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November 2011

November 22, 2011

Watching Politics From the Pew: The Failed Supercommittee and the Possibility of Peace

"At its heart, conflict is rarely about numbers, or challenges, or even ideology. Conflict is...

November 22, 2011

When Games Matter: Why I Passed on Modern Warfare 3

"I understand the appeal of MW3, but at the end of the day it really...

November 21, 2011

The Kiddy Pool: "Thank You, God" — TV Put into Perspective

"All three of us piled into the car and headed to our local big box...

November 19, 2011

Grace Notes: Kate Bush's "50 Words For Snow"

Kate Bush's latest may be pretentious at times, but it's also otherworldly, delightful, and constantly...

November 18, 2011

Elswhere: Videogames, Virtual Schools, Klosterman, and Gay Penguins

Where all your deepest questions are answered like, "Should gay, endangered penguins be forced to...

November 18, 2011

Sacred Space: Hardcore Christian

"I confess that I don't want to be John Piper. I want to be like...

November 17, 2011

Eat Your Vegetables: "Days of Heaven"

"When you watch this film, you keep falling back on particulars because its scope seems...

November 17, 2011

The Moviegoer: The Rum Diary (Robinson, 2011)

The Rum Diary succeeds intermittently, almost in spite of the film's protracted duration.

November 17, 2011

Mixed Signals: When Your Free Will Infringes upon Mine

What happens when our desire for freedom conflicts with our desire to remain safe and...

November 16, 2011

Music at Mars Hill: Does the Message Matter?

"In our age of moral relativism, you will very rarely hear a discussion like this...

November 16, 2011

What Memes Mean: The Kitten Covers and Creative Praise

"In a million little ways, in a million little name- and product-drops, we reveal to...

November 15, 2011

When Games Matter: Skyrim as Religious Experience

"Despite these inherent risks, Skyrim has been a worshipful experience. And every mountain stream, every...

November 15, 2011

Watching Politics From the Pew: Valuable Debates?

"Debates have a surprising impact on our ethics."

November 14, 2011

The Kiddy Pool: 20 Kids and Counting

"I doubt I’ll ever understand the Duggars and their desire for a super-sized family, but...

November 11, 2011

The Televangelist: Glee's Enabling Song

"The message of the show is a more calculated take on the old standby: 'If...

November 11, 2011

Sacred Space: Ministry as Vocation

"This elevated sense of importance that pastors often feel comes from the idea that they...

November 10, 2011

Mixed Signals: Creative Lessons from a Thermostat

"It is the Creator of all who inspires the creative leaps we take, whether in...

November 10, 2011

Eat Your Vegetables: "Paradise Lost"

"It is the story of humanity: the fall. Its style is suitably grand, and its...

November 09, 2011

Music at Mars Hill: A Closer Look at Mylo Xyloto

"What is it about Coldplay, especially in their past two albums, that rings so true...

November 09, 2011

What Memes Mean: Nickelback and the Psychology of Punching Bags

"Common enemies and dislikes draw people together, often more readily than common loves and interests."

November 08, 2011

Watching Politics from the Pew: The World Demands Answers

"If a roomful of White House reporters began demanding that you justify the things you...

November 08, 2011

When Games Matter: The Anatomy of a Boss Fight

"Arkham City treats us the way we all want to be treated—it's fair, honest, and...

November 07, 2011

The Kiddy Pool: Kim Kardashian's Showbiz Marriage

"I don’t watch their show or read tabloids, but their presence and influence is unavoidable,...

November 05, 2011

Grace Notes: The Cocteau Twins, Hood, Thomas Köner

An assortment of albums to help you enter fully into a wintry state of mind.

November 04, 2011

The Televangelist: The Office's Long, Splendid Goodbye

"The Office, more than any TV comedy I can think of, rewards patience"

November 04, 2011

Sacred Space: Honor Your President, Christian

"[R]umor-mongering and fear-mongering has no place in the church"

November 03, 2011

The Moviegoer: Egoistic Young Adults, Noah, and Other Link-worthy News

"Instead of a review this week, I thought I'd pass along some interesting movie-related links."

November 03, 2011

Mixed Signals: The American Heritage Dictionary Says Words Still Matter

"The words we choose say something significant about who we are and what we believe."

November 02, 2011

Music at Mars Hill: Brandon Flowers on Mormonism

"Do we sometimes boil our Christian faith down to avoiding Christian taboos and following our...

November 02, 2011

What Memes Mean: 'Tebowing' and the Complexity of Religious Humor

"We should be humbled to the point of laughter when we see how silly our...

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