Perhaps you’ve seen the funny but kind of edgy Netflix drama called “Orange is the new Black.” It’s set in a women’s prison, which makes all kinds of improbable human interactions possible. I heard an interview with the screenwriter, who explained that an enclosed setting like a prison is the perfect narrative device, because it makes it possible … Read the rest
Continue reading "Purple is the New Orange" »Last night when I took off my watch before bed, I didn’t leave it where I usually do. That little mistake played havoc with my morning rituals, which is kind of ironic because—since my iphone also tells time—I barely even look at my wristwatch anymore.
Still, the misplaced watch and the consequent search for it unsettled me because … Read the rest
Continue reading "Habits of Heaven" »God helps those who help themselves. That’s in the Bible, right?
75% of Americans think so, according to Christian demographer and pollster George Barna. Among those of us who ought to know the Bible a bit better than average, 68% of evangelical Christians and 81% of non “born-again” Christians said that “God helps those who help … Read the rest
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