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November 2014

November 18, 2014

The memory will multiply

Tuesday morning odds and ends, including: The right is bidding to win pro-buffering voters; landing...

November 17, 2014

Sell my soul for a second on the evening news

Some Monday stuff, featuring an all-star lineup including: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Time Warner Cable), Martin...

November 16, 2014

Sunday favorites

"Can I forget the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the...

November 14, 2014

Left Behind Classic Fridays, No. 8: ‘The Babel Fish’

"Here you have God appearing center stage. A direct, incontrovertible divine miracle witnessed by millions....

November 12, 2014

We don’t need no

Take some links and hit the road, including: a friendly atheist contribution to a Leadership...

November 10, 2014

They’re mixing with the heads of state

A Monday melting pot, including: It seems private charity also promotes "dependency;" an epic correction;...

November 09, 2014

Smart people saying smart things (11.9)

Walter Brueggeman on the need for "more honest and abrasive speech;" Judge Martha Craig Daughtry...

November 09, 2014

‘My bad’: Learning from the wisdom of the playground

"My bad." Admire the efficiency of that. It's only five letters and two syllables, yet...

November 09, 2014

Sunday favorites

"With what shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before God on high?...

November 08, 2014

So, what do we think about ‘Gotham’?

I thought "Gotham" was going to be the story of the lone hero bravely battling...

November 07, 2014

Left Behind Classic Fridays, No. 7: ‘The literal donkey’s penis’

"This is how the entire book works. They seek out every opaque piece of apocalyptic...

November 06, 2014

90-year-old Florida man shows how it’s done

Here are two options for Christians in America: We can be known for being the...

November 06, 2014

So now I see the whole design, my church is an assembly line

Some Thursday afternoon miscellany, including: Does Janet Mefferd say stuff like this on purpose? Glioblastoma...

November 03, 2014

John Oliver & Nick Offerman visit the Big Box

John Oliver hit close to home for me with a "Last Week Tonight" segment on...

November 03, 2014

Turn to frosted flakes

Quick -- whats 2 * 0 * 1 * 4? Did you get zero? I...

November 03, 2014

‘With all the crazy doubts you’ve got I love you even still’

A spoonful of Sugar helps the Monday links go down, featuring: Heritage USA as haunted...

November 02, 2014

Star-spangled skidmarks: Why Americans will never adopt the bidet

Rick Paulas says Americans should adopt the bidet. That seems unlikely -- for many reasons...

November 02, 2014

All we’ve dreaded and hoped for is here

Some Sunday afternoon linkage, including: Paul Waldman on the gigantic federal failure that wasn't; praise...

November 02, 2014

Sunday favorites

"Wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness. The wise have eyes in their head, but...

November 01, 2014

Smart people saying smart things (11.1)

Mary Hunt on the Synod on the Family; Elesha Coffman on Randall Balmer; Monte Harrell...

October 2014

October 31, 2014

Left us a mixed impression

Happy Halloween. Here are some Friday tricks and treats, including: professional liar David Barton isn't...

October 31, 2014

Left Behind Classic Fridays, No. 6: ‘Peace in the Middle East’

"Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins sincerely believe that we are now living in the End...

October 30, 2014

Indiana Jones, the Antichrist, and Hell

The stories in the text provide the basis for other stories about those stories, and...

October 29, 2014

When autumn leaves start to fall

The trees are very pretty here in late October. The lawn and the sidewalks and...

October 27, 2014

Abraham wasn’t like us, but we’re also not like Abraham

The idea that God speaks directly and unambiguously to humans is a given in the...

October 27, 2014

Throw it in the hoosegow

Happy Monday. Here's some stuff about patriotic secessionists, a bishop's hospitality, Frank Peretti and Neil...

October 26, 2014

Get well, Kevin Drum

Back when he was still Calpundit, Kevin Drum helped keep the left- and right-wing blog...

October 26, 2014

Sunday favorites

"Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the...

October 24, 2014

Left Behind Classic Fridays, No. 5: ‘Weird Science’

"What's telling is that LaHaye and Jenkins can't seem to make a distinction between science...

October 23, 2014

It’s your turn to walk on water

Religious traditions unite against autoplay video ads; terrorist puppies in Malaysia and terrorist marriage in...

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