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March 2013

March 21, 2013

Why I Want to Be George R. R. Martin’s Neighbor

There is a place... a magical place... where J.K. Rowling, Neil Gaiman, George R. R....

February 2012

February 11, 2012

Against the deliberate “integration” of faith and art

Thanks to a Tweet from Image, I read an interview this morning with Wayne Roosa,...

March 2011

March 26, 2011

Of Gods and Men: One of those movies we need, but few people really want.

I finally saw Of Gods and Men. The film received a rave review from my...

April 2010

April 08, 2010

C.S. Lewis explains.

C.S. LEWIS: What we want is not more little books about Christianity, but more little...

December 2009

December 18, 2009

Washington Times on “Christian movies”

Reporter Bekah Grim of The Washington Times wanted to know why I don't get excited...

February 2009

February 24, 2009

NPR: “The New Christian Film Industry!” Christianity Today: “Make It Stop!”

NPR recently ran a story about the (supposedly) exciting new "Christian movie industry." The story...

October 2008

October 04, 2008

L.B. Graham on the Problem with “Christian fiction”

An excellent post by author L.B. Graham! I don't know his stories (yet), but I'm...

July 2008

July 12, 2008

Many Thanks to the Christy Award Judges. (Updated. What *is* Christian fiction, anyway?)

Many thanks, again, to those who chose the nominees for this year's Christy Awards. I'm...

June 2008

June 08, 2008

Change We Can Believe In… At the Movies

The Passion of the Christ inspired speculation—in Christian and mainstream media—that things might be changing...

April 2008

April 21, 2008

NY Times: Ten Great Christian Rock Songs

It's not hard to demonstrate that Christian rock is often... even usually... cheesy, derivative, and...

October 2007

October 18, 2007

“Christian Fiction” and the Faith of J.K. Rowling and Sara Zarr

I know that many of my fellow Christians are so convinced that J.K. Rowling is...

August 2007

August 25, 2007

Terry Mattingly on Two Words: “FOX” and “Faith”

Terry Mattingly looks at what happened to* The Ultimate Gift when it was tagged with...

May 2007

May 11, 2007

So it continues: Are Christians a niche audience?

Readers are responding to my recent article at Christianity Today Movies: Christians as a Niche...

December 2006

December 08, 2006

The Weinsteins Start Up Their Own “Faith-Based” Film Endeavor

Great. Now the Weinstein Company is developing a faith-based filmmaking line. Since the Contemporary Christian...

September 2006

September 20, 2006

Why My Faith is Not FoxFaith (and Great Art is Not Necessarily “Christian Art”)

When I saw a promotional video for the arrival of FoxFaith, a special library of...

September 20, 2006

Why My Faith is Not “FoxFaith,” and Great Art is Not Necessarily “Christian art”

When I saw a promotional video for the arrival of FoxFaith, a special library of movies...

May 2006

May 23, 2006

Phil Keaggy Speaks the Truth

Here's a revealing interview with Phil Keaggy, where he's saying some of the things about...

February 2006

February 06, 2006

If Christians want to make significant contributions to filmmaking…

William Romanowski, author of Eyes Wide Open, showed up in the pages of today's USA...

July 2005

July 07, 2005

Is "Illinois" the best "Christian album" of the year?

Sufjan Stevens' new album Illinois is very, very strange. And very, very good. And, judging...

March 2005

March 20, 2005

What’s wrong with CCM? (installment 1,006…)

Kate Bowman is becoming one of the most interesting new voices in the dialogue about...

June 2004

June 17, 2004

Fred Clark on the Rampage about Christian Art

Check out this three-part series on "Christian art"... ...over at Slacktivist. Preach it, brother.

June 01, 2004

Josh Hurst Calls for Closing the Doors on CCM

Josh Hurst at Reveal (www.revealarts.com) has just posted an editorial that should be read, discussed,...