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The Fragility of Our Dominant Culture
True story: someone I’m connected with on facebook just posted an article claiming that “radical leftists” were guilty of shutting down discourse by insisting on trigger warnings, safe spaces and calling out micro-aggressions. I responded that this was bullshit. None of those things actually shut down discourse. People disagreed. I stood my ground. So the person who claimed that “radical leftists” were shutting down discourse … Continue reading The Fragility of Our Dominant Culture
Donald Trump is the Kim Kardasian of Politics
And speaking of being a libraturd, I am inordinately proud of this. Lord have mercy. Continue reading Donald Trump is the Kim Kardasian of Politics
In Which I Own the Libraturd Title
I’ve avoided nearly all hot-button cultural and political topics around here for many years now. And I don’t write screeds about how terrible other people’s theology or morality is. Yet, somehow, the overwhelming majority of people who have responded to my writing are not, shall we say, politically conservative. I used to be conservative, but reading the bible has a funny way of changing that, … Continue reading In Which I Own the Libraturd Title
Update on Shamneet
So, for the last couple of weeks I’ve been sharing the story of a 14 year old Pakistani boy named Shamneet who was kidnapped and brutally tortured by a man his father had a financial dispute with. He needed surgery to repair his injuries, but his family lives hand to mouth and had no way to come up with the $800 for his care. I … Continue reading Update on Shamneet
Help Needed – Please Read!
On Monday, I share the story of a 14 year old Christian Pakistani boy who was viciously attacked and tortured by a man who had a financial dispute with the boy’s father. He is in need of surgery to repair injuries to his shoulder and his bowels, without which he will be permanently disabled and live with severe pain. Now, I know that terrible things … Continue reading Help Needed – Please Read!
The Beauty I See In You
More about this poem here. Continue reading The Beauty I See In You
Your Daily Cud
A random thought to ponder: If everyone making less than $12 an hour called in sick on Monday, our world would come to a screeching halt. If everyone making more than $100,000 a year called in sick Monday, a lot of meeting would be rescheduled. Continue reading Your Daily Cud
Creative Suffering
Today, a friend posted this quote from the book Don’t Blame God- A Biblical Answer to the Problem of Evil, Sin, and Suffering by John W. Schoenheit, Mark H. Graeser, John A. Lynn. I haven’t read the book, so I have no idea if the rest of the book is any good. Probably 99% of what Christians write on the subject of evil, suffering and sin … Continue reading Creative Suffering
The Upside Down World 