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April 2011

April 14, 2011

…by the Bell, Chapter 4: Does God Get What God Wants?

Is it possible to reconcile God's desire for all to be saved with the concept...

April 12, 2011

Rebecca Black, Stephen Colbert, and the Ethics of Mocking for Charity

It may have been for a good cause, but did two of the nicest comedians...

April 07, 2011

…by the Bell, Chapter 3: Rob Bell's Hell

Two friends - one book. The winner? Civility!

April 05, 2011

The Not So Radical Book: A Review of David Platt's Radical

David Platt's counter-cultural tome is less like a personal soap-box and more like a well-articulated...

March 2011

March 31, 2011

…by the Bell, Chapter 2: Is Heaven Now or Later… or Both?

The epic dialogue about Rob Bell's latest between two friends continues.

March 28, 2011

With Limited Interruptions, Part 2: Three Months Without Pop Culture or Other Distractions

I'm abstaining from popular culture, but that doesn't mean I'm unable to relate to the...

March 24, 2011

Repent, for the Stupocalypse is Nigh!

How do we cope with the seeming inevitability of an irretrievably dumb culture?

March 22, 2011

A Child-like Faith in a Freakonomics World

In a world of statistics, God is easily forgotten.

March 21, 2011

With Limited Interruptions: My First Month without Pop Culture or Other Disctractions

I'm giving up some ingrained habits, but the tendency to avoid the important things still...

March 17, 2011

Play in Process: The Patient Assassins

"If you're the kind of person who finds the standard fast-paced, shooter-based multiplayer games overwhelming...

March 17, 2011

…by the Bell: Two Friends Debate the Rob Bell Controversy

Is it possible that the Rob Bell controversy could bring two friends closer, and not...

March 14, 2011

Japan, Pearl Harbor, and the Wrath of God

Responding to a natural disaster with pleasure and presumption deserves its own kind of wrath.

March 02, 2011

Charlie Sheen's Wild Ride

Charlie Sheen may be losing his mind. Should we be laughing?

February 2011

February 28, 2011

Marketing Our Families

The Billboard Family is getting paid to make their family public, but aren't we doing...

February 23, 2011

Leaning Forward: How Updating Your Apps Reflects Who You Are

Alan Noble explores what an obsession with new technology and media might reveal about us.

February 14, 2011

Six Pop Culture Resolutions

Running a little late on resolutions? Pretend it's on purpose and jump on this bandwagon.

February 08, 2011

"Most Christians are well-equipped for feeling a certain amount of shame--the honesty and grace is...

February 01, 2011

A pre-Valentine antidote.

January 2011

January 27, 2011

Should dirty mouthed media be boycotted by Christians?

January 25, 2011

In his latest book, Brett McCracken broadens a category to the extreme.

January 20, 2011

That famous church with the shocking sign sure got your attention, but at what cost?

January 19, 2011

Composition and Content: Seeking Excellence in Art

What should we expect from good art? In her debut article, Kristi Israel explains.

January 18, 2011

Inception isn't so abstract. It's not about the future. It's about the dangers we face...

January 14, 2011

Four Crucial Technology Landmarks in 2010

Last year, the technological landscape changed in permanent and surprising ways.

January 12, 2011

Meloncholy and the Infinite Madness: Tucson's Horror and the Brokenness of Mental Illness

Why would someone do something like this, and can anything be done for such a...

January 05, 2011

Living the Christian Tension: Keller and VanDrunen on Christian Cultural Engagement

Two recent books explore the question of Christian involvement in the greater world culture.

December 2010

December 17, 2010

Our Ten Favorite Video Games of 2010

We commend to you ten experiences that are not just fun, but unforgettable as well.

December 15, 2010

Christ and Pop Culture’s Guide to Christmas

Have a Christmas question? We've got a Christmas answer! (Unless we don't)

December 07, 2010

RetroPost: A Christian Defense of a "Secular" Christmas

How should Christians react to this lovely mess of a holiday?

December 01, 2010

I Laughed At Hipster Hitler, But I Didn't Like It

Of course it's funny, but is it right?

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