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November 2014

November 13, 2014

How does Bono do it?

One of the most beautiful performances I've seen from him since the 2002 Superbowl Halftime...

March 2014

March 14, 2014

Just did the Richard Rossi radio show

You can listen to the interview here.

January 2014

January 27, 2014

Bragging on my big sister

Here is a video of her conducting the Victoria Symphony Orchestra, where she serves as...

January 10, 2014

Avoiding the Halo effect

Last weekend, my kids picked up an Xbox 360 in a post-Christmas sale. With it...

October 2013

October 20, 2013

Even Mark Driscoll recognizes MacArthur’s “Strange Fire” as textbook scapegoating

Much has been made of the fact Mark Driscoll was asked to stop passing out...

September 2013

September 09, 2013

Frank Schaeffer’s new novel is now available on Amazon

It's called And God Said, Billy!, and in my opinion, it's one of the best...

August 2013

August 29, 2013

The last thing I’ll say about the Trinity situation

After two amicable phone calls with the Dean and the Chair of the School of...

August 29, 2013

Faith statements–a pretext for scapegoating?

My recent situation with Trinity Western University is a reminder of why I've always had...

August 28, 2013

The clarifying statement on hell that cost me a teaching job

For what it's worth, here is article 10 of Trinity Western University's statement of faith:...

August 27, 2013

Paying the price for my views on hell

Some of you may know that I was slated to teach a class on documentary...

August 26, 2013

Frank Schaeffer’s new novel — a must read

It's called And God Said, Billy. I first read it in the summer of 2012....

August 23, 2013

The best book on hell I’ve ever read

It's called God's Final Victory: A Comparable Philosophical Case for Universalism by John Kronen and...

August 19, 2013

You never know what you’ll find on Youtube

This is a TV show I did on Oct. 24, 2012, the day "Hellbound?" opened...

August 10, 2013

News of our Thomas Merton film project hits the wires

Cathleen Falsani just wrote a very nice piece about The Divine Comedy of Thomas Merton,...

August 05, 2013

Plenty of new “Hellbound?” screenings coming up

Over the next couple of months, the film will be playing at the Frison Festival...

July 2013

July 23, 2013

“Hellbound?” to air on the Documentary Channel in Canada tonight

It's only a 52-minute version of the 84-minute film, so think of it as an...

July 09, 2013

Campaign to aid ex-Westboro Baptist church members

Lauren Drain, daughter of Steve Drain, a Westboro Baptist church member featured in Hellbound?, is...

June 2013

June 27, 2013

Guest Post: A Christological Perspective on the Wesleyan Quadrilateral

I've spent a fair bit of time on this blog talking about belief formation, particularly...

June 21, 2013

One year ago at the Wild Goose Festival…

That's when we first screened Hellbound? in public. It was an inauspicious beginning. About 40...

June 18, 2013

Exclusive peek at new poem

Yesterday while filming at a homeless camp in Abbotsford, I spent some time chatting with...

May 2013

May 28, 2013

“Hellbound?” now available on VOD & DVD!

Today's the day! Hellbound? is now available for download on iTunes, Amazon and Vudu. Also...

January 2013

January 24, 2013

A cheat sheet on hell

Lately I've had to do a number of interviews and Q&A sessions relating to Hellbound?,...

January 22, 2013

Why what’s clear to you isn’t to clear to me (postscript)

I started this series as a way of addressing a common problem I've encountered throughout...

January 21, 2013

The myth of the secular state

Over the past several weeks I've been listening to David Cayley's excellent seven-part CBC radio...

September 2012

September 28, 2012

Do you have faith, or merely fear?

If our faith is primarily a mantra to drive away punishment, our faith isn’t really...

September 28, 2012

“Hellbound?” opens today in LA, OC, San Diego and Grand Rapids!

That's right, now folks in all of these markets can see the movie panned by...

September 12, 2012

“Hellbound?” opens in Nashville tonight!

We are expecting a large crowd tonight at the Belcourt Theater here in Nashville. Frank...