Bradley Wright's Blog

My wife and I host a small group Bible study at our house, and while this story isn't really about our small group Bible study, but it ...

As I've written about before, Gus has gotten into playing World of Warcraft. Well, one day I was watching him play, and I noticed that ...

(Part 3 in a series) In this series, I am tracking the creation and transformation of a statistic about Christianity. My goal in doing so i...

A Morton's fork refers to a choice with between unpleasant options. Well, because of my excessive use of my dinner fork, I now face a M...

(Part 2 in a series) Yesterday I recounted a study conducted by the Barna Group. This study can be summarized as positive, negative, or amb...

( Part 1 in a series ) As a follow-up to yesterday's post , I am exploring the history of Christian-related statistic that might best be...

Last spring, I announced a contest to find the worst statistic about Christianity, and we have a winner submitted by Ben Dubow. The website:...

As any parent, I enjoy watching my kids grow up, and I notice when they pass me in some area. For example, Gus last year could swim faster ...

Cathy has work training this week--she's a lecturer for the English department, so the boys and I are hanging out together. That can on...

Back in the 1920s, or whenever it was, I can remember a few discussions with other kids about whose Dad was smarter or stronger or richer. ...

Here's a story about a church that refused a $600,000 donation from a member who won it playing the lottery. Turns out that the church ...

Sociology interprets its mission in various ways. One approach holds that individuals' behavior and life circumstances are usually inte...

Last weekend, in a rare moment of maturity, I let pass a perfect opportunity for a practical joke. You see, a good friend and his wife were...

Last week I posted about some stories regarding discrimination and religion in academic settings. Jim posted a comment that I think is wort...

I recently signed up for a bone-marrow donor program, and I had to send off swabs of my cheek cells--DNA that they record in case it matches...

I was going through some pictures last week, pictures of me in high school. One of them was me as a sophomore, so I showed it to Gus who is...

I was in a session at the ASA meetings that involved the topic of marital satisfaction. As a way to motivate the issue, the speaker asked t...

At the Sociology meetings this last week, I attended a meeting of the Christian Sociological Society . It was interesting and encouraging t...

A friend of mine bought a hybrid car—one of those cars that runs on both gas and a battery engine—and when he gave me a ride, I was struck b...

I'm off to the Sociology meetings this weekend, so I probably won't post again till next week. Here's my take on meetings: 90% ...