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January 2014

January 02, 2014

7. Welcome to Night Vale: “Your Thoughts Return to the Dog Park” #CaPC25

All this week, the writers of Christ and Pop Culture unveil their 25 most loved things of...

January 02, 2014

10. Pope Francis: “He Does Normal Christian Stuff” #CaPC25

All this week, the writers of Christ and Pop Culture unveil their 25 most loved things of...

January 02, 2014

Introducing the #CaPC25: A List of Our Favorite Things of 2013

"All this week we at Christ and Pop Culture will unveil our 25 favorite things...

January 01, 2014

New Year’s Resolutions as an “Expectation of Faith”

"While biological, historical, political, and social regularities exist -- these are not mere figments of...

December 2013

December 31, 2013

19. Feminism: “Women are Rising” #CaPC25

All this week, the writers of Christ and Pop Culture unveil their 25 most loved things of...

December 31, 2013

Todd Starnes Sold Us a War on Christianity. We Bought It.

"Starnes sells us what we want to hear. We want to believe that we are...

December 30, 2013

23. Disunity in Christ: “A Prophetic Breath of Fresh Air” #CaPC25

All this week, the writers of Christ and Pop Culture unveil their 25 most loved things of...

December 20, 2013

Why You Should Lay Off the “Santa Claus is Real” Stuff (Because He’s Not)

The Santa myth is awkwardly forced into intersecting with the "real" world in ways that...

December 18, 2013

The Kiddy Pool: White Santa and White Jesus at Home

"It’s not just that Santa is most frequently depicted as white, it’s that so many...

December 17, 2013

The Undeniable Childhood Appeal of Father Christmas

Could Father Christmas be so gracious to answer that child anyway?

December 17, 2013

Why You Should Believe in Santa Claus (Even If He Doesn’t Exist)

The imagination is the highest faculty and, like other faculties, it does not spring fully...

December 16, 2013

Christmas Can Make It Hard to Remember That ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’

"It surprises me how often I need to be reminded that Christmas should be a...

December 16, 2013

The Problem with the Daniel Diet

"Although the Daniel Diet is helping Christians become more conscientious about their health, the trend...

December 12, 2013

A Call for Writers

Want to write for Christ and Pop Culture? We’re looking for new staff writers who feel...

December 11, 2013

I Want to Give You a Snopes Detector for Christmas

I have a gift. It isn't really a supernatural gift so much as a talent...

December 05, 2013

Living in a World of “Little Boys With Their Porno”

A deep cut off of Arcade Fire's new album acknowledges a cultural shift among young...

December 03, 2013

Is the virgin birth impossible? "Yes," says science.

December 03, 2013

The Kiddy Pool: The Burden of Not Knowing & the Loving Arms of Advent

"I used to fear, during my pregnancy with my second daughter, that God would smite...

December 03, 2013

Don’t Close Your Wallet Yet: It’s Giving Tuesday

What is this Giving Tuesday thing anyway?

November 2013

November 27, 2013

Thanksgiving and Giving Thanks: Similar, but Different

How did the holiday that is supposed to help us be thankful for what we...

November 27, 2013

Black Friday is a Monster that Must Be Stopped!

Black Friday has burst its bounds and is threatening to devour the single greatest holiday...

November 25, 2013

The Knockout Game Myth and its Racist Roots

"Nobody seems to have any evidence that it's spreading, or that it's new, or that...

November 22, 2013

The Objectionable Fiction of ‘Immigrant Fiction’

"This is why the label 'immigrant fiction' offended me, because instead of acknowledging and engulfing...

November 14, 2013

Lou Reed and the Iconography of Rock and Roll

"In the same way that religious icons represent larger realities, Lou Reed stood for his...

November 12, 2013

It’s National Novel Writing Month, a Time to Delight in God’s Creative Act

As I was lamenting to a friend several weeks ago about my inner urge to...

November 11, 2013

A Veteran’s Thoughts on Veterans Day

"I want our children to know that while it's a noble thing to support our...

November 06, 2013

Why Complementarian Women Should Read Jesus Feminist

According to guest writer, Lore Ferguson, Jesus Feminist is not the tired story of a...

November 04, 2013

What Christian Celebrities Can Learn from Jonathan Edwards about Handling Controversy

In one public debate Edwards raised the bar for how Christians should engage each other.

November 04, 2013

New Rules for User Comments: The Bottom Line for the Common Good?

In the past few weeks various Internet sites, such as YouTube, Goodreads, and Popular Science,...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

Seven Tips for Enjoying Halloween, Even if You Hate it So Much

Because some of my brothers and sisters in Christ get very uptight at Halloween, I...

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