For many years I wrote about fiction, story, belief, ordinary life, and the questions that shaped my work. More than two thousand essays remain here—not because every one represents my current thinking, but because together they tell the story of a writer learning over time.
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07/22/23 Biking & Listening
Biking is something else I both love and hate. It takes a lot of effort but does provide good exercise and most days over an hour to listen…
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Religion and education: Let’s be perfectly clear
Here’s the link to this article. by DARREN SHERKAT APR 25, 2022 Despite a long-time understanding among sociologists that certain forms of religious belief and identification undercut educational attainment,…
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Magical Thinking Is Christianity’s Biggest Mistake
Here’s the link to this article. By David Madison at 7/14/2023 There are plenty of other mistakes as well If I were asked to debate a flat-earther, Holocaust denier, or someone…
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The Boaz Stranger–Chapter 4
I was in no mood for a salad. After one look, I closed the Styrofoam lid and stuck it in the fridge. Rachel and Gina my teaching assistant…
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These Christians took preacher Robin D. Bullock seriously. Now they’re screwed.
Here’s the link to this article by Hemant Mehta. This is the tragic story of what happens when a YouTube ministry becomes real life HEMANT MEHTA JUL 21,…
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07/21/23 Biking & Listening
Biking is something else I both love and hate. It takes a lot of effort but does provide good exercise and most days over an hour to listen…
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Asking for EVIDENCE for God: Why Is that So Hard to Grasp?
Here’s the link to this article. By David Madison at 7/07/2023 Sentiments about Jesus do not qualify According to the devout, evidence for their god is so obvious, “I feel Jesus…
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The Boaz Stranger–Chapter 3
Inside her bathroom, upstairs, Lillian removed the sales tag from a new jogging suit. She laughed to herself, returning the scissors to the top drawer, and stealing a…
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07/20/23 Biking & Listening
Biking is something else I both love and hate. It takes a lot of effort but does provide good exercise and most days over an hour to listen…
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Q&A on the Nature of Miracles and Evidence
Here’s the link to this article. What’s a miracle, and how would we know if we found one? Here’s my submission to John Loftus’ call for responses to a Q&A…
Richard L. Fricks 