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May 2013

May 08, 2013

Play Relaxing Music: A Simple Way to Reduce Bullying

One of the things that make the bullying epidemic different from bullying in previous generations...

May 08, 2013

Denison Witmer: Songs To Grow Up To

I first saw Denison Witmer perform in the spring of 2006 in some horrible east-of-LA...

May 02, 2013

CaPC Playlist: Killswitch Engage, Beyonce, Shai Linne, MS MR, and Brad Paisley/LL Cool J

Brief thoughts on songs that are on CaPC writer's playlists. You can check out this week’s...

May 01, 2013

God and Country Music: The Salvation of George Jones

Each week in God and Country Music, Nick Rynerson gives country music a chance and examines...

April 2013

April 30, 2013

Music Matters: Naming Names in Shai Linne’s “Fal$e Teacher$”

Each Tuesday in Music Matters, Matthew Linder explores the intersections of music, culture and faith....

April 29, 2013

Listening to Doubt: What Music Can Teach Us about Apostasy

Doubt is the shadow to the light of faith and repentance. Doubt in the Christian life...

April 26, 2013

CaPC Playlist: Kacey Musgraves, Sho Baraka, Woodkid, Page CXVI, Jamie N. Commons and Deer Tick

Brief thoughts on songs that are on CaPC writer's playlists. You can check out this...

April 24, 2013

Pour Me Something Stronger: Nashville’s Addictions

In the first of many great songs performed on the TV show Nashville, shy ingenue...

April 23, 2013

Music Matters: What Can Metal Tell Us About the Importance of the Resurrection?

Metal bands understand the importance of the resurrection because if it is true it changes...

April 18, 2013

Surprise, Your Favorite Band is a Christian Band! Now What?

"There are times when I think that an artist's spiritual beliefs should be considered secondary...

April 17, 2013

Justin Bieber & the Dangers of Being Famous too Early

Back when my wife and I used to watch American Idol with her family every...

April 16, 2013

Podcast #117: The Gosnell Tragedy, How Sex Affects Faith, “Accidental Racist”

Every week on the Christ and Pop Culture Podcast, various Christ and Pop Culture writers...

April 16, 2013

Music Matters: In Search of 90’s CCM that Doesn’t Suck

A search for Contemporary Christian Music from the 1990's that is aesthetically pleasing and theologically...

April 12, 2013

Why You Should Be Wary of Christian Music for Kids

A few days ago, I shared a list of some of the best available Christian...

April 10, 2013

Breaking News: ‘Accidental Racist’ Fixes Racism!

After a tumultuous 394-year history, the volatile racial tension caused by cultural misunderstandings (slavery), social...

April 09, 2013

Picking the Best Christian Music for Your Kids Isn’t Easy

Back before we had children, I imagined that I would be one of those cool...

April 09, 2013

Music Matters: Death, The End of All Things and Hope Laid Up in the Heavens in Muse’s “Exogenesis Symphony”

Each Tuesday in Music Matters, Matthew Linder explores the intersections of music, culture and faith....

April 03, 2013

Five Ways to Enjoy May

April is, if not the cruelest, at least one of the slowest months in pop-culture...

April 03, 2013

God and Country Music: Jason Molina’s Heaven Bound Hope in Brokenness

Each week in God and Country Music, Nick Rynerson gives country music a chance and examines...

March 2013

March 27, 2013

The Landslide of Terror: Living in This Present Darkness

This week I was leisurely skimming through music performances on YouTube. It was nice, one...

March 26, 2013

Music Matters: David Bowie, Still Not Quite an Atheist

Each Tuesday in Music Matters, Matthew Linder explores the intersections of music, culture and faith....

March 21, 2013

Taylor Swift, Anne Hathaway, Their Brutal Detractors, and the Struggle for Identity

"Our grossly inflated perceptions of celebrities as one-dimensional figures are really questions about identity: Are...

March 20, 2013

God and Country Music: What Hootie Taught Me about Contextualization

Each week in God and Country Music, Nick Rynerson gives country music a chance and examines...

March 19, 2013

Music Matters: The 21st Century Return of Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Church Music

Each Tuesday in Music Matters, Matthew Linder explores the intersections of music, culture and faith....

March 15, 2013

Marcus Mumford: Big Fan of Jesus, But Not Christianity

Young evangelicals love Mumford & Sons for their catchy songs and heart piercing lyrics. I...

March 13, 2013

God and Country Music: What Makes a Record Great. ‘Rattlin’ Bones’ after Five Years

Each week in God and Country Music, Nick Rynerson gives country music a chance and examines...

March 12, 2013

Music Matters: The Airborne Toxic Event on Struggles This Side of Paradise

The Airborne Toxic Event continues to explore life’s struggles on The Secret EP released March...

March 06, 2013

God and Country Music: Ronnie Fauss and the Narrative Heart of No Depression

Each week in God and Country Music, Nick Rynerson gives country music a chance and examines...

March 05, 2013

Music Matters: Delighting in Silence

An examination of the importance of silence in connecting with our God.

March 05, 2013

Podcast #113: Christian Music, Worship Music, and the Harlem Shake

Every week on the Christ and Pop Culture Podcast, various Christ and Pop Culture writers...

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