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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Pop-Quiz for Christians, Number 7
Here’s the link to this article by David Madison. 3/24/2023. Dealing with some of the curiosities in Matthew’s gospel I have often pointedout that the gospels are a…
Of COURSE the Rapture is in the New Testament — There for all to see! Right?
Here’s the link to this article, the second in this series by Bart Ehrman. Here’s the first article (I encourage you to read first). March 25, 2023 In…
Here’s the link to this article by Merle Hertzler. We turn now to the central issue of Christianity. Did Jesus rise from the dead? First, can we agree…
Here’s the link to this article by Merle Hertzler. It is difficult to convince a skeptic to take the Bible as God’s Word. And so Christian apologists often…
Italo Calvino on Writing: Selected Wisdom from a Lifetime of Letters
Here’s the link to this article. “One writes most of all in order to take part in a collective enterprise.” BY MARIA POPOVA Culled from the 600+ pages…
“Beethoven’s cause of death revealed from locks of hair.” Here’s the link. “John Wick Sure Has a Lot of Friends for a Lone Assassin.” Here’s the link. “If…
Richard L. Fricks 