Irrational pollyannaism wrapped in sarcasm.
We’re three weeks past the launch date for Act Normal. The initial jolt from the launch is over, and it should be pretty steady going forward. I figured this would be a good time to review, especially since I was extra lazy and never even wrote a post for the actual launch date. (In my defense, I was busy drawing toilets in books, as requested.) So,…
When we talk about temptation, we’re usually talking about vices. My biggest temptation doesn’t look like anything obviously sinful. It looks like an Instagram picture of a clean table (with no leftover jelly smears), a leather bound Bible, and a cup of coffee, with the caption, “Quiet time with Our Lord.” My biggest temptation takes the form of a cozy, comfortable, easy, middle-class life. Because…
Well, hot dang, y’all. I finished my memoir this year. It’ll be available in January 2018. I actually started working on it during Lent of 2015, so I’ve been working on this for over three years. That was a long three years. I’m really excited to finally be done. Well, done with this book. I’m just getting started on a novel. Earlier this year,…
Why is it so hard to believe someone we like is a predator? When we hear a report of predatory behavior about someone we know, our immediate reaction is usually, “What? Him? Not him. I like him.” Maybe it’s a celebrity you’ve been following for years. Maybe it’s a well-respected member of your congregation. Maybe it’s your best friend. We just can’t believe it. And…
I don’t think I need to explain how horrified I was Sunday when I heard about the shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas. But I’m not just horrified. I’m angry too. We know there’s a link between domestic violence and mass shootings. But when most of us think about domestic violence, we think of it as not-my-problem. If I’m not being hit, why should I care?…
This is part of the synchroblog on waiting, to celebrate the release of Those Who Wait: Finding God in Disappointment, Doubt and Delay by Tanya Marlow – out now. See more here and link up to the synchroblog here. The other day, I sighed and told my sister, “Things are going too well lately.” Which sounds like a stupid thing to complain about (and I might have a skewed view…
Before I get into this, I want to congratulate Tanya Marlow. Her new book, Those Who Wait: Finding God in Disappointment, Doubt and Delay, launched today. So I bet you can guess what I’ll be reading tonight. I’ll have some exciting book announcement stuff of my own coming soon (I want to make a video for that, but I honestly just don’t feel like putting on…
Spoiler Alert (But, for real, just go watch the movie.) I’ve wanted to write something about Wonder Woman, but I decided to wait a while. Well, it’s been a while, so let’s dig into the No Man’s Land scene. Now, I don’t cry during movies (unless it’s Shadow returning home at the end of Homeward Bound because that old dog coming up over the hill makes me cry every…
Image credit: flickr: Annie Chartrand I run faster than a snake flies. But only sometimes. A rat snake pinwheels, open-mouthed, through the air. Jessica screams. I want to scream too, but if I open my mouth, I might get a mouthful of snake. It arcs and falls, smacking my bare legs. The freckled boy whoops it up, and Jessica screams, “Run!” As I turn, another…
I’m getting to be that age. You know, the age when you take a look at what you have (or haven’t) accomplished. And it pisses me off so much. It doesn’t piss me off that I’ve accomplished so little, as much as it pisses me off that other people have accomplished so much. I wish we were judged more by how difficult it was to…