“Me again”
One of the most celebrated stories of ancient times is the myth of Pygmalion and Galatea. An inspiration to numerous later works – from The Phantom of the Opera to Pinocchio, […]
One of the most celebrated stories of ancient times is the myth of Pygmalion and Galatea. An inspiration to numerous later works – from The Phantom of the Opera to Pinocchio, […]
Happy New Year! Advent is upon us again. In preparation for the season, I had the opportunity to sit down with Pastor Jason Miller of South Bend City Church to talk at length about the history and practices […]
I ran into an old acquaintance in the grocery store recently. We hadn’t seen each other in almost twenty years when we were students at the same college. He had […]
There’s a well known scene in the 2006 cult classic Nacho Libre where Nacho, a hapless monk who aspires to be a Luchador, and Esqueleto, his emaciated unbaptized sidekick, are […]
When talking about Christianity and its historical origins with people, I have been asked by many: what about the gospels not included in the Bible? Why were they not chosen? […]
I come from a musical family. My grandmother was a concert pianist, my mother plays piano by ear, my sisters are professional standard musicians. One of my brothers plays guitar, […]
How to react to the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency? In many European countries, with satire and laughter. It started when a Dutch comedian prosed to amend Trump’s […]
Simeon was born on February 2nd, 2014 and died 40 minutes later. My friends were very excited for his birth—they had both lost a parent earlier in the year and […]
A recent review of American Grace, a sociological study of religion in America, came to the conclusion that in an ethnically and ideologically diverse culture where religion is increasingly seen […]
I hate it when well-meaning people tell me that God has a plan for my life. Why do I hate it, you might ask? Because it is exactly what I’m […]