When I was growing up, my father served as a deacon in our Baptist church. One day he described the arduous task facing strangers that asked the church for help. Forms to complete, stories to corroborate, character to assess. “What … Continued
Evangelicals have a desperate need to be cool. From their trademark infringement t-shirts (Jesus is the Real Thing, made to look like the Coca-Cola logo), to their pop music that sorta sounds like pop music, to their movies, all starring … Continued
The philosopher Michel Foucault once wrote: “the body becomes a useful force only if it is a productive body and a subjected body.” Foucault was describing society in economic and political terms, but he might as well been describing my … Continued
“And the fallen angels just laughed” … Continued