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September 2013

September 26, 2013

I Don’t Want to Lose My Landline

"It seems that the old landline telephone is going extinct. I mourn this loss, and...

September 26, 2013

This Is the End: A Crass but Surprisingly Sober-minded Film about the Final Judgment

A recent Hollywood exploration of the end of the world has surprisingly biblical things to...

September 25, 2013

Oprah Puts Rob Bell on Her Spiritual A-Team

"People read Oprah recommendations. They think about them and talk about them. That means a...

September 25, 2013

The Kiddy Pool: Parental Ambition and ‘The White Queen’

"It’s nearly impossible to love and raise children without dreaming of their futures, without imagining...

September 24, 2013

Four Ways Voyager Reminds Us We’re Human

"The rational order we discover in the universe—the very thing that makes missions like Voyager's...

September 24, 2013

God and Country: Echoes of the Church in American Music

Popular music generally and Americana in particular are full of Christian relics—images, sounds, and pictures...

September 23, 2013

How to Enjoy Jen Hatmaker’s Upcoming Reality Show

Perhaps we could simply let the show and the Hatmakers be what they are: a...

September 23, 2013

In The Mind of a Chef, Innovation Keeps Tradition Alive

"Should we preserve tradition or be “relevant” and imitate the culture at large?"

September 20, 2013

You Can Keep Walter White. I’ll Take Inspector Foyle

Perhaps you, like me, have grown weary of rooting for the anti-heroes crowding our cable...

September 20, 2013

Why My Wife and I Walked away from Infertility Treatments

"Left unchecked, a natural, God-given desire for children can morph into an ugly, idolatrous, desperation...

September 19, 2013

‘Where Is Your God Now?’ (Or, That Brief Horrible Moment We All Thought Bieber Was Robin)

"Where is your God now?" accused one of my friends. "I'd have to rethink the...

September 19, 2013

The Dark Dualism of Fox’s ‘Sleepy Hollow’

"There is certainly plenty for the Christian viewer to take issue with, the most obvious...

September 18, 2013

Actually, People Say Really Nice Things About Miss America on Twitter!

Let's be careful how we judge the "racism level" of the United States based on...

September 18, 2013

Doctor Who’s Doctrine, Part 2: Genre Roots

Doctor Who stories aren't that original. Some are even blatant rip-offs. How does that affect...

September 17, 2013

How The Psalms Made Folk Music

"Along with being God’s perfect word, the hymnbook of the Bible is an unparalleled artistic...

September 17, 2013

Why I Won’t Encourage My Kids to Play Football

"Were my boys ever to ask me if they could sign up, I must admit...

September 16, 2013

Three Things to Think About Before Using Headphones in Public

"In today’s world, new innovations come along so often that we hardly have time to...

September 16, 2013

Saving the Redshirts in ‘Star Trek into Darkness’

"Star Trek Into Darkness, however, comes closer than its predecessor to demonstrating a respect for...

September 13, 2013

“Most Dudes Are Weird and I Pity Them”: Dating Advice for Actual Christian Guys

"The fact that you are burning with desire can cloud your brain and cause you...

September 13, 2013

Mixed Signals: Abused Goddesses Expose Violence in India

A campaign featuring bruised and bloodied Hindu goddesses could be one means God uses to...

September 12, 2013

Are Concussions the Price We Pay for Manly Men?

If football makes weak boys into manly men, does that nullify challenges to game violence...

September 12, 2013

Three Reasons Not to Buy Your Kid a Brightly Colored iPhone (Sorry, Kids)

Should you get your kid an iPhone? It can probably wait.

September 11, 2013

Should Churches Be Taxed?

"If the church ceases to honor the state and instead adopts an antagonistic stance, it...

September 11, 2013

Doctor Who’s Doctrine, Part 1: Mad Man with a Box

Before “Doctor Who” officially turns 50 this November, Christ and Pop Culture will spend 12...

September 10, 2013

Billy Corgan, God, and Rock Music

In a recent interview Billy Corgan was asked what themes he was exploring musically, now...

September 10, 2013

The Kiddy Pool: So You Think You Can Dance, Where Iron Sharpens Iron

"Where other programs highlight that kind of drama as the primary plot-line, this show focuses...

September 09, 2013

The Precarious Validity of ‘Pastor Fashion’

"Provided we remain sensitive to conviction over idolatry, greed, and vanity, I don't see why...

September 09, 2013

The High Human Stakes of Movie Destruction

Movie conflict is only compelling or meaningful to its viewers if it is about very...

September 06, 2013

Why Syrian Intervention Should Be More Complicated for Christians

"If you are a Christian, to what extent should the welfare of Syrian Christians affect...

September 06, 2013

God and Country Music: “Sin City,” 40 Years after Gram Parsons

"Parsons figured out how to merge the old and new, sacred and saeculum (the current...

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