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Evangelical Shadow Games — Plato’s Cave Reimagined

Posted on April 21, 2023 by me

I was in the shower a while back thinking about Evangelicalism’s newest boogeyman, Critical Race Theory, and I thought of this analogy. (Yes, being pelted with steaming hot water can have revelatory effects.) Some of you will be familiar with … Continue reading →

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America’s acceptable human sacrifice

Posted on March 1, 2023 by me

Many years ago I knew this guy named Rodney who was killed at this particularly horrific intersection, where an earlier death had occurred. Everyone knew it was a crazy dangerous intersection. Sometime after Rodney’s death, they redid the intersection. It’s … Continue reading →

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When I read the Bible for the first time

Posted on February 20, 2023 by me

One morning a few years ago, I sat down on our couch and started to read the Gospel of Matthew from start to finish. I had, of course, read the book before, but perhaps not as one cohesive work. It … Continue reading →

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When I began to wake up

Posted on February 19, 2023 by me

From July 9, 2016, thoughts as I began to wake up. Oddly coincidental, as I post this I’m listening to the Beatles “Baby You’re a Rich Man.” “How does it feel to be one of the beautiful people?” If you … Continue reading →

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