Archive - Ryan’s Boring Book Club

✞ When "affirming" churches imply you cannot be gay and Christian

Support and quotes from Matthew Vines, an article in Baptist News Global and an interview on the "Church and Main" podcast about my article, "With…

Aug 2 •

July 2025

📖 Zach Lambert talks about "Better Ways to Read the Bible"

I spoke to my friend and pastor about his new book, coming out August 12.

Jul 27 •

I inherited several newspapers from the 1950s and 60s

The Moon landing, JFK assassination, Ask Ann Landers and much more covered in the pages of newspapers from decades ago.

Jul 13 •

June 2025

When the going was gratuitous

Jaw-dropping expense accounts, Oscar Parties, hosting Princess Margaret and more details in the memoir of former Vanity Fair editor, Graydon Carter.

Jun 21 •

🏳️‍🌈With allies like these, who needs adversaries?

Abandoning Christianity, drag shows in church, appearing to cheer political violence, dismissing dissent and other ways to set the cause of same-sex…

Jun 7 •

May 2025

Lorne Michaels thought SNL writers "lost their minds" in 2016.

Tina Fey and Mike Myers built characters around him. Conan felt abandoned by him. And other highlights from the authorized biography, "Lorne: The man…

May 17 •

April 2025

I got another phone call from the fraternity president

This time it was very healing. Plus reflections on Easter, my alma mater and the Churches of Christ.

Apr 26 •

What happens when you’re out of harmony with the chorus?

Part two in a series detailing my experiences pledging/depledging a Christian fraternity.

Apr 12 •

When we sing of Christian brotherhood, who gets to join the chorus?

What I saw while pledging and depledging a Christian fraternity in 2008.

Apr 5 •

March 2025

Like bathroom door locks, government should just work

Reflections on Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson's "Abundance," with some anecdotes from my time working at Austin City Hall.

Mar 29 •

The tragic toll of unquestioned traditions

Reflections on traditions, the Aggie Bonfire collapse and Brad Land's memoir, "Goat."

Mar 22 •

What I saw at The Free Press/FIRE debate: "Does the West need a religious revival?"

Scenes from the debate plus the VIP afterparty with Ross Douthat, Bari Weiss, Adam Corolla, Greg Lukianoff and more.

Mar 8 •

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