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September 2017

September 08, 2017

Movies, comedy and parenting advice via podcasts!

Well, we're in the thick of fall now (except, of course, on the calendar). My...

August 2017

August 31, 2017

Christians: Read the Room

If God has a PR person, they should be fired after this week. At a time...

April 2017

April 11, 2017

Crashing: Christian in the wild

HBO's new series "Crashing" finished its first season on Sunday. As with many of the...

March 2017

March 20, 2017

“Beauty and the Beast” and the backfiring of outrage

So, my piece a few weeks back on the outrage over Disney's choice to include an "explicitly...

February 2017

February 25, 2017

Goodbye, Family Christian Stores

This week, it was announced that Family Christian Stores — one of the world's largest Christian...

January 2017

January 20, 2017

The Story of God: Heaven, hell, hope and justice

Season two of "The Story of God with Morgan Freeman" airs Mondays at 9 p.m. (8...

January 12, 2017

The Story of God: Chosen

Season two of "The Story of God with Morgan Freeman" debuts Monday, Jan. 16, at...

December 2016

December 24, 2016

Happy Christmas Eve

Ever since I was a child, Christmas Eve has meant more to me than Christmas...

November 2016

November 10, 2016

Losing my evangelical home

I promise we'll get back to movies shortly. Given the events of this week, I...

October 2016

October 11, 2016

Elections, conscience and the will of God

I hope my usual readers who come to this site looking for thoughts on...

October 09, 2016

Trump, the image of God, and righteous anger

**Yes, I know this is an entertainment blog. But there are matters that transcend entertainment...

August 2016

August 23, 2016

Jesus VR, the Ark Encounter and fetishizing authenticity

Next month, visitors to the Venice Film Festival will have the opportunity to view the...

June 2016

June 15, 2016

Interview with comic book artist Ted Woods

Here's a new feature I'm hoping to implement more regularly on this blog. Constant readers...

June 14, 2016

The strange love affair between Christians and guns

This isn’t the first time I’ve addressed this, and I hate that. This post, in...

June 12, 2016

Orlando: Death in our safe spaces demands love across the lines

Earlier this evening, in response to the horrific shooting at a gay nightclub Orlando that left...

June 07, 2016

The Small God of Christian Subculture

A recent article by Leah Libresco at FiveThirtyEight revealed that the number of positive words and concepts...

May 2016

May 10, 2016

5 ways to save Christian movies

It's the best and worst of times for Christian movies. I can't remember a...

May 03, 2016

Why I don’t expect a miracle

This post is part of a weekly series focused on the National Geographic Channel’s documentary...

May 01, 2016

The rock star, the pastor and the Psalms

The following video has been making the rounds this week, but I just had the...

April 2016

April 26, 2016

We loved “Breaking Bad” because we are badly broken

This post is part of a weekly series focused on the National Geographic Channel’s documentary...

April 19, 2016

My evolving views on Creation

This post is part of a weekly series focused on the National Geographic Channel’s documentary...

April 14, 2016

‘Honestly’: An introduction to life’s messiness

Honestly, I don't know that I would have picked up "Honestly" of my own accord....

April 12, 2016

Who is God?

This post is part of a weekly series focused on the National Geographic Channel’s documentary...

April 08, 2016

Interview: “Sons and Doubters” podcast co-hosts Aaron Hale and Luke Brawner (part 2)

Welcome to part two of my interview with "Sons and Doubters" co-hosts Aaron Hale...

April 07, 2016

Interview: “Sons and Doubters” co-hosts Aaron Hale and Luke Brawner (part 1)

One of the great discoveries I made last year was the "Sons and Doubters" podcast,...

April 05, 2016

Leaving Rapture Culture Behind

There's a smug satisfaction evangelicals get from Rapture narratives. Not only do the bad guys...

April 03, 2016

“God’s Not Dead 2,” Persecution Boogaloo

First, the good news: "God's Not Dead 2" is almost kind of good. It is,...

March 2016

March 21, 2016

The glorious mess of Fox’s “The Passion Live”

Before saying anything else, let's just appreciate this fact: last night, in a time slot...

March 20, 2016

The Road to Easter 2016: “Easter Mysteries”

When I started this series, my intent was to get away from standard cinematic depictions...

March 20, 2016

The fleeting fame of Palm Sunday

We love celebrity. Our televisions and computer screens are constantly filled with the latest information...