I write about world religions and how the media covers world religions. Author of 10 Major World Religions.
Amarillo, Texas
Joined November 2008
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“There is some sort of spiritual presence in these holy places,” said Jane Weller, one of the walkers who lives in Marazion, a tiny coastal town nearby. “It’s magic enough for me to be happy to go there.” religionnews.com/2025/11/21/…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott labeled a Muslim civil rights group as a "foreign terrorist organization." That group? The Council on American-Islamic Relations.
Now Texas chapters of the CAIR are suing him, calling his action "illegal" and "defamatory." religionnews.com/2025/11/20/…
Texas is still fighting legal battles about hanging the Ten Commandments in classrooms. apnews.com/article/ten-comma…
18 million Bibles sold this year, part of a larger 5-year trend.
At the same time, the percentage of Americans who qualify as "Bible users"—meaning they've read the Bible at least three times in a year outside church—has dropped 12 percent since 2021. religionnews.com/2025/11/17/…
There's a new film based on the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, and it stars Nic Cage, who is the Hollywood embodiment of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas.
These are wild times for obscure, apocryphal religious texts.
The top leader of the Anglican Church in North America has been suspended from ministry after facing allegations of sexual and other misconduct. apnews.com/article/anglican-…
This pope likes movies. “Giving voice to the complex, contradictory and sometimes dark feelings that dwell in the human heart is an act of love,” he said. religionnews.com/2025/11/15/…
"Archbishop Rino Fisichella, who is in charge of the Vatican’s Jubilee celebrations, told the presentation Thursday he hoped visitors would be inspired to go home and read their own Bibles after seeing the beauty of the Borso D’Este version." apnews.com/article/vatican-r…
Haven't posted here in two years, but for those who followed me from way back, here's something new I'm doing. It's a paid newsletter ($6/month), 2x weekly with curated links about religion.
Every story is a religious story.
religiverse.substack.com
News people: My friend Jackie is in search of policy thoughts and practices re: journalists in the public eye and social media.
I’m honored by the placement. Hippos Go Berserk is an all-time favorite.
Happy pub day to the great @thekibosch! Here's her cool new book on lines of code that changed the world with shelf buddies @heybonanos, @JaneBorden, @jasonboyett—and of course the pole stars, Borges and Boynton
Big fan of @cadehornecker over here. Already the best camera-toting, ostrich boot-wearing 7-footer in college basketball.
Let's go off the court with freshman @CadeHornecker and see where the 7-footer calls 🏡 on campus! #Salukis
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This morning, I wanted to extend my most devout prayers and deepest thoughts to the victims of the bear maulings at Heritage Village Retirement Community and their friends and loved ones. This was a terrible and senseless tragedy that could not have been avoided.
This was a really interesting conversation!
A week ahead of the AC Creative Mind Lecture Series, Texas Monthly author and journalist Skip Hollandsworth spoke to @JasonBoyett about his book The Midnight Assassin, his podcast Tom Brown's Body, and why Hollandsworth loves the Panhandle.
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Amarillo and Texas Panhandle peeps: @ReedTimmerAccu is targeting our area for storm-chasing today, which should be enough to get you to pay attention to tonight's weather. #panhandlemagic
LIVE update from southwest Kansas targeting the tornado threat in the Texas Panhandle this evening. Critical fire danger on the dry side across eastern CO/NM. Severe weather possible as far north as SD. @accuweather
"When she learned that Putin had invaded Ukraine, she refused to eat; and died of a broken heart over the abject suffering of her Ukrainian People."
What an incredible and poignant Amarillo obituary. I wish I'd had the chance to meet Dr. Suleyeva. boxwellbrothers.com/obituary…
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If you're around Amarillo, then you might know my (Twitterless) wife. If not, then maybe you should. I think she's great. Also @jasonboyett does a good job with the @heyamarillo podcast.
heyamarillo.com/katie-wieck
I wrote this at 3am on Dec. 16, a few hours before Dad left us. I was sitting next to him in bed, taking my shift as the rest of our family slept. As the sun came up, when his breaths grew ragged, we read Dad's obituary aloud to him. I hope he heard it. boxwellbrothers.com/obituary…
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What a year! Back in January, when we first thought about launching a print magazine, we had no idea what 2021 would look like. Now we're in the thick of planning our January 2022 issue. We're so grateful to our readers, subscribers, advertisers, retail partners and contributors.
