Some of you may remember my announcement several months ago that I would post blogs every other week because of summer work obligations. I had planned to get back to my original, one-blog-a-week schedule when September rolled around, but several things - a fall internship, my new position as a Content Creator for The Odyssey - have …
Month: August 2016
Recommended Articles
Similar to my Recommended Reading post, this list collects articles (and one resource) that discuss Christian art, particularly the dilemma of how Protestant evangelicals tends to misunderstand art. “New Lyrics for the Devil’s Music” by Gerald Clarke. (TIME Magazine, March 11, 1985) Reposted in 2001, this was one of the early articles to discuss the Contemporary …
Someday I’ll Be Old
This article first published by The Odyssey on August 15, 2016. There were some things I said in the original which went a bit too far, so this is my new edit: I turned 20 this year. As much as I think a “quarter-life crisis” is ridiculous, I have to admit it felt a little weird. …
How Horror Connects to Comedy
It’s 1959, and an up-and-coming writer named William Blatty is a guest on The Tonight Show starring Jack Paar. Paar, who's a bit less politically correct than some of his successors, ribs his guest by asking, “Your parents are Arabs, right? So where did you get those blue eyes?” Blatty waits a long moment. Then he declares “The Crusades!” It was …
Other Blog Articles
Here are some articles I've written for other sites. Since I write weekly articles for the Odyssey, I've only included the most popular ones - you can check out the other ones at my Odyssey profile. The Travel Agent Industry - Disappearing or Evolving? - JW Surety Bonds. September 9, 2014. Surviving College - Anthem, …
G. Connor Salter 