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August 2012

August 10, 2012

Sacred Space: There's No Need for Cynicism

"To give in to cynicism is utterly unbecoming of the church of Jesus Christ."

August 09, 2012

Under the Sun: Postmodern Athletics

Do sports spectators actually believe, or are they deceiving themselves into believing what they know...

August 09, 2012

Grace Notes: The Haunted World of David Eugene Edwards

David Eugene Edwards is arguably one of the most unique artists in Christendom.

August 09, 2012

Mixed Signals: You Are Your Brand

When I am honest and forthright about who I am—my beliefs, my skills, my standards—then...

August 08, 2012

Music at Mars Hill: Future of Forestry's Newest Shoots for the Stars

"FOF feels totally comfortable making music that sounds like it's taking on the whole world...

August 08, 2012

The Female Gaze: Belly Dancing with Confidence

"In belly dancing, everything that jiggles—everything our Photoshop culture tells us to hide—is beautiful, desirable,...

August 06, 2012

The Kiddy Pool: Olympic Parenting

"'Parent' is a verb, and it’s gender neutral, whether one is an Olympian or an...

August 03, 2012

The Holy Huddle: Ye Shiwen and the Kangaroo Court of Public Opinion

"Ye and athletes like her are put into a no-win situation."

August 02, 2012

Mixed Signals: Do Products Deliver the Simple Life We Crave?

"The real concern is that we begin to think that living a streamlined, simple life...

August 02, 2012

Under the Sun: The Cultural Shift from Disney to Chick-Fil-A

"Ten or twenty years hence, we will see the Chick-Fil-A uproar as the tipping point...

August 01, 2012

The Female Gaze: No One Wins When Men and Women Play for Power

"Part of being Christian is caring more about others being alright than me being right."

August 01, 2012

The Minority Report: McDonald's on Chick-Fil-A Day

"... its important that we, as Christians, avoid turning absolutely every issue into a culture...

July 2012

July 31, 2012

God and Country Music: Tradition, Innovation, and Old Crow Medicine Show

"... to bring something timeless into a timely place and make it savory is to...

July 30, 2012

The Kiddy Pool: Raising an Olympian

"Most of the athletes competing in the Olympic games will come home to families and...

July 27, 2012

Sacred Space: Saving Your Pastor From Himself

"Pastors, especially evangelical ones, seem particularly vulnerable to 'know it all' syndrome."

July 27, 2012

Not Fit for Dinner: Elections in the Age of Microtargeting

"Microtargeting puts us in danger of voting blindly for a candidate."

July 26, 2012

Under the Sun: The Health Care Debate, Then and Now

A political narrative and a religious narrative help provide much needed historical context for the...

July 25, 2012

The Minority Report: Dark Nights and American Terrorism

"We don't shoot each other for religious or political reasons anymore--we shoot each other for...

July 25, 2012

The Holy Huddle: Commentary on the Penn State Sanctions

What are we to think of the PSU sanctions?

July 25, 2012

Music at Mars Hill: Is Worship Just about Style Preferences?

"The way a church chooses to spend its time of worship will often answer questions...

July 23, 2012

The Kiddy Pool: Christmas in July

"Christmas in July assures me that Emmanuel is a year-round gift that transcends liturgy and...

July 23, 2012

Citizenship Confusion: How the Culture Wars Lost Me, Or, The Family Research Council Appoints Gen. Jerry Boykin Ex. VP

"The appointment of Gen. Boykin by FRC reminds us that deceptive, radical, conspiratorial politics does...

July 19, 2012

Under the Sun: Michael Salman's Attorney and the Christian Legal Movement

Recent headlines provide the ingredients for a Christian litigant stew, and John Whitehead is stirring...

July 19, 2012

Mixed Signals: B-cycle Bike Sharing Checks American Dream Excesses

Interestingly enough, there are companies emerging that offer us the ability to share the things...

July 19, 2012

Grace Notes: Cheap Music from Amazon (July 2012 Edition)

Depeche Mode, Arcade Fire, and M83 are just a few of the really solid releases...

July 18, 2012

The Holy Huddle: Dr. Shaq's Best Quote, 'Don't Waste Your Life!'

Christians would be wise to follow in Shaquille O'Neal's very large footsteps.

July 18, 2012

Music at Mars Hill: Why Frank Ocean's Rise to Fame Matters

"We shouldn't forget that 'coming out' is also a people issue—a matter of cultural identity."

July 18, 2012

The Female Gaze: Summer Reading for Jr. Princesses

"Some of my favorite fictional heroines as a girl were, in fact, princesses—girls with sass,...

July 17, 2012

The Minority Report: Is YOLO Worth Redeeming?

"I don't intend to start a campaign to redeem the phrase, but I do hope...

July 16, 2012

The Kiddy Pool: It Takes a Village (of Time-Traveling Dinosaurs)

"It takes a village, they say, and that message rings true all the way from...

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