Dimly, through my sleepy haze, I heard the “uh, uh” like a car engine trying to turn over in bitter cold. No, my brain screamed. Not tonight. I had tests to grade the next day. Parent teacher conferences. A workshop. A field trip. Then the dreaded words, “Daddy.” I rolled over out of bed and […]
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A favorite tactic of creationists is to ask the question, “How do you know (about dinosaurs, mountain building, the Grand Canyon, or any fact you bring up)? You weren’t there.” Ken Hamm in particular likes to use this strategy, and he teaches it to kids all over the country. Those who bring this query up
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I stared at the return address on the envelope in slight disbelief. It was from my former brother-in-law. Emphasis on the word “former.” David was living in Monument, according to the return address. I waited, in spite of my curiosity, to open the letter until I had privacy and time to carefully consider its contents.
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The United States not only incarcerates more people than any other country, but we are one of the few that executes people. A Christian nation that sanctions state killing is a contradiction that requires some thoughtful consideration. One doesn’t need to be a biblical scholar to figure out Christ’s view of capital punishment. Trials like
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I once got into a flame war with a 9/11 truther. It was totally by accident. He had stolen the email distribution list from one of my colleagues and had sent me some nonsensical garbage in which he “proved” mathematically that concrete floors have the same air resistance properties as a silk parachute. I fell
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I spent my 21st birthday in a bunker outside of Long Binh Vietnam. Not exactly ideal circumstances for such an important occasion. But I did have a cake courtesy of my mom. She sent a Betty Crocker yellow cake with a can of chocolate frosting. It hadn’t traveled very well and was a little stale,