Some Christians already know just how widespread is Christianity. Some of us embrace the power that comes with it and try to force our religion on others. Some of us feign ignorance and paint our global majority religion as the victim in countries where we’re the majority. Still others like to say that Christianity carries…
Author: Aaron Huggins
Aaron is a human with decades of experience in studying and writing about theology and philosophy, as well as making computers go beep. When he's not making software or controversy, he's usually taking in the Bible, science fiction, comic books, and quantum physics or else tinkering with electronics.
Aaron lives in Eau Claire, WI with his wife and two children, and a few friends who claim the family's game room as their own.
“We Know Best”
Abuse-Enabling Christian Leaders Playing God
CW: child abuse, sexual abuse, religious trauma When people in White Evangelical Christian communities talk about their pastors and leaders, it is in glowing terms. We love to talk about their faithfulness, wisdom, skill, and humility. We speak of how they “shepherd” and we like to call ourselves the “sheep.” What we don’t love is…
A New Industrial Revolution
Artificial Intelligence And Modern Labor
We expect artificial intelligence will be a force multiplier, making us more productive and our lives easier. Is that our future?
Embody
Lately, I’ve been reconsidering one of the central themes I was taught as a young man: “Good doctrine produces good works“. It’s argued that when a person has the right knowledge, right actions will necessarily progress from that knowledge. Over and over again, I was told the cure for bad behavior was simply knowing that…
Grace
Grace is each breath I take. It is the next step I take, the next keystroke, the next thought. Grace is the seconds that pass as I enter this world and move through its courses, making my way to my inevitable end. When God thinks, I exist, and it is grace. My life is fragile,…
Hate
Ever wonder what hate is? I have. I’ve been there, too. Hate, I think, is a place. A place we go to suffocate, to strain, to struggle; where we make ourselves feel like we’re accomplishing our highest good. A place of fire, of passion, of drive. That one location, we tell ourselves, that we can…
Love
I used to think I knew what love was. When I was a little boy, I thought it was someone being nice to me. At the very least, it meant I wouldn’t get a beating. I thought it was what I saw in movies and TV, as I grew older, and began to act on…
Home
It’s a word that feels really good. It carries a sense of belonging, of warmth, safety even. Unless you’ve been traumatized. Even if the word itself doesn’t carry the same feelings for everyone, belonging is universal, I think. We all long for a place to call our own, and people who belong with us. Many…
REVIEW: Ant-Man and the Wasp Marvel's tiny sequel thrills in big ways
This year has been good for fans of superhero movies. It’s still great, my friends. The Wasp is here. The film Ant-Man and the Wasp follows the continuing adventures of the Pym family. It delves once again into the loss of both Janet Van Dyne from Ant-Man and Scott Lang from Captain America: Civil War, but moves forward…
The Importance of Big Blue Boy Scouts In the era of Trump, Superman and Captain America are more relevant than ever
Growing up, people teased me for my love of Superman. They said he was overpowered, too god-like, and therefore unrelatable. The disdain for Captain America was less, but still pronounced. At least he was patriotic, they said. I loved these characters, and others, in comic books precisely because of the “reasons”. Their powers were an…