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Choosing Life Creates Possibilities
By
Patton Dodd
It’s the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, and it doesn’t seem right to just say nothing. So consider  this pro-life ad that has been making the rounds: Of course, we can’t all have mothers like Obama’s. But the video closely expresses the pro-life argument I come back to most often–choosing life creates possibilities–not least because…
A good tweet, no doubt
By
Patton Dodd
I’ve been mulling a long post in defense of doubt. For the last few months, I’ve watched hard questions and varieties of doubt do a great deal of good among some of my Christian friends, and I’ve been reading Luke’s gospel, which invites itself to be read as (among other things) a prescription for doubt.…
No Best Picture for Wall-E
By
Patton Dodd
Oscar has fickle and pedestrian taste, and the awards are rarely an indication of a movie’s potential shelf life or artistic merit. (See: Crash. Or, if you haven’t, don’t.) I was shocked when Atonement didn’t win last year, because its mixture of melodrama, literary-ness, and something on the order of a truly incredible tracking shot is…
Lowery’s Prayer…
By
Patton Dodd
…is a marvel. Amen indeed.Â
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