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April 2013

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 15, 2013

A Tale of Two Women: Lilly Pulitzer and Margaret Thatcher

"The strange thing about death is how it inspires many of the living to speak...

April 15, 2013

Painting Pinterest in a Positive Light

Let's pretend, for a moment, that it's 5 o'clock on a weeknight and you have...

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 12, 2013

The “Gosnell Media Blackout” is Really Just Human Nature, Also Horrible

I'm already tired of hearing about the "media blackout" of the abortionist Kermit Gosnell's murder...

April 11, 2013

‘Who Are You Sleeping With?’ My Conversation with Timothy Keller

So, I was talking to Tim Keller this week when the topic of sex came...

April 11, 2013

Who Do We Blame for the Emergency Contraceptives-for-Kids Ruling?

The New York Times headline on Friday likely caused readers to perform a Maggie Smith-esque...

April 11, 2013

The Kiddy Pool: Machiavelli and the Pruning Parent

Every week in The Kiddy Pool, Erin Newcomb confronts one of many issues that parents must...

April 10, 2013

Skyrim: For Christians! Finally!

It has been asked before, and answered by our own Alan Noble, whether or not...

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 08, 2013

Mad Men Recap 6.1: The Hawaiian Dark Wood

Having just returned from a Hawaiian holiday vacation with wife Megan, Don Draper is in...

April 08, 2013

The Government Wants To Map Your Brain… And That’s A Good Thing

"This move is exciting from a scientific perspective, for this project could open doors similar...

April 08, 2013

Overcoming Mental Illness’ Stigma in the Church: An Interview with Amy Simpson

I recently asked Amy Simpson for her perspective on the Matthew Warren story, as well...

April 05, 2013

Are You a Man Repeller?

How to repel a Human Male: Step One: Buy and wear overalls. These may be...

April 05, 2013

Frequently Searched Questions: Chick-Fil-A Dissertation Topics

The following are actual search terms people typed into Google (Yahoo?) which directed them to...

April 05, 2013

Notes from the Margins: The Mindy Project–A Once in a Decade Opportunity

"The Mindy Project is not a show about race, gender, or cultural perceptions of beauty....

April 04, 2013

The Moviegoer: Terrence Malick’s “To the Wonder” and Psalmic Yearning

Each week in The Moviegoer, Nick Olson examines new and upcoming films. I stretch out my...

April 04, 2013

Planned Parenthood, Infanticide, and the Return to Paganism

"We believe that any decision that's made should be left up to the woman, her...

April 04, 2013

“This Is the Time of Loves”: Innovative Christian Poets in the Easter Season

The most recent issue of Christianity Today includes a delightful little appreciation by Christopher Benson...

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

Podcast #116: GDC 2013 and The State of Videogames

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

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...

April 02, 2013

Yet Another Reason to Love Trader Joe’s

"In other words, money is important, but people are even more so."

April 02, 2013

Kiddy Pool: Calling All Parenting Experts!

Every week in The Kiddy Pool, Erin Newcomb confronts one of many issues that parents must...

April 01, 2013

A New Season of Game of Thrones and Sex will Probably Happen

Last night, Season Three of the very popular Game of Thrones series on HBO started, to much...

April 01, 2013

Does Loneliness Kill the Soul?

"And here's some more good news about your loneliness: It might just be shortening your...

April 01, 2013

TK and the Clichés of Our Day

Taken one at a time, clichés don’t seem so harmful. But what if they were...

March 2013

March 29, 2013

What Should I Wear to Church?

The tech boom of the 90s was a heady time of enormous newfound wealth and...

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