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February 2014

February 20, 2014

Authenticating Ourselves to Death

"I don't think Holden Caulfield would get out of bed in 2014, I really don't."

February 05, 2014

Kurt Vonnegut: Unlikely Apologist

The late Kurt Vonnegut inspires loyalty among his readers. He’s the kind of author whose...

January 2014

January 23, 2014

‘Tearaway,’ Tolkien, and the Role of Sub-Creation

Warning: This article contains spoilers about the video game Tearaway. Tearaway I don’t think Media...

January 22, 2014

Flowers in the Attic and the Allure of the Dark

"I am grateful for God’s story that captured me away from both the saccharine sweet...

January 14, 2014

The Kiddy Pool: Teaching Good Taste

"A steady diet of highly-processed, mass-produced junk food dulls the palate until we don’t really...

January 13, 2014

The Hidden Craze Over Mein Kampf

What we read in our Kindles may reveal what we hide in our hearts.

January 07, 2014

The Kiddy Pool: Reading The Dark as Children of the Light

A child's story of darkness and how it illuminates our fears.

January 01, 2014

12. Boxers & Saints: “Stirring Up Empathy For Those on Both Sides” #CaPC25

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

December 2013

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 30, 2013

24. When We Were On Fire: “The Dismantling of Christian Cliches” #CaPC25

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

December 12, 2013

Science Fiction’s Dark Star: Alfred Bester at 100

Alfred Bester demolished the conventions of his genre, but in the process, his writing reached...

December 05, 2013

‘Atlantis’ Is a Lost City (and a Lost Opportunity)

Depending on your expectations, Atlantis could be viewed as an entertainingly ephemeral romp or a...

November 2013

November 27, 2013

Here’s a Gift Idea: Great Graphic Novels for Kids

At this point in our cultural history, it's pretty much well-acknowledged that graphic novels are...

November 22, 2013

Celebrating C. S. Lewis: ‘The Silver Chair’

"It represents an approach to catechesis, teaching children precepts through memorization—not for the sake of...

November 22, 2013

Celebrating C. S. Lewis: ‘Surprised by Joy’

"Surprised by Joy supplied the defect of my Christian upbringing and didactic theology"

November 22, 2013

Celebrating C. S. Lewis: ‘The Screwtape Letters’

"The book opened my eyes to a spiritual plane that I had heretofore neglected—to my...

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 21, 2013

Celebrating C. S. Lewis: ‘Till We Have Faces’

"It exposes how we see ourselves and project our notions upon God—often quite erroneously and...

November 21, 2013

Celebrating C.S. Lewis: “The Shoddy Lands”

"The lesson is that we should be mindful of the things, people, and ideas in...

November 21, 2013

Jason Isbell’s Decoration Day and Stories of Truth

"in 'Decoration Day', Isbell has done what a long line of storytellers have done before...

November 20, 2013

Celebrating C. S. Lewis: ‘That Hideous Strength’

"It is a story of permanent struggle between the sacred and profane, between the earth...

November 20, 2013

Celebrating C.S. Lewis: ‘Perelandra’

The second “Ransom Trilogy” story captivated me with themes of a virginal paradise invaded by...

November 19, 2013

The Kiddy Pool: Joy Is Sufficient

"To produce anything of worth, we need to spend time producing nothing fearlessly."

November 19, 2013

Celebrating C.S. Lewis: ‘A Grief Observed’

"Sometimes all we know of God is his absence, and other times he appears as...

November 19, 2013

Celebrating C. S. Lewis: ‘The Problem of Pain’

"Lewis knows the comfort of knowing the truth, especially when it comes to the truth...

November 18, 2013

Celebrating C. S. Lewis: ‘The Four Loves’

"It is grace in and of itself that enables any of us to be loved...

November 18, 2013

Celebrating C. S. Lewis: ‘Letters To Malcolm’

Prayer can bring tension and yet intimacy. C. S. Lewis helped remind me of its...

November 18, 2013

Celebrating C. S. Lewis: “The Weight Of Glory”

"Our desires indicate the deep ways we long to be acknowledged and known by God."

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 08, 2013

‘Ender’s Game,’ Genocide, and Moral Culpability

"The film’s vision largely distills the essence of the novel and in the process provides...

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