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May 2009

May 12, 2009

Star Trek: Spock's New Cultural Relevance

J.J. Abrams' Star Trek doesn't merely give the franchise new life; it gives us a...

May 08, 2009

Podcast #45: Who's Afraid of the Swine Flu?

Ben and Rich discuss what ails few. Plus: conferences, capitalism and gamer's choice.

May 07, 2009

The God's Aren't Angry…But I'm A Little Ticked

Rob Bell is hip and relevant... but is he biblical?

May 06, 2009

RetroPost: Iron Man – Full of Irony and Things That Go Boom

What if a summer movie could be both fun AND good? Iron Man shows all...

May 05, 2009

Frozen River: Not Just That "Illegal Immigration" Movie

Frozen River provides a probing insight into the nature of family and community.

May 01, 2009

Podcast #44: Miss California Takes a Stand

Rich and Ben have Miss California's back.

April 2009

April 30, 2009

Gamer's Choice

Video games have the potential to clarify life, but first they need to be a...

April 29, 2009

RetroPost: What Do We Truly Like About American Idol?

I mean seriously, let's be honest.

April 28, 2009

God and Mammon in the Big Easy

How a trip to New Orleans can bring us face to face with the beauty...

April 27, 2009

The Gospel Coalition Conference: Redefining "Cool"

David Dunham learns that the gospel comes first.

April 24, 2009

Podcast #43: Susan Boyle, Sliders, iPods and Facebook

Rich and Ben address Susan Boyle's sudden rise to stardom, the appeal (and lack of...

April 21, 2009

RetroPost: Juno's Nagging Voice

In this week's RetroPost, Richard Clark shares his thoughts on why Juno works.

April 20, 2009

Nick and Norah’s Infinite Shallowness

How a teen comedy aspired to be the next Juno and failed.

April 17, 2009

Podcast #42: Gaming Choices

Rachel Getting Married, Fallout 3 and choice in video games, how to choose what geeky...

April 15, 2009

How Facebook Challenges Narcissism

Richard Clark explains why the critics are wrong.

April 15, 2009

RetroPost: Has Bill O'Reilly Overstayed His Welcome?

In April of last year, the 24-hour news cycle had a lot of problems. Not...

April 14, 2009

Compartmentalizing My World: iPods and Community.

Alan Noble explains how iPods can be alienation devices.

April 13, 2009

How Sliders Made Me Think Despite the Odds

Charles Jones finds a new way to challenge himself: watching an old science fiction television...

April 09, 2009

Letters from a Layman: Geek TV

Ben Bartlett has some words with some sci-fi television producers.

April 08, 2009

RetroPost: Out With the Old? Netflix and Rethinking Film

In January 2008, Alan praised the ability that services like Netflix had to enable us...

April 07, 2009

Fallout 3: The Challenge of a Gaming Morality

Alan Noble explores the nature of morality in Fallout 3.

April 06, 2009

Rachel Getting Married: When Self-Revelation Is Self-Serving

Carissa Smith meditates on a film that's less about marriage and more about selfishness.

April 03, 2009

Podcast #41: Ben and Rich are Chums Again

We discuss NBC's Kings, casual video-game Peggle, and the death of print. Plus, our Top...

April 02, 2009

Learning from "The Netbook Effect"

Charles Jones shows how the church can learn from the success of small, affordable laptops.

April 01, 2009

RetroPost: The Coming Economic Crisis and Why It Might Be A Blessing In Disguise

This time a year ago, Alan Noble was preparing us for economic trouble. What was...

March 2009

March 31, 2009

The Foolishness of Deepak Chopra and the Strength of The Christian Faith

David Dunham reminds us that the Christian faith can stand up to scrutiny... even from...

March 30, 2009

Podcast #40: The Pill in the Pudding Approach

Ben and Rich have a varied conversation about March Madness, SoulPancake.com, Obama and U2.

March 27, 2009

Sticks and Stones: Being Hurt by a Christian Review of Coraline

Guest Writer, Seth T. Hahne is forced to deal with a heartbreaking work of staggering...

March 26, 2009

The Death of Print and What it Means for Christians

Alan Noble helps us survive the coming print apocalypse.

March 25, 2009

RetroPost: Christians and March Madness

A year ago, Ben Bartlett addressed why we enjoy March Madness as well as some...

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