guest authors

Here’s the collection of the few, the proud – the contributing guest authors. Some are real people, others are fictional. I leave it to you to decide who’s who. This page will be updated as each new contribution is added.

Drew

On de-labeling my life

Hope: The surprising word of Advent

Carlo

Jesus, the Prisoner: The necessities of Johnny Cash

Forsaking dignity for grandeur: Billie Holiday, Mahalia Jackson, and the prophetic imagination

Captain Whitebeard

captain whitebeard says, hello  

common women and generic drugs: capt whitebeard on prescription drugs  

capt. whitebeard puts the ‘coarse’ back in, uh, ‘discourse’

The Whirlpool Series

a rare survivor’s account: tales of the whirlpool, part I  

beware, the man of the silver helmet! tales of the whirlpool, part II

swirling images in the troubled waters: tales of the whirlpool, part III  

waterboarding double feature!! capt. whitebeard’s tales of the whirlpool, part IV

rescued by “the prophet”: how we escaped the whirlpool

Ms. Margaret Soma, E.I.

Deep Space Demons, Revealed! A First Dispatch from Margaret Soma, E.I. 

If You’re Gonna Ride This Train, You’re Gonna Need . . . Ms. Soma’s Introduction to Eschatological Mathematics!  

Ms. Soma’s Advice: Naturally Occuring But Vaguely Significant Dates Gotta Mean Something… 

The Inconvenientest Truth of Them All: Ms. Soma’s Take on Climate Change

Ms. Soma’s Search for the AntiChrist

It’s all fun and games until the Dark Lord overthrows the universe and destroys everything good and Christian in this world! Ms. Soma’s search for the AntiChrist, part I

Ms. Soma Discovers the Simpsons

Will You Be Left Below? Ms. Soma Discovers “The Simpsons,” part I

A Rapture, A Divine Encounter, A Rebellion, A Rapturous Return: Ms. Soma Discovers “The Simpsons,” part II

Where Do I Go When I Die?: Ms. Soma Discovers “The Simpsons,” part III