I can’t run anymore. Something changed after my back surgery. Running even a few strides hurts. I can do the stupid elliptical trainer forever, but I hate exercising inside. So I go on walks... Read more >>

I recently watched The Book of Eli, a postapocalyptic action movie starring Denzel Washington. The movie is worth putting in your Netflix queue. If you’re interested in the Bible, however,... Read more >>

If you’re like most people, you think about sex but seldom talk about it. Trust me, you’ve got sex on the brain. Don’t believe me? You should if you have clothes on right now. One of... Read more >>

I’m doing something I swore I’d never do: piling on a celebrity scandal. Let’s see if I can finish this without imploding under the weight of self-disgust.  Nike’s first... Read more >>

Thank God for limitations. Not yours, and not limitations in general—just mine. If some things didn’t hold me back, I’d be a pretty terrible person.  I tend toward grandiosity... Read more >>

I didn’t know he was the groom’s brother. Had I known, I might have kept my mouth shut. If I had kept my mouth shut, maybe Rebecca wouldn’t have been crying at eight thirty in the... Read more >>

Pat Robertson deserves a break. His conclusion that Haiti’s plight resulted from a pact with the devil rests on well-established principles of American Christianity. Everyone flamed him for... Read more >>

I was at an intersection waiting for the light to change when it happened. On the other side of the intersection, a tiny woman rode a bicycle into the left turn lane. She looked no older than... Read more >>

I once enjoyed airplane turbulence. In my twenties, I even preferred a bumpy flight to a smooth one; it felt like a roller coaster ride. On one flight, when I was twenty-six, the plane hit an air... Read more >>

Identifying an Evangelical Christian is no longer as simple as finding the nearest Republican or dropping by Planned Parenthood to see who’s picketing out front. Nowadays, we have wide-ranging... Read more >>