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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07/07/23 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…
Will evangelicals be fooled by the ‘He Gets Us’ campaign?
Here’s the link to this article. Even in recruitment, the most important part of evangelicalism, hucksters don’t care if what they sell works—only that it works to sell.…
The Morale of Christian Clergy Is Taking a Big Hit
Here’s the link to this article. By David Madison at 6/30/2023 No surprise, given the mess their religion is in 1. Christians can’t agree on who is right, what god wants When…
Here’s the link to this article. By John W. Loftus at 6/30/2023 We atheists are asked to imagine what would convince us that Christianity is true. The short answer is this: We…
Richard L. Fricks 