X-Men ‘97 and The Paradox of Tolerance

X-Men ‘97 and The Paradox of Tolerance

In preparation for the debut of “X-Men ‘97,” a reboot of the 1990s animated show, I rewatched some cherished old episodes.  In a futile attempt to interest my wife in joining in, I found an episode with a character who always stuck with me: Apocalypse. The 90s show...
God, the Stranger

God, the Stranger

Matthew 25:44 asks, “Lord…when did we see you a stranger?”  I was a 19-year-old undergraduate student when I first glimpsed the meaning of transcendence. I was a lonely, struggling fundamentalist from a trailer park studying philosophy at Dallas Baptist University...