How can you be a Christian? How can you be a pastor? I suppose, as a socially progressive, academic clergyperson who lives in the Deep South, it is hardly surprising that I get asked these questions…a lot. When someone learns that I teach that the Christian Scriptures are a collection… Continue reading
The topic of boycotting the new Ender’s Game movie is generating considerable debate in the speculative fiction community right now, especially after Orson Scott Card’s recent plea for “tolerance” of his past intolerance. 1. Homosexuality in general – This comes up any time its germane even tangentially to the topic at… Continue reading
When I was very young, I quickly realized that popular perceptions of what it means to be a “Dad” did not jive with how my own father went about the job. Every day of my life, I have always known that being my dad was the single most important thing… Continue reading
Many of my friends – all fellow liberals – have been shocked by the vehemence with which I have condemned Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden. Because of my generally liberal politics, their assumption is that I would value the men’s apparent act of conscience – their desire to see… Continue reading
Does anyone else recall the era when book covers looked like this one by Fred Winowski: Here are a couple more examples that I remember from my childhood. I always loved this cover: and it’s very different from the one by Leo and Diane Dillon. The Dillons did, however, create this… Continue reading