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August 2015

August 24, 2015

Like Summer Snow: On Josh Duggar and Christian Scandals

It's official: Josh Duggar is a serial adulterer and p*rnography addict. The data unearthed in...

August 07, 2015

GOP Candidates, First Impressions

I caught bits and pieces of the FOX News-hosted GOP debates last night and wanted...

July 2015

July 30, 2015

On Homosexuality and Singleness: A Response to Christopher Yuan and Rosaria Butterfield

Last week, I had some thoughts on SCOTUS's gay "marriage" decision that seemed to strike...

July 23, 2015

A Place for Outrage Post-Obergefell

While I'm on a political roll, I'll take a post to look back at the...

July 20, 2015

Pro-Lifers, Be Angry and Sin Not

In the wake of the disgusting revelation that Planned Parenthood has been trafficking the remains...

July 04, 2015

Can We Still Be Patriotic?

The other week I was listening to Rush Limbaugh, and I heard a very sad...

June 2015

June 03, 2015

The Enduring Power of Hymns

Much ink has been spilled over the worrying statistical reality that millennials are leaving their...

May 2015

May 26, 2015

A Few Thoughts on the Duggar Debacle

[05/29: Comments on this topic are closed.] Well, I had determined not to say anything...

May 19, 2015

Andy Stanley's Disturbing Leftward Spiral

I've been catching myself up on Pastor Andy Stanley's recent comments regarding the issue...

March 2015

March 10, 2015

Liberal Christian Converts are Not Our Allies

Some of you might recall when Daily Beast journalist Kirsten Powers first announced that she...

March 06, 2015

A New Christian Movie (That Might Actually Be Good!)

As a die-hard movie buff, I have to be candid and admit that I don't typically...

March 02, 2015

Rethinking the Phrase "R. I. P."

Leonard Nimoy (of Star Trek fame) passed away this past weekend. So naturally, the entire...

February 2015

February 16, 2015

Focus on the Family and Reviewing Bad Movies

This past weekend, Focus On the Family's media outlet sent a representative to watch and...

February 10, 2015

Questions and Answers: For the Streetlight People

For those of you who are new to the site or can't remember the last...

February 06, 2015

Matt Chandler's Powerful Pro-Life Statement

I greatly appreciate the fact that each year, around the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade,...

January 2015

January 29, 2015

Dear Christian Performers: Please Retire the Homeschooling Jokes

Picture the scene: Your favorite gospel singers are up on stage doing their between-song schtick....

January 24, 2015

When the Republican Party Leaves Me

In case you didn't notice this week, some cowardly women and a few cowardly men...

January 22, 2015

Answering Your Questions About "American Sniper" [UPDATED]

[UPDATE: 1/25/15 Since first writing this post, I've found more information on one of the slanderous...

January 18, 2015

"It's Our Baby. I Gotta Kiss Our Baby."

Happy Sanctity of Human Life Day! Today I'm choosing to post an appropriate scene from...

January 01, 2015

New "Christian" Movie Waffles on Homosexuality

If you've seen Unbroken in theaters, you might have caught a preview for a new movie...

December 2014

December 29, 2014

Of Sinners and Saints: Missing the Point of "Unbroken"

This Christmas, Angelina Jolie's much-hyped adaptation of the best-selling biography Unbroken made it to the big screen....

November 2014

November 25, 2014

On Bill Cosby and What We'd Hoped Him To Be

In a taped concert by gospel trio The Booth Brothers, Michael Booth said something about...

October 2014

October 22, 2014

Marriage in the Movies: Mrs. Doubtfire

"Once the father of your children is out of the picture, the only solution is total...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

Are You Smarter Than the New York Times?

[Note: In haste, I didn't notice that someone quietly cleaned up the egregious error in...

September 16, 2014

On Homosexuality and Lost Sons

A few weeks ago, a certain Youtube video went viral. In this video, a young...

September 12, 2014

Leaving Long-Faced Religion Behind

So the other day, this regional quartet called Mark209 put out a silly music video...

September 03, 2014

Dancing In the Rain: The Donald O’Connor Story (Part III of III)

A great while ago the world began With a hey ho, the wind and...

September 02, 2014

Dancing In the Rain: The Donald O’Connor Story (Part II of III)

"I was born and raised to entertain other people. I've heard laughter and applause and...

September 01, 2014

Dancing in the Rain: The Donald O’Connor Story (Part I of III)

Part II here Part III here Quickly: Who's the most talented entertainer you can name?...

August 2014

August 28, 2014

Lost Soul: My Video Reflection on Robin Williams

Last week, I had some thoughts on the suicide of Robin Williams. While they deviated a bit harshly...