So who is Jesus? For me, he's the central character in the greatest story ever told. It's a story about a gradually realizing kingdom that lies inside of us. Jay Parini centralcharactergradually Change image and share on social
Sarah Palin is a figure of fun on the American left, easily lampooned as a know-nothing, gun-toting ex-beauty queen who loves God and the red, white and blue above pretty much anything else except for Todd, her macho husband, who races snowmobiles across the Alaskan tundra. Jay Parini alaskanamericanbeauty share on social
One thing a narcissist doesn't like is to look in a mirror that is in any way genuinely reflective of what's on the other side of it. Jay Parini genuinelymirrornarcissist Change image and share on social
Even among those who have no special allegiance to a particular branch of Christianity, there are plenty of seekers as well as agnostics and atheists who harbor a certain curiosity about Jesus and his story. Jay Parini agnosticallegianceatheist share on social
When you think about 'The Grapes of Wrath,' it's an American masterpiece, and a very long process goes into the making of such a book. Jay Parini americanbookgrape Change image and share on social
In a country where Americans sense, quite genuinely, that their freedoms have been taken away by the government - as in the U.S. Patriot Act, as in NSA surveillance - people feel powerless. Jay Parini actamericancountry Change image and share on social
Ridding the world of poverty is, of course, a fantasy. Jay Parini fantasypovertyrid Change image and share on social
The whole point of the Resurrection stories - and the Resurrection itself - is that we don't recognize Jesus when he comes back to us. Jay Parini backjesuspoint Change image and share on social
For the most part, I think of PC as meaning Plain Civil. You treat people the way you'd like to be treated yourself, and that means not using language that is demeaning. Jay Parini civildemeanlanguage Change image and share on social
A revival of 'Of Mice and Men' would have seemed out of place in years of Reaganomics, Donald Trump and Michael Milken, a time when Rambo supplied millions of filmgoers with a fantasy that masked what was really going on in their lives. Jay Parini donaldfantasyfilmgoer share on social
