Psalm 1 opens with a warning that feels hauntingly modern: “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked.” The verse is not simply about personal morality. It is about influence, power, allegiance and the…
Welcome to Gilead
The red-robed memes started immediately after Friday’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and jumpstarting abortion bans across the country. When I first read Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale back in 1985, I certainly could believe some people wanted…
Looking around today, it’s hard to imagine any ‘Stranger Things’
While “Stranger Things” is fascinating entertainment, some parts of its imaginative script reflect eerily similar conditions in our country.