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December 2009

December 03, 2009

Podcast #66: A Thanksgiving Debriefing

Ben explains why Thanksgiving is his favorite holiday of the year.

December 01, 2009

A Christian Defense of a "Secular" Christmas

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

November 2009

November 19, 2009

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: Blue Like Jazz, All Grown Up

In his new book, Donald Miller decides he doesn't want to live a boring life.

October 2009

October 31, 2009

Rethinking Halloween…

Is ignoring Halloween the Christian thing to do, or something else?

October 28, 2009

When Doubt Wins Out: David Bazan Curses His Branches

In his new album, David Bazan shares his lack of faith. What does it mean...

October 26, 2009

How to Celebrate "Reformation Day" Without Being Weird

Sometimes the scariest thing about Halloween is the bad Reformation Day parties.

October 20, 2009

When Does Drinking Coffee Become Social Justice?

Sally Struthers was right: "for the price of a cup of coffee a day..."

October 15, 2009

Drowning In A Sea Of Metaphors

What happens when metaphors go too far?

October 09, 2009

Podcast #62: Letterman's Glass House

Shouldn't Letterman have known better?

October 07, 2009

Does Capitalism: A Love Story = Christianity: An Economic Revolution?

Ben Bartlett questions Michael Moore's claim that capitalism is evil by asking the question, "Can...

September 2009

September 25, 2009

Podcast #61: Science Fiction = Spiritual Non-Fiction?

Is there value in science fiction, or is it just humanistic wish-fulfillment?

September 22, 2009

What Can You Learn From A 250 Year Old Drink?

What can a guy who made beer teach us about prayer?

September 18, 2009

Podcast #60: The Pop Culture 180

Who suffered most? Rich and Ben go head to head to find out.

September 15, 2009

Pop Culture 180, Part 6: Twitter Vs. Books… No Contest

No one claims that social networking can replace books, but is it worth our time...

September 13, 2009

Pop Culture 180, Part 5: Video Games Vs. Books… a Fight to the Death?

Are the two mediums mutually exclusive, or something else?

September 10, 2009

Pop Culture 180, Part 4: I Can't Quit! And Do Meanlingless Comments Represent Real Relationships?

Absence from books makes the heart grow fonder.

September 09, 2009

Pop Culture 180, Part 3: I Told You I Could Quit… But Now I Dislike People.

Reading is certainly enriching, but is it an inherently selfish act?

September 07, 2009

Pop Culture 180, Part 2: Giving up The Great Conversation to tell you what I had for lunch.

Will giving up reading affect my view on the world? Will social networking make an...

September 07, 2009

Pop Culture 180, Part 1: Giving up Halo for E.M. Forster

Will giving up video games make me a better person? Will reading make me smarter?

September 05, 2009

Introducing: The Pop Culture 180

Two writers embark on an incredible voyage into far away mediums.

September 04, 2009

Podcast #58: The Sports Dilemma (Plus, a Bonus Announcement!)

The sports season is upon us. What does that mean for Christians?

September 02, 2009

Lost in Translation

The translators of the TNIV say gender-neutral translation changes were a mistake!

August 2009

August 27, 2009

Rethinking the Stumbling Block: Christian Culture as a Barrier

How Veggie Tales and Thomas Kinkade may get in the way of loving your brothers...

August 07, 2009

Podcast #55 – Part 2: Top 5 x 3!!!

Lists are divisive.

August 03, 2009

Three Cs

Critical Christian Cultural Engagement! Here's my favorite quote: Don't begin with cultural convictions and end...

July 2009

July 22, 2009

CaPC's Summer of Pop-Culture

CaPC celebrates a season of thoughtful criticism, whether our culture deserves it or not.

July 10, 2009

Giving: the Beauty of Christian Hospitality

Alan considers the ways in which Christian giving can affect our witness to the world...

June 2009

June 19, 2009

Podcast #51: Summer Boredom, In with the Old, and Prop. 8

Here's one thing you can do during all that free time you have.

June 10, 2009

Going Beyond New Releases: Appreciating Culture as Tradition, Part 2

How technology changed us, and what we can do about it.

June 09, 2009

Beyond New Releases: Appreciating Culture as Tradition, Part 1

How consumer culture makes us slaves to the new.

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