set out the lure and possibility of being "as God" (Gen. 3:5). That was the bait in the first trap, and after six millennia, ...
“On the question of whether a nonexistent god could have created the world, he felt like he had suddenly gotten out of his depth, theologically speaking.”
Letter to the Editor: Reacting to "This Shambling and Shameful and Shambolic Shamdemic" I think your comparison of COVID-19 to climate change is irresponsible. There is no evidence that climate ...
“There had apparently been plenty of oil left over after he had fixed his hair, and so he had figured out a way to work it into his smile.”
Introduction: And so let me begin by explaining my use of that term shamdemic, in case that got your attention, and lest my views here be misrepresented. I do not mean that the virus is somehow fake, or that there are not places that are severely affected. I do not mean to belittle the suffering …
“And in every last one of those buildings, there were women in striking outfits walking through those offices and hallways like so many tasty treats—red M&Ms in a skyscraper full of trail mix. So to speak.”
“Tom swallowed, saying nothing. He thought, involuntarily and somewhat guiltily, about one of them, whose heart he personally believed to be about as black as his grandfather’s leather Bible, which was pretty black.”
Not to take anything away from the previous announcement of a new book, here is another one, uniquely delivered. If you follow this link, you will get more of the details, but all the salient facts are here. The Ashtown Burials were designed as a four-book series. But a series of unfortunate events, mostly having …
