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November 2014

November 06, 2014

Saying Goodbye for Good

Wesley Hill wrote a great column for Christianity Today about a topic I think about often:...

October 2014

October 08, 2014

Lazy Cultural Engagement

Last week I wrote a little something for Christianity Today about "lazy cultural engagement": In the...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

A Tale of Two Political Dramas

Last week at Christianity Today, I wrote about political dramas (with special attention to Scandal and Madam Secretary),...

September 16, 2014

Is Pop Culture Too Juvenile?

In the New York Times this past weekend, the film critic A.O. Scott wrote about the slide...

September 05, 2014

Why Can’t Men Be Friends?

Over at Christianity Today, they're asking a provocative question: why can't men be friends? As a single...

September 02, 2014

The Oldest Story: Broadchurch and True Detective

At Christianity Today, I wrote about Broadchurch and True Detective and the situation in Ferguson, and whether or...

August 2014

August 27, 2014

Grieving in a Social Media World

Over at Christianity Today, Ken Morefield writes about how to grieve in a social media world:...

August 21, 2014

‘The Giver’ Keeps Giving

Over at my blog at Christianity Today, I published a guest post from my colleague...

August 05, 2014

The Hidden Blessing of Infertility

Over at Christianity Today, Karen Swallow Prior wrote about an often-difficult topic: the hidden blessing of...

July 2014

July 31, 2014

The Good Ministers

Last week at Christianity Today, I enlisted my friends to help come up with a...

July 22, 2014

We Miserable Sinners

I've got a new column at Christianity Today, where I'm the chief film critic, called "Watch This...

July 07, 2014

Summer Reading

I love books - so much that I devote considerable time to making lists of...

June 2014

June 30, 2014

Large and Startling Pictures

I'll confess: I'm a film critic, and I'll watch most anything, but there's one genre...

June 25, 2014

Who is the Sabbath For?

All this week at her blog, Amy Julia Becker invited guest bloggers to answer the...

April 2014

April 04, 2014

A Thread Called Grace

My friend Jon Merritt is a brave, wise writer, and everyone should read the excerpt...

April 01, 2014

A Year of Grieving Dangerously

Over at Christianity Today, an absolutely compelling interview with Kay Warren (Rick Warren's wife) about their...

March 2014

March 17, 2014

What’s the Most Popular Bible Translation?

The answer may surprise you: "Although the bookstores are now crowded with alternative versions, and...

December 2013

December 20, 2013

Cash or a Cow for Christmas?

At Christianity Today, they're thinking about charitable Christmas giving and asking whether it really helps. This...

December 12, 2013

Getting New Yorkers to Read the Bible

My friend Bethany runs the Park Forum, which is dedicated to helping city-dwellers (particularly New...

November 2013

November 20, 2013

Dear Mr. Watterson

Last week at Christianity Today, we published a review of the new documentary Dear Mr. Watterson, about...

September 2013

September 16, 2013

Outrage? Or Arrogance?

Katelyn Beaty (who is a colleague of mine at Christianity Today) recently wrote an excellent editorial...

July 2013

July 31, 2013

Prayer at the Movies

Did you see The East this summer? Neither did I, but in Christianity Today Patton Dodd says...

June 2013

June 13, 2013

Before Midnight: A Different Understanding of Love

Before Midnight, the third film in the "Before" trilogy starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy (which...

May 2013

May 24, 2013

You Can’t Think Your Way To God

Christianity Today has published an interview with my friend James K.A. Smith, the philosopher, editor of...

May 17, 2013

Gatsby, Draper, and Where Freedom Really Lies

This week I co-wrote and published a piece over at Christianity Today on Jay Gatsby and...

April 2013

April 25, 2013

The Grind and the Glory

Recently, over at Christianity Today, Tim Keller (pastor of New York City's Redeemer Presbyterian Church) talked with...

March 2013

March 08, 2013

Wise Words About the Future of Christianity and Evangelicalism

Mark Galli and Andy Crouch of Christianity Today with some wise observations about evangelicalism: North...