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January 2010

January 25, 2010

Weeds & the Consequences of Living in a Material World

Owning things can be hazardous to your spiritual health.

January 15, 2010

Podcast #69: Brit Hume Lays it On The Line

Did we successfully infuse the holidays with meaning? Are sports overrated? Is Brit Hume crazy?

January 14, 2010

Looking Back: Five 2009 Video Game Moments That Give Me Hope for the Medium

At their best, video games can cause us to rethink what we know about the...

November 2009

November 09, 2009

FlashForward and the Burden of False Guilt

FlashForward isn't so much about the future; it's about our present inability to cope with...

October 2009

October 12, 2009

Hey Look, An Adulterer…Let's Throw Rocks!

A meditation on the late-night validity of Letterman.

October 09, 2009

Podcast #62: Letterman's Glass House

Shouldn't Letterman have known better?

September 2009

September 29, 2009

Christ and Un-Popular Culture?

In his debut article, Chase Livingston explains the dangers of reality television's obsession with "losers."

September 27, 2009

The Power of Community

In his debut post, Ryan Holmes finds a helpful principle in the pilot episode of...

September 17, 2009

Living the 'Goode' Life

Fox's short-lived The Goode Family finds environmentalists hilarious.

September 02, 2009

Tricky Surfing: Reality TV's Good Waves, Evil Undertow

Reality television has it's issues, but it's not all bad.

August 2009

August 24, 2009

Apocalypse Isn't The Worst Thing!

The Colony provides a look at the end of the world... and the end of...

August 19, 2009

The Day Cartoons Got Darker?

We all miss the old Ninja Turles, but should we?

August 04, 2009

Supreme Dialogue: Sotomayor and the Place for National Discussion

Where should the Christian stand in the judicial debate?

July 2009

July 28, 2009

So You Think You Can Dance: The Naughty Ballerina, the Cancer Dance, and Traditional Forms

Melissa and Ade's breakthrough dance may have felt emotional, but that's because we were manipulated,...

June 2009

June 30, 2009

Let King Henry Be Your Tudor

Henry VIII has issues, and if we're not careful, we will too.

May 2009

May 29, 2009

Podcast #48: Jon and Kate + "Oh, Great it's the Summer TV Season"

If you're going to pick up that remote this summer, you'd better think long and...

May 21, 2009

Jon and Kate + Date

What Your Pastor Can Learn From Reality TV

May 20, 2009

RetroPost: The Dangers of Television

Sometimes TV can be harmful. Who knew!

May 14, 2009

Lost in Religion

The conflict in the season finale of Lost hits home.

May 13, 2009

RetroPost: Why Should Jim and Pam Marry?

While a Halpert-Beasley marriage could be spiritually insightful, it could also spell disaster for The...

May 01, 2009

Podcast #44: Miss California Takes a Stand

Rich and Ben have Miss California's back.

April 2009

April 29, 2009

RetroPost: What Do We Truly Like About American Idol?

I mean seriously, let's be honest.

April 24, 2009

Podcast #43: Susan Boyle, Sliders, iPods and Facebook

Rich and Ben address Susan Boyle's sudden rise to stardom, the appeal (and lack of...

April 17, 2009

Podcast #42: Gaming Choices

Rachel Getting Married, Fallout 3 and choice in video games, how to choose what geeky...

April 15, 2009

RetroPost: Has Bill O'Reilly Overstayed His Welcome?

In April of last year, the 24-hour news cycle had a lot of problems. Not...

April 13, 2009

How Sliders Made Me Think Despite the Odds

Charles Jones finds a new way to challenge himself: watching an old science fiction television...

April 09, 2009

Letters from a Layman: Geek TV

Ben Bartlett has some words with some sci-fi television producers.

April 03, 2009

Podcast #41: Ben and Rich are Chums Again

We discuss NBC's Kings, casual video-game Peggle, and the death of print. Plus, our Top...

March 2009

March 31, 2009

The Foolishness of Deepak Chopra and the Strength of The Christian Faith

David Dunham reminds us that the Christian faith can stand up to scrutiny... even from...

March 23, 2009

'Kings': What Biblical Metaphors Still Speak to Us?

Carissa Smith explains how NBC's 'Kings' makes a bold and admirable attempt to bring the...

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