Category: Miscellaneous
Life is not only work.
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Self referentialism
I ran across this meme-y joke recently…
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Carvell on masculinity
Found this author on a podcast recently. Carvell’s words resonated with me… “I can’t singlehandedly undo all the misogyny and patriarchy that led to this moment. It was a lifetime of indoctrination to get to this point. It will take a lifetime to get away from it.” Carvell Wallace
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State of affairs
The first presidential debate was last night and I have thoughts.
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Radical Inclusion in the Darkest Valleys
Several weeks ago, my church had a series on the Lord’s Prayer, picking apart all the elements of the well known prescription of appealing to God. Near the end of the series was also a deep dive into Psalm 23, with a call to radically inclusive communion in a world that means you harm. God…
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Too Much and Never Enough review
A devastating read, from cover to cover. Particularly the prologue, wherein Mary Trump really unloads on her uncle. It’s cringe worthy to bear witness to such a public family feud, but if anyone has a right to this much frustration, it’s her.
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Evangelicalism in the Trump Era
I grew up in the Evangelical Christian world. Its various tenets that were most vaulted were: Missions (spreading the Gospel to other nations) Marriage sanctity and nuclear family (one man / one woman, having children) Christian education (curriculum designed for Christian families to be apart from non-Christian public education) American patriotism (gun rights, strict Constitutional…
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Halloween streaming, 2019
Well, it’s that time again: time to watch an obscene number of scary movies and shows in celebration of the month of Halloween.
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The Power review
What would a Bizzaro version of The Handmaid’s Tale look like?
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Get Well Soon: History’s Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them
I adored this book for all the awkward reasons at this moment in history.
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sex and the Church, two book reviews
Here are a couple church-related recent book reviews. I tend to gravitate toward the ex-evangelical genre, as these two wonderful books attest.