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October 2017

October 13, 2017

OCD, Stephen King’s IT, and Facing Our Fear

OCD and Fear I have struggled with bouts of OCD since my teenage years. When...

September 2017

September 14, 2017

Christian Superiority Complexes and the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant

We don’t think we need the mercy of God. We don’t think we need the...

July 2017

July 29, 2017

What Flannery O’Connor Might Say to Christian Moviemakers, Musicians, and Artists

For many, barely-Christian thought, even that which dips its toe affirmatively in heretical thinking or...

May 2017

May 25, 2017

Why FARGO Is My Favorite Film (Part 2)

Yesterday, I wrote about the first reason the Coen brothers' Fargo is my favorite film...

May 24, 2017

Why FARGO Is My Favorite Film (Part 1)

Last week, prompted by a great question coming from the podcast Assumptions, I asked you...

May 16, 2017

Assumptions: A Podcast in Which an Atheist and a Christian Talk about Stories

Did you guys know that this is not the only place on the internet where...

April 2017

April 27, 2017

Does the Bible Approve of the Sexual Violence in The Handmaid’s Tale?

As I write, streaming service Hulu has just released the first three episodes of the...

April 10, 2017

A Man Called Ove: Neighbors Are Our Lifeblood

The best way I can describe the Swedish film, A Man Called Ove, is this:...

February 2017

February 20, 2017

Dispatch from the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival: Empathy at the Movies

The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is currently being held in Missoula, Montana. This year,...

October 2016

October 17, 2016

A Celebrity Assaulted Me. I Never Told. Here’s Why (An Anonymous Guest Post)

Note from Rebecca: This past week, I was approached by a friend who asked if...

August 2016

August 09, 2016

The Bicycle Thief: Humanizing Criminal and Crime Victim

This post is part of a ten-part series drawing from the Arts and Faith Top...

May 2016

May 23, 2016

Abortion: Beyond the Culture Wars to Story–4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS, and 2 DAYS

This post is part of a ten-part series drawing from the Arts and Faith Top...

March 2016

March 02, 2016

THE SEVENTH SEAL, the Hiddenness of God, and the Inescapability of Death

This post is part of a ten-part series drawing from the Arts and Faith Top...

January 2016

January 15, 2016

Carl Theodor Dreyer’s Ordet Asks Us If Miracles Are Possible

This post is part of a ten-part series drawing from the Arts and Faith Top...

January 07, 2016

A New Year, A New Series: The Intersection of Film and Faith

For the past few months, a combination of busyness, frustration with the state of blogging...

August 2015

August 20, 2015

Straight Outta Compton: Some Truth, But Too Much Hagiography

I went to Straight Outta Compton (directed by F. Gary Gray) this week because I...

July 2015

July 27, 2015

Creativity–and Goals for This Blog

This weekend, I spent a large portion of time binge-watching HBO's The Newsroom, which just...

May 2015

May 25, 2015

“Thin Places” on the Streets of Seattle

This weekend in downtown Seattle, I forgot the most important thing about talking to angry...

May 02, 2015

How God Changed My Heart about Systemic Racism

I'm going to make an embarrassing admission. I did not really understand the deep concerns...

April 2015

April 10, 2015

Religious Obsession, Gospel-Based Service, Parenting, and Orthodoxy: An Interview with Amy and Jonathan Hollingsworth

Earlier this week, I posted my review of a mother-son memoir, Amy and Jonathan Hollingsworth's...

January 2015

January 31, 2015

Inspiration for the Hard Work of Marriage and Kids: NBC’s Parenthood

After six seasons, Parenthood, the NBC show loved with fervency by a core group of...

January 30, 2015

Aloof’s Vulnerable Truth: “Surely You Are a God Who Hides”

In his new book, Aloof:Figuring Out Life with a God Who Hides (Thomas Nelson), Tony...

January 26, 2015

Whiplash: Perfectionism Is Seductive, but Does It Bring Life?

The Academy Award-nominated film Whiplash is named after a famous jazz song by Buddy Rich. The...

December 2014

December 31, 2014

Wild–and the Restorative Power of Doing Hard Things

When I first read Cheryl Strayed's memoir of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, Wild: From...

November 2014

November 17, 2014

Somm: A Documentary about Wine, Meditation, Culture, and Community

Documentaries are a gift because they open our eyes to worlds that we would have...

October 2014

October 27, 2014

Martin Luther and Me: A Tortured Soul Finds Grace

When I was a teenager, I suffered from anxiety, depression, and what appears to have...

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