Articles By: John Wofford
Four Score And Seven Hundred Dead Vampires Ago…
It’s a strange thing, but Seth Grahame-Smith started a whole new genre of publishing (the hijacked classic), and his name is still relatively unknown. Sure, we know his book. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies sold like nobody’s business when it’s quirky premise first caught the business by...
March 19th, 2010 | Arts, Books, Featured | Read More
Rob Bell 2.0 (or Where Are the Artists?)
It’s been over a year since we last spoke to mega-church phenomenon Rob Bell, pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Today, Burnside Writers Collective correspondent John Wofford talks about the completion of the popular Nooma teaching series, Bell’s reaction to recent developments...
November 19th, 2009 | Essays, Featured | Read More
In Our Image (or, Why I Don’t Click on Spam about Penis Size)
“women don’t like it when the friend in your pants is sleepy”
“don’t you just want to run away when you can’t satisfy your girl?”
There’s a reason spam comes in certain types; these hackers want us to click on something and hand over our personal information, which means each ad has to...
October 26th, 2009 | Essays, Featured | Read More
“Ultimately, We Believe In A More Loving Church”
As the debate over LGBT rights rages on, rising statistical trends show growing support for the gay community in the church. At the forefront of this movement is the Gay Christian Network, a non-profit organization that has worked with the likes of Tony and Peggy Campolo and Canadian religious program...
October 6th, 2009 | Essays, Featured | Read More


