Last time we met up, we met Courtney Gamble, a young evangelical princess who discovered that her dream husband was actually a beast in disguise. Today, let’s meet Ashley—whose husband-hunt has taken a very different path. Like Courtney’s, Ashley’s story is cobbled together from a multitude of women whose paths Read more…
For many years, evangelicals waged a loud and obnoxious war on Halloween. It figured prominently in their culture wars during the Satanic Panic, but even years afterward they regurgitated the propaganda they’d absorbed during those critical years. Somewhere around 2018, though, I wonder if they got tired of fighting Halloween. Read more…
This busy Easter season, Ben Mandrell wants evangelicals to see him as a valid source of advice for learning to evangelize without losing one’s friends. But he has no idea how to do it himself.
Gosh, where’d the time go? Here we are sitting on top of Easter, that season of renewal and reflection as we cruise into the warmer months — and chocolate. So. Much. CHOCOLATE! So today, I present to you a collection of curated posts from the blog’s past to enjoy over the long weekend. I hope you enjoy them!
Christians love to boast about how they would totally never deny Jesus. No way! They’d stand strong and be brave! And in exactly the same fashion, I discovered that standing up for my beliefs could earn me shame and mockery from those who just didn’t understand the wonderful Good News… about Santa Claus.
Just in case the back-to-school doldrums are leaving you at loose ends, here are some past posts that can help keep you occupied.
Nothing brings out the Christian love quite like Christmas. It’s that wonderful time of year when Christians fight over the proper-and-correct way to celebrate their favorite holiday. Gaudy entertainment meets sanctimonious simplified displays meets complete secularization in a Battle Royale to the finish! Come sit in the gladiatorial arena and watch the spectacle! Today, Lord Snow Presides over a whole different kind of tradition beloved by way too many Christians.
I’ve always loved Christmas. This time of year in general is an important one for me–almost everybody in my family has birthdays in the three months of winter, and most of the anniversaries happen around then as well–and most of the important deaths (“light a candle for me every year,” she asked, and I always do, always, always). So I want to talk about Christmas today, and at the end there’ll be some link love to some posts written elsewhere by me and other folks in case you need something to keep you busy.