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November 2011

November 28, 2011

The Kiddy Pool: Reading Matters

"Children borrow and own the words in the same way they own and borrow the...

November 10, 2011

Eat Your Vegetables: "Paradise Lost"

"It is the story of humanity: the fall. Its style is suitably grand, and its...

October 2011

October 17, 2011

The Kiddy Pool: Knuffle Bunny Free, A Review

"The beauty of the first two Knuffle Bunny books lies in the powerful emotions of...

September 2011

September 13, 2011

The Magician King: Enduring the Loss of Eden

Lev Grossman's latest explores the perceived tragedy of gods who pick and choose.

July 2011

July 26, 2011

'Divergent': Derivative Dystopia?

A Christian author's young adult novel seems similar to others, but not in the way...

June 2011

June 30, 2011

'Go the **** to Sleep' and the Backlash against 'Perfect' Parenting

Guest writer Erin Wyble Newcomb explains why the obscenely popular picture book doesn't hold a...

June 16, 2011

The Vampire Defanged: An Interview with Susannah Clements

Why is our culture fascinated with vampires, and how has that fascination changed over time?

May 2011

May 09, 2011

Tina Fey's Comical Humility

We could learn a lesson in humility from this feminist liberal comedian.

April 2011

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 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 16, 2011

Eat Your Vegetables: "Jane Eyre"

Each week in Eat Your Vegetables, Carissa Smith shares the benefit and appeal of some more...

February 2011

February 08, 2011

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

January 2011

January 31, 2011

To Change the World: There Are Better Reasons for Engaging Culture

Our pipe dreams of world-changing may be misguided.

January 25, 2011

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

January 06, 2011

Our Ten Favorite Books of 2010

Even George W. Bush finds his place between The Shallows and Incarceron.

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 13, 2010

Mockingjay's Hermeneutics of Suffering

Does the final book make or break the Hunger Games series?

November 2010

November 29, 2010

Catching Fire: Team Love Triangle or Team Dystopian Grit?

The second installment of the Hunger Games trilogy deals with romance as a possible symbolic...

October 2010

October 25, 2010

The Hunger Games: What Counts as Ethical in a World Where Kids Kill Each Other on TV?

A young adult phenomenon addresses some incredibly relevant moral dilemmas.

October 07, 2010

Glee's "Grilled Cheesus": Is Religion Beyond Reason?

When Glee addresses issues of faith, it's a hit and miss affair.

September 2010

September 15, 2010

The David Bazan Interview: Coming to Terms with Doubt

"I like when anyone tells their story honestly. That’s always good. "

September 06, 2010

"Hipster Christianity": Did You Know that You're a Hipster?

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

August 2010

August 16, 2010

Why Christians Need Extra Lives

Christians can no longer ignore the inevitability of the maturing video game medium.

August 04, 2010

What Reading a Digital Bible Does to Your Mind

We dare you to read this entire article without being distracted.

June 2010

June 22, 2010

Novel Theophany: Megan Whalen Turner’s Fictional Pantheon

What's a reader to do when we're frustrated with the author? Trust them.

June 16, 2010

My Friend, the Atheist

What do you do when you don't have the most important thing in common?

May 2010

May 11, 2010

An Inconvenient (Biblical) Truth

Jonathan's Merritt's Green Like God makes it clear that environmentalism isn't just a liberal issue.

April 2010

April 13, 2010

Jon Acuff of Stuff Christians Like: The CaPC Interview

The author of "Stuff Christians Like" discusses satire, blogging, and the church.

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