If it is true that “only a fool believes what he reads in the newspapers,” then the task of the creative nonfiction writer is to accomplish the same goal as newspapers — i.e., to communicate a partial, yet objective truth — but to do so with a richness that only a fool could deny.
Round Two: This Time With More Christ
A Florida evangelist wants to turn my alma mater into a 1,000-student Christian university. His ministry has averaged $164,000 a year. I did the theology, then I did the math.
July 28, 2026