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May 2018

May 17, 2018

The truth about complaining

Awhile back, I participated in a challenge to go a day without complaining. It was...

May 15, 2018

Regrets? I’ve had a few.

Awhile back, when I was in my mid-twenties, I became so frustrated with single life...

May 12, 2018

A legacy of faith

About 10 years ago, when I was living back at my parents’ house for a...

May 11, 2018

CROSS.CULTURE.CRITIC. discusses “Adulting”

Hey everyone! This week’s been a bit crazy, so there’s no Five for Friday this...

May 08, 2018

Goodbye, Nana

My grandmother passed away last week at the age of 85. She was one of...

May 04, 2018

CROSS.CULTURE.CRITIC. talks Amy Grant and FIVE FOR FRIDAY goes to ‘Infinity’

Are you all up for a little bit more Amy Grant talk? Earlier this week,...

May 02, 2018

Sacred Cows: Does Christian culture owe Amy Grant an apology?

I don’t get starstruck easily. When I was a reporter, I had the opportunity to...

April 2018

April 30, 2018

Should Christians be political?

Stop being political! That’s the comment I often see when someone posts their opinions about...

April 27, 2018

Pastors: Don’t preach from the book of Marvel

For many comic book geeks and movie fans, this weekend’s release of “Avengers: Infinity War”...

April 25, 2018

God might give you more than you can handle

While I think encouragement is one of the greatest gifts you can give a person,...

April 23, 2018

The socially anxious Chrisian

It’s the mid-1990s. I’m in my high school journalism class, writing movie reviews because the...

April 20, 2018

CROSS.CULTURE.CRITIC. Gets Nerdy and Five for Friday visits “A Quiet Place”

Welcome to the nerdiest episode of CROSS.CULTURE.CRITIC. yet! A little peek behind the curtain: When...

April 18, 2018

Don’t be yourself — Be better

Be yourself. That’s advice we give to everyone. Whether they’re trying to find a date,...

April 16, 2018

I endure winter because I remember the spring

It’s mid-April in Michigan and yesterday I had to drive through an ice storm. This...

April 13, 2018

CROSS.CULTURE.CRITIC. talks men’s conferences, and Five For Friday goes to the circus

You almost didn’t get to hear this week’s episode. About halfway through recording, Joe had...

April 11, 2018

Netflix’s “Come Sunday” is engrossing — and possibly heretical

Come Sunday,” premiering April 13 on Netflix, does what I’ve long asked for in movies...

April 09, 2018

Why our kids attend public schools

In September, my son started kindergarten. Every day, Mickey gets on a bus, which takes...

April 06, 2018

Five for Friday: Playing Games and Joining Cults

Spring Break found Joe traveling around Michigan and me taking care of kids and spending...

April 04, 2018

Larry Norman’s lessons for Christian art

Possibly the most prominent figure of the 1960s Jesus Movement, Larry Norman single-handedly started the...

March 2018

March 30, 2018

Good Friday and Divine Repossession

There is nothing more terrifying than walking outside to find your car is gone, and...

March 30, 2018

CROSS.CULTURE.CRITIC. talks offensive art PLUS Five for Good Friday

As long as I’ve been part of the church (which is going on 40 years),...

March 28, 2018

The perils of Super-Dad

This month, my son’s kindergarten class celebrated National Reading Month by inviting “mystery readers” to...

March 26, 2018

Don’t skip the big hills

When I was young, my family used to take yearly trips to an amusement park...

March 23, 2018

CROSS.CULTURE.CRITIC. visits “Flint Town” PLUS Five for Friday!

“Flint Town,” an eight-part documentary series that recently debuted on Netflix, is a show that...

March 22, 2018

My Shower Prayer

My spiritual life is often overly intellectual. I’m good with doctrines, creeds and theology, but...

March 21, 2018

5 Reasons Why You Should Sing in Church

Singing is synonymous with Sunday morning worship. No matter your denomination, the two constants you’ll...

March 20, 2018

Remember when dc Talk made a movie?

In my recent Sacred Cows post on dc Talk, I mentioned the “Jesus Freak” single...

March 19, 2018

Our Long Obedience

I recently lost five pounds. That shouldn’t be reason for too much celebration; there’s still...

March 16, 2018

CROSS.CULTURE.CRITIC. asks “What is Worship?”

The fun thing about doing the CROSS.CULTURE.CRITIC. podcast is that Joe and I are able...

March 15, 2018

If your child asks for peace, will you give them a bullet?

Yesterday, students around the nation walked out of their classrooms at 10 a.m. to draw...

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