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2013-08-04T20:41:31-06:00

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The Magical Worlds of ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Left Behind’

Last updated on: August 4, 2013 at 8:41 pm By E. Stephen Burnett

Both of these bestselling book series feature magical worlds, good-versus-evil battles, and “wizard”-like heroes. But only one seems more prone to Christian fans’ sinful abuse. Read more

2013-08-05T10:49:57-06:00

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God and Country Music: The Musical Stylings of the Film Mud

Last updated on: August 5, 2013 at 10:49 am By Nick Rynerson

Earlier this month, my wife and I got the chance to see Mud, a film by one of my favorite directors, Jeff Nichols. Mud is a Huckleberry Finn-like narrative set on the banks of the Mississippi in small town Arkansas. Told through the lens of fourteen-year-old Ellis (Tye Sheridan), who, along with his buddy ‘Neckbone’, finds a boat in a tree on an island in the middle of the Mississippi. Living in that boat is a man named Mud (Matthew... Read more

2013-08-01T18:52:24-06:00

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ELSEWHERE: The First Cat Video Ever Made Dates Back to the Dawn of Film

Last updated on: August 1, 2013 at 6:52 pm By Martyn Jones

Grumpy Cat. The Stalking Cat. Maru. Each one is a cat that has achieved celebrity status around the world for a quirk their owners were able to capture on film. Have you ever wondered when this trend began? Well, it turns out that the originator of the cat video worked for Thomas Edison. Here is his short film, entitled “The Boxing Cats.” Timestamp: 1894—a year when nothing much happened because everyone was too busy watching and rewatching “The Boxing Cats.” Read more

2013-08-01T18:54:28-06:00

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ELSEWHERE: The Doom of the Dome?

Last updated on: August 1, 2013 at 6:54 pm By Geoffrey Reiter

In June, I reviewed CBS’s summer series Under the Dome. Following the recent announcement that the show would be extended to a second season, NPR’s Linda Holmes gives some thoughtful insights into the difficulties of creating satisfactory resolutions for long-running American TV programs, along with some interesting contrasts to the British way of doing television. Read more

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2013-08-02T06:56:48-06:00

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How Church Softball is the Ultimate Jesus Juke

Last updated on: August 2, 2013 at 6:56 am By Brad Williams

For the past five years, I’ve participated in a sport where old men go to pretend they’re still athletes. Granted, there are dudes out there who still got game, and there are occasionally young guys who come out to play who aren’t over the hill, but for the most part, it’s guys in their mid-30s to mid-40s who have sedentary office jobs and run, jog, and do athletics once a year. The sport is church softball. Church softball is kind... Read more

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2013-08-01T18:53:34-06:00

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Canceling the Apocalypse? Cosmic Monsters and Tiny Humans in ‘Pacific Rim’

Last updated on: August 1, 2013 at 6:53 pm By Geoffrey Reiter

To what extent does Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim hew to H. P. Lovecraft's cosmicism, and to what extent does it diverge? Read more

2013-08-01T11:30:50-06:00

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Derek Webb Was Wrong and He’s Sorry, But Why?

Last updated on: August 1, 2013 at 11:30 am By Richard Clark

Derek Webb has released the title-track to his upcoming album, I Was Wrong, I’m Sorry and I Love You. You can watch the video below. It has a message! Though the message is striking, it’s not, in actuality a huge departure from Derek Webb’s previous offerings. Webb has always been a blatant sort of fellow, the kind of musician that writes music with a mind to convince and change minds. When Derek writes a song, typically, you know he’s got... Read more

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2013-07-31T21:32:43-06:00

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ELSEWHERE: Chicken-Little Blogging

Last updated on: July 31, 2013 at 9:32 pm By Derek Rishmawy

Following up on Rachel Held Evans’ popular piece on why millenials are leaving the church, over at Mere Orthodoxy, Jake Meador speaks to another trend: the rise of the “chicken-little” evangelical blogger, prognosticating the doom of the church. It’s an interesting counter-point worth considering, especially if you found your heart aflutter with fear for the church’s imminent demise. Read more

2013-07-31T23:52:19-06:00

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Why Was Pope Francis’s Statement on Gay Priests Misrepresented?

Last updated on: July 31, 2013 at 11:52 pm By Adam Marshall

"Neither set of readers is listening to what the pope said; they’re hearing what they want to hear." Read more

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2013-08-01T11:40:12-06:00

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When It Comes to Mainstream Media, Hate the Sin, Not the Sinner

Last updated on: August 1, 2013 at 11:40 am By Guest Contributor

Should Christians be less skeptical of the places we get our news? Read more

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