Articles by Kirk Bozeman

“We are tired of raising children to become a wuss culture, but that we have no idea how to go about fixing it.”

Living in an age where even Muppets offer political criticism ought to inspire us to speak better.

“The times we braved the waters of awkwardness and realized that everyone’s in the same boat were gloriously freeing moments.”

“The common man in popular discourse is not used to our in-house equations of” Jesus and religion.

Kirk takes a look “at the weird world of meme in 2011” and finds some method to our meme madness.

Kirk Bozeman unveils the insane things that occupied our mind-space this year, thanks to the Internet.

Could this be Facebook’s attempt to “teach us to number our days” and to “[redeem] the time”?

“Fantasy should offer us escape to a place where the return leaves us better off than when we left, not a few steps behind from where we started.”

“Our attempts at reproducing the nativity are usually flawed from the start, even if we choose a more reverent route that doesn’t involve ducks, penguins, and Spam.”

Perhaps the infiltration of the Like button into all facets of modern life simply puts some digital skin on a pre-existing human condition: You are what you love.

“What we often today call ‘inanity’ is what future generations will call ‘history.’ “

“In a million little ways, in a million little name- and product-drops, we reveal to the world the things that bring us joy.”

“Common enemies and dislikes draw people together, often more readily than common loves and interests.”

“We should be humbled to the point of laughter when we see how silly our attempted approximations at godliness often are.”

“Digital technology is changing the way we obtain and experience information.”

“Stop thinking so much about yourself, but do not stop thinking about yourself completely. Either of these things can keep you from Jesus.”