The Politics of Redemption
If you are entertained by politics, like me, or similarly by sports, there is nothing more fascinating than to see someone rise. A mom-and-pop store owner who becomes mayor, a […]
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The Gospel according to Rapists
I have carried a knot in my throat ever since I read about the gang rape of a paramedics student in India last December. The crime stirred a raging debate […]
How can we be free from our past?
A friends’ friend killed himself last year. Taylor (let’s call him that) saw his life turn into a nightmare after he stabbed a guy to death, and the story was […]
Everything’s Bent: Rethinking ‘Normal’
How long until homosexual marriage is legally enshrined in your country? British PM David Cameron has come out in support of ‘Marriage Equality’. So, too, has US President Barack Obama. […]
The Open Arms of Suffering
Francisco Goya was a subversive man. Much acquainted with suffering, Goya had an instinct for the black side of life – he has paintings called Yard with Lunatics and Saturn […]
A Tale of Two Politicians, and of Redemption
Injustice smells. There is a nauseating odor to it: toxic, enraging, sad. And when we see someone who cheated and betrayed, someone who let us down, it is hard to […]
What Makes a Movie Christian?
What makes a piece of art or music or cinematography ‘Christian’? Sometimes the ‘Christian’ label is slapped onto all sorts of things, from cookies to car insurance, simply because the […]
“Is This Real Life?”
At the moment, over 70 million viewers have tuned in to YouTube to watch the wacky antics of a kid named David who has just left the dentist. Aside from […]
Relative Cleanliness
Yesterday, my wife and I experienced that trauma only renters can understand: the rental inspection. Few things bring clarity of mind, like knowing the owner of your apartment will be […]
The Divine Plan B
“God has a plan for your life.” These words can be both reassuring and perplexing. Reassuring, because if God has a plan, then that’s good news. A good God must […]
Wondering Fair 