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September 2026

September 21, 2026

Learning Devotion and Discipline: A Brief Analysis of James

"What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war...

September 14, 2026

Hearing Past Hip Hop: Theomusicological Truth and Knowledge

"Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in...

September 07, 2026

The Martyring of Saint Tupac Shakur: A Theological Reading

"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of...

August 2026

August 31, 2026

Applying A Decolonial Apologetic To Race, Culture, Tolerance

"Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word...

July 2026

July 06, 2026

Three Ways Christian News Talks, and Why It Matters

“Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my...

June 2026

June 20, 2026

Juneteenth and Philemon: Two Stories of Freedom

A Heart's Reading of Juneteenth from Decolonizing Philemon "A false witness will not go unpunished,...

March 2026

March 29, 2026

Want To Be King For A Day? Learning From The Thompson Twins

"The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said:...

March 08, 2026

Good news! God made me funky! Headhunters and Jamiroquoi

"And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:19). Reading pop music through a theomusicological lens might seem a bit difficult....

January 2026

January 31, 2026

All I Needed To Know I Learned From Snoop Dog: A Faith Walk

Growing up in Hip Hop, you find yourself on either side of the East Coast

October 2025

October 28, 2025

Love By The Numbers: The Black Eyed Peas And Classified

The inconsistency of the current socio-political climate keeps the populist in check with baited breath...

October 07, 2025

In The Wake Of: Framing Charlie Kirk In Christian Hip Hop

I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, And who will...

September 2025

September 22, 2025

Alternative Meanings: Biffy Clyro’s Socio-Religious Reading

Alternative music was first used in 1979 by Terry Tonkin, a music clerk and writer...

March 2024

March 03, 2024

It’s a G thang. Faith and fashion in Christian Hip Hop

It's a G thang. Faith and fashion in Christian Hip Hop My weekly Youtube episodes...

February 2024

February 08, 2024

Not just for kids, Nemo, Elmo, and calling 311

Not just for kids: Missing Nemo, Elmo’s question, and calling 311 I’m not going to...

January 2024

January 27, 2024

I am what I am? A punk apologetic deconstruction of Popeye

What did he say? It's true, today, Wednesday, January 17, 2024, is National Popeye the...

January 09, 2024

Good House Keeping: House, Faith, and Stoicism

Good House Keeping: House, M.D. and Faith through Stoic Philosophy Thousands of years of blazing...

December 2023

December 24, 2023

The Diaspora of a Faith-Based Im/migrant

Van Halen. Dreams. 5150, 1986. Diaspora – A Tragedy of Circumstance for Liberal Existence...

November 2023

November 14, 2023

Is there (now) a phony populism in pop culture?

In 1993, George Ritzer published a groundbreaking book, “The McDonaldization of Society”. This work drew...

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