• Bible,  Christianity

    On debating God

    More than once in The Bible Tells Me So, Peter Enns affirms the tradition of debate in Judaism. I wanted to offer an extended quotation toward the end of the book that captures…

  • On Reading

    Book-marked People

    Reading is sometimes thought of as a form of escapism, and it’s a common turn of phrase to speak of getting lost in a book. But a book can also be where one…

  • Miscellany

    On Freedom of Thought

    Twenty years after my own graduation, I have come gradually to understand that the liberal arts cliche about teaching you to think is actually shorthand for a much deeper, more serious idea: learning…

  • Nonfiction

    Spring

    So. I have been thinking about the change of seasons. I don’t want to miss spring this year. I want to distinguish the last winter frost from the out-of-season one, the frost of…