Guide to Churchese #1: “Bless Her/His Heart”
Bless Her/His Heart – 1. Trash talk nullification phrase. This is almost always uttered after a negative observation about someone else in order to confuse the listener into believing the speaker is in...
View ArticleThe Nervous Breakdown Interview: JM Blaine Interviews Erika Rae about...
JM Blaine is an incredibly talented writer. I’ve been a fan of his work for years over on The Nervous Breakdown. Not only does he put heart and soul into a distinctly southern style of writing, but he...
View ArticleDevangelical on The Rumpus: Interview by Donna Johnson (Author of Holy Ghost...
Thanks to The Rumpus for carrying the following interview by Donna Johnson! THE SUNDAY RUMPUS INTERVIEW: ERIKA RAE BY DONNA JOHNSON December 23rd, 2012 Confession: I have not actually met Erika Rae. As...
View ArticleGuide to Churchese #2: “Youth Pastor”
Youth Pastor – A special sort of person with a tolerance for noise exceeding that of the average human—most likely due to a ‘God Rock’ phase which may or may not have run its full course. These gifted...
View ArticleDevangelical Interviews Stephanie Drury from Stuff Christian Culture Likes
Stephanie Drury from Stuff Christian Culture Likes talks with Devangelical! As she puts it, “Christian culture is funny because it doesn’t have much (if anything) to do with Christ himself.” I love...
View ArticleAll of the Sin, None of the Guilt Week
It’s All of the Sin, None of the Guilt week! And it’s smack dab at the tail end of Lent, no less. So…what is “All of the Sin, None of the Guilt Week”? Excellent question. Glad you asked. For this week...
View Article“All of the Sin, None of the Guilt Week” Photo Contest Results
Well, we couldn’t decide. While we loved the photos people submitted for the Devangelical “All of the Sin, None of the Guilt Week” contest, in the end, there were two that stood out. So, we’re going...
View ArticleInterview with JM Blaine on His Debut Memoir: Midnight, Jesus and Me
I recently had a chance to interview the rock n roll, full gospel, rollerskating at midnight, suicide crisis hotline answering, renegade DJ himself: the legendary JM Blaine. You can read that...
View ArticleTalking with Rich Ferguson on Poetiscape
Thanks, Rich Ferguson, for having me on “Poetiscape”to talk about Devangelical! Listen to the podcast HERE.
View ArticleAn Exorcise in Faith
I leaned one hip against a sink and glanced tentatively at the stall door to my right, cringing as I suppressed a wave of nausea and trying to think of other things to distract myself. The way the sun...
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