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Israel, Hamas, and the looter mentality
On January 10, 2009, a rally swept along Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. Though billed as a “pro-Palestine” rally, in reality, it was far more anti-Israel and anti-America than anything else. I went...
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Tea Party Pictures from Yorba Linda, CA
By Joi Weaver Wednesday, reports came in from across the country of citizens gathering in crowds by the thousands, protesting increasing governmental intrusion into their lives, protesting the use of...
View ArticleForty Years of Zombies
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.” So begins the newly-released book that promises to become the next cult classic: Pride and...
View ArticleOn Christian Singleness and Secular Sexuality
Christian singles, especially those committed to lifelong celibacy, face a frustrating cultural situation. On the one hand, secular society sees no particular harm in remaining unmarried for life,...
View ArticlePrayer and Piracy
Since the release of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, Americans have gone pirate-mad. Most don’t realize that piracy remains a real threat. Many people have been taken hostage by pirates in recent...
View ArticleDo We Need A New Reagan?
In the recent election, one phrase kept cropping up in Republican and conservative circles: “Is _____ the next Reagan?” Many names were offered, from Mitt Romney to Sarah Palin to Bobby Jindal, among...
View ArticleIn Defense of Frank Peretti
(Note: for simplicity, the term “Christian fiction” in this post is used to refer to Evangelical Christian fiction.) Ask many Christians what’s wrong with Christian literature, and you’re likely to...
View ArticleBetter to Rule in Hell?
Many people expressed surprise when World Magazine gave the first Hellboy movie a positive review: what could possibly be edifying in a story about a demon who smokes cigars, totes huge guns, and...
View ArticleListen! Ancient Stories and Modern Hearers
“Listen!” It’s almost impossible not to sit up and pay attention when that word is shouted, spoken, or even whispered. It reminds us that what is coming is important, and worth heeding. The great epic...
View ArticleA Moment of Grace: My Name Is Jerry and the Difficulty of Change
We’ve all seen that film: the middle-aged protagonist, bored with his bourgeois existence, is suddenly captivated by a younger woman who holds the key to the exciting life he wants. After two hours of...
View ArticleCaught Between Oxford and Mars
I’ve always wanted to visit Europe; there are so many things there that inspire me, that mark the greatest achievements in the history of mankind. However, I haven’t yet been able to go (the funds have...
View ArticleConfessions of a Textrovert
Hello, my name is Joi, and I’m a textrovert. You all know the textroverts: the people who are shy and retiring at parties, who can happily go a week without making a phone call, but who are constantly...
View ArticleAll For One, Not One For All: Thoughts on Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy
“It is expedient for you that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish.” This age-old attitude is at the heart of the drama in Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy, which begins...
View ArticleSeeing In New Ways: a debate about art and iconography at Christmas
Yesterday, Katrina Fernandez posted a piece on the Patheos network entitled “ ‘Haute Spere’ Is a Hot Mess.” I stumbled across this post when Elizabeth Scalia, known online as The Anchoress, posted the...
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