Devotionals
Walt Alexander’s series of devotional essays
Devotional 4/20: A Child’s Wisdom and an Adult’s Horror
The thing that got me into horror movies was the writings of H.P. Lovecraft. His mythos is so disturbing yet so well written. For someone in his novels to cross a field is not just someone going from point A to point B. It is a journey from ignorance to
Devotional 12/5: You Can’t Handle (the Truth)
I remember as a young adult that my youth pastor liked to shake his finger at me and repeat 1 Corinthians 10:13: No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: Evil, Racist, Sexist
Well you know Reagan and Buckley and Bush and Bush Jr. , Carson and Pence and Trump and Trump Jr., but do you recall? The most evil conservative of all? Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, supposedly was one of society’s foes, and persecuting him is truly one of the left’s new
Devotional 10/24: Its Hip to be Sad, Nihilistic, and Lost!
Hey, its hip to view the world as dark, post-secular, meaningless, purposeless, and full of isolation! It is the sign of a true artist, right? And if you are good-looking or have money, you are not just a boorish, self-absorbed, pessimist. Girls think you are misunderstood and noble and they
Devotional 9/19: Kim Kardashian is WRONG!
February of 2018 saw on of the most horrific events in our nation’s history, the shooting in Las Vegas. I know that there still people mourning the dead today. At that time many celebrities took to Twitter to share with us their great wisdom regarding how to fix the world,
Devotional 8/8: Spiritual But Not Religious
Unfortunately, I have been spending a lot of time on Match.com lately. I cannot give you stats but it SEEMS that a lot women are using the label of Spiritual But Not Religious. So much so that I have been telling myself, ‘Almost all women are that way so I
Devotional: The Last Jedi
I was very intrigued by the trailers that were advertising The Last Jedi last year. It was a radical position for Luke Skywalker say, “The Jedi Order must end!” I started wondering where they were going with this. Then it hit me. The idea of the duality between the Light
Devotional 7/25: A Meeting with Mike Pence
Friday, July 13th 2018, on the same day Mr. Trump was being mocked in London, Mike Pence came to Chicago to talk about the new tax law. I had always admired Mr. Pence and thought Mr. Trump choosing him as his Vice-President was a bold move considering how much controversy
Devotional 7/18: The Elephant Man
I have been been on a David Lynch movie bender lately. David Lynch is the director of such films as Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet and Eraserhead. The guy used to be a carpenter yet his films are so esoteric and metaphorical, yet he seems to be a strange
Devotional 11/02: Wrestling with G-d
I had fallen and I could not get up. I had fallen and I did not want to get up. But you ordered me up so I jumped up and grabbed you. I held on tight and I would not let go. (Was it wrestling or holding? I don’t know)