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March 2023

March 30, 2023

In Viaggio Shows a Globetrotting Pope At His Most Human

Traveling can be stressful for most of us. The flights, the hotels, the pressures to...

September 2022

September 09, 2022

The Queen, the Crown and the Reason for All Things

Queen Elizabeth II died yesterday at the age of 96. She reigned for 70 years,...

March 2022

March 14, 2022

William Hurt Was in a Christian Movie … and It Was Pretty Good

Oscar-winning actor William Hurt died yesterday at the age of 71. “He died peacefully, among...

March 03, 2019

‘I’m Just Fascinated by It.’ Morgan Freeman Talks About Religion, Faith and ‘The Story of God’

Morgan Freeman knows more about God than most of us. It’s not just that the...

November 2018

November 12, 2018

What Society (and Christianity) Can Learn From Stan Lee

Comic-book legend Stan Lee died today at the age of 95. While most of us...

August 2018

August 16, 2018

Aretha Franklin, ‘A Gift From God,’ Goes Home

Aretha Franklin may be gone, but her voice lives on. And what a voice. In...

March 2018

March 15, 2018

Exploring the Universe With Stephen Hawking and Billy Graham

Physicist Stephen Hawking died March 14 at the age of 76. Millions grieved the passing...

December 2016

December 27, 2016

Carrie Fisher Was More Than a Princess

I met Carrie Fisher when I was 8 years old. Well, "meet" is perhaps too...

October 2016

October 19, 2016

We’re All Fixer Uppers

A confession: My wife and I watch HGTV’s Fixer Uppers, starring Chip and Joanna Gaines,...

September 2016

September 02, 2016

Why Colin Kaepernick’s National Anthem Kneel Down Matters

When Colin Kaepernick first refused to rise during the National Anthem before a fairly meaningless...

August 2016

August 30, 2016

When Gene Wilder Played God (in a Chocolate Factory)

Gene Wilder, who died Aug. 29 at the age of 83, was not a particularly...

February 2016

February 05, 2016

The Quiet Faith of Peyton Manning

This blog is about looking for God in entertainment, so it's only right we mention...

December 2015

December 21, 2015

The Tragic Story of ‘Amy’

When I think of music’s great voices, I think of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan,...

October 2015

October 08, 2015

Does God Want You to Do Great Things? Phil Vischer De-Disneys a Popular Myth in Kids’ Entertainment

Phil Vischer has always been one of my favorite storytellers. My kids drew up watching...

September 2015

September 24, 2015

Sorry, Francis Critics: Faith is Inherently Political

I typically deal with entertainment here at the Watching God blog, but its mission extends...

August 2015

August 19, 2015

Remembering Robin (Part Two)

To mark the sad anniversary of Robin Williams' death, Esther O'Reilly posted last week the...

August 17, 2015

The Poignant Wisdom of Stephen Colbert

GQ features former-fake-conservative-blowhard-turned-Late-Show-host Stephen Colbert in its newest issue. And Joel Lovell's cover story, "The...

August 12, 2015

Remembering Robin (Part One)

A year ago yesterday, we learned that Robin Williams was dead. I remember where I...

July 2015

July 08, 2015

What Bill Cosby’s Still Teaching Us

I've learned a lot from Bill Cosby. I learned how to deal with everything from...

May 2015

May 28, 2015

God Promises Forgiveness, Not a TV Show

I don't know much about the Duggar family. I've never watched an episode of 17...

May 15, 2015

The Gospel According to B.B. King

Legendary blues artist B.B. King died last night at the age of 89. King's influence...

May 06, 2015

Orson Welles, Ultron and a Longing for Home

If he was alive, Orson Welles would've celebrated his 100th birthday today. Perhaps he'd celebrate...

January 2015

January 06, 2015

Stuart Scott Won His Battle

Stuart Scott was as cool as the other side of the pillow. Scott worked for...

November 2014

November 12, 2014

Seeing God (In Bill Murray’s Banana Peels)

I'm not exactly sure when Bill Murray went from being wackily eccentric to a national...