Warning: This is all spoilers. I realize that an analysis of Hamilton is not the hot take it might have been two years ago, but if you for whatever reason haven’t seen it, don’t read this. Here’s a potentially awful essay idea: The hit musical Hamilton, especially the second act, is one of the best... Continue Reading →
No More Bad Cop
Rethinking the Whole “Truth and Grace” Thing It was Sunday morning, and I was squirming in church. My pastor had just hit his stride, launching fierily (real word?) into an assault on weak, shallow teaching and belief in churches. He’d chosen a phrase from the Gospel of John, one that he didn’t even have to... Continue Reading →