A couple of summers ago, I checked out a few non-fiction books from the library. One of them was The God Gene: How Faith is Hardwired into our Genes by Dean Hamer, a molecular biologist who studies behavioral genetics. His premise was basically this: you can take this research either as proof that God existsContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The God Gene by Dean Hamer”
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My friends say that I am Kimmy Schmidt
Most people seem to either love or hate Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Two of my study buddies during my senior year of college couldn’t stand watching it because they don’t like awkward humor. And there are some problematic elements in the show. But nearly everyone agrees that I am basically Kimmy Schmidt. They watch the showContinueContinue reading “My friends say that I am Kimmy Schmidt”
Why Joy Williams’ new music video defies purity culture
Joy Williams has left purity culture. Like, in a major way. Last year, she released a new music video for the song “Woman (Oh Mama).” My first thought was: if the contemporary Christian music scene shunned Jaci Velasquez for her underwear scene in Chasing Papi, what will they ever do with Joy Williams’ nude music video? ForContinueContinue reading “Why Joy Williams’ new music video defies purity culture”
Poem: Poetry is how I pray
Southeast Texas has the best fog ever. This photo is from outside the Walmart in Port Arthur. One of my goals for 2016 is to write a new spoken word poem every month. Here’s March’s poem. I read this spoken word poem at Beaumont’s First Baptist Church Sunday, April 17 during an open mic serviceContinueContinue reading “Poem: Poetry is how I pray”
Poem from 2012: Love Letter
So this weekend I went to Dallas to see The Thorn again. Every year, another part of me heals as I re-process and work through childhood trauma surrounding Easter. Here’s some of my thoughts from the first time I went to the Thorn. Originally posted as a Facebook note, April 8, 2012: For those ofContinueContinue reading “Poem from 2012: Love Letter”
Eleanor Skelton 