Single Virtue Voting
Not being the sort of voter who decides am0ng presidential candidates based primarily on their stances on issues, I am far from ever being a single issue voter. I could justly be called a...
Journeys in Alterity
How Much of Our Fidelity Is Acting?
Maybe it’s just an illusion of gossip-heavy mass media, but it sure seems that celebrity couples rarely stay true to one another till death do them part. The latest “news” of celebrity infidelity involves...
I’m a Bad American
I make it point to assume initially that Mitt Romney doesn’t believe the words that come out of his mouth, but the convictions he expressed in his VFW foreign policy speech may be just...
Is Chick-fil-A Lying About Recalling the Jim Henson Kids Meal Toys?
The picture above has been making the rounds, and the race to accuse Chick-fil-A of lying for Jesus has begun. The heavens know some Christians sometimes lie for their causes, but, I dunno, this...
God: The Decider
Popular theologian and preacher John Piper, a Calvinistic Baptist, professes image of God that I call “The Decider.” Here’s Piper, playing defense for his genocidal deity: It’s right for God to slaughter women and...
Weirdness
As of today, I’ve been doing this blogging thing for five years. I’ll spare you any reflective introspection as this milestone seems underwhelming next to the daily successes of my recently potty-trained fifteen-month-old. Not...
Approaching Political Apathy
Four years ago, when I was a newbie at this blogging thing, I posted a lot on the presidential campaigns and election, fantasizing about ideal candidates, ethically analyzing McCain and Obama, complaining about the...
A Rule for Charitable Interpretation
When attempting to ascertain the meaning of what someone has said, and the speaker’s grammar or syntax indicates a meaning that’s flat out absurd, it is charitable to assume that the speaker misspoke and...
Moments in Parenting When You Don’t Know What to Say
This past weekend we celebrated my boy’s birthday. He awoke excited for the day, but then descended into his trademark morning grumpiness. The prospect of going to church before his party didn’t jibe with...
