Author: kyle
The Opiate (Opioid?) of the People
In 1957, journalist Edward R. Murrow referred to television as the “opiate of the people”. It’s safe to say that in the last 5 years, social media has decisively replaced television on the opiate throne. Given the sheer amount of attention we give to it, the number of times we check our devices throughout the […]
The Door Interview – Walter Wangerin
In this final installment scanned from The Wittenburg Door, author and professor Walter Wangerin discusses a range of topics – including doubt – topics that are no less relevant today than they were when originally published in 1986. If we were to heed the wisdom here, the world would be a much, much better place.
Toy Camera Tuesday
To Trust Someone
This is the 2nd article scanned from a 1986 issue of The Wittenburg Door which addresses the subject of doubt. “Pietro and Madeleine” was a running series in the magazine during the mid-80s, featuring a fictional married couple discussing issues of faith in a light-hearted way.
Saved By Doubt
Back in the mid-1980s, while at college, I was introduced to a Christian satire magazine called The Wittenburg Door. It was published, at that time, by Youth Specialties, one of the early publishers of youth ministry resources. (The Door was kind of a side project, separate from their youth ministry business). It was through subscribing […]
Toy Camera Tuesday
JJ Heller – Collection of Thoughts
I’m not sure what made me think of this song earlier today, but this early EP from 2005 has a bit more edge than her more recent stuff…