
Iran, the Middle East, and the Myth of Redemptive Violence
I saw video of smoke billowing from the American naval base in Bahrain this week. I recognized what I was seeing. The naval base in

I saw video of smoke billowing from the American naval base in Bahrain this week. I recognized what I was seeing. The naval base in

In my Grandma and in these aging characters, is found a softening that comes with experience and making one’s own mistakes.

Humans have searched long and hard for a trait that secures our uniqueness. Tool use. Play. Language. Creativity. Imagination. Empathy. One by one, these candidates

This holiday is the basis for what Jesus says the good news. The entirety of his mission could be summed up in the concept of

This might be my favorite thing about middle school girls: they can completely whiff a shot—airball it in spectacular fashion—and then burst out laughing. No

Most people wouldn’t go to a fake doctor on purpose. If, heaven forbid, we should end up in the questionable care of a medical imposter,

The comparison between being a supporter of a club and playing in ever-changing teams has been on my mind lately. It’s a study between tribalism

It’s crazy what you remember, but I remember that it was so dead quiet in that room that the crickets in the darkness outside were

What was happening to the writer who first sang “Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen? Nobody knows but Jesus.”