Tell me why the world is weird

Image source. In Matthew 13:44-58 , we have a few parables, then Jesus' rejection in his hometown. The Parables of the Hidden Tre...

Image source. [trigger warning: rape] In a recent article,  Elizabeth Smart speaks on human trafficking , Elizabeth Smart explains wh...

Image source. Take a look at Psalm 54 , a chiastic psalm. "What," you may ask, "is a chiastic psalm?" Chiastic ...

Image source. 1. I Don't Want to be a Good Christian Anymore (posted April 29) "There is no fear in love, but fear had wrapp...

Image source. Matthew 13:24-43 can be divided up into 3 sections: The parable of the weeds (verses 24-30) The parables of the mustar...

Image source. Feminism 101 is a series in which I define some of the terms that feminists like to throw around. My goal is to help t...

"People are basically good." Most of the times I've heard that statement, it was presented as a commonly-held idea that must...

Image source. 1. An Angry God Vs. A God Who Gets Angry (posted April 22) "We need a God who sees oppression and poverty and inju...

Happy blogaversary to me! Tell Me Why The World Is Weird is now 1 year old, and the #1 Christianity/feminism/China blog on the internet! (A...

On the highway. In the middle of the night. In Beijing. "I was right." The exit signs on the highway, covered in Chinese ...