Murder Most Bleak
According to guest writer Leslie Keeney, British drama, “Midsomer Murders” is bleak and depressing, guided by “an intuitive morality”.
Mixed Signals: Cigna Calls Out to the True You
“I am called to live a full and vibrant life as the person God created me to be.”
Music at Mars Hill: Why Music?
“[F]or the huge place that music takes up in our culture, how little we can actually understanding it.”
What Memes Mean: Darth Vader And The Mechanics Of Revelation
“I forget that I’ve been let in on the story going on behind the story, and that this sort of knowledge ought to be surprising, life-shaping, and earth-shattering.”
Reading Through “Half the Church,” Part 2: Image Bearing Basics
What are the image bearing basics for women and men? Are they any different?
When Games Matter: Controlling Horror in the Rise of Nightmares
“. . . there is very little in our lives that we have complete control over and yet the consensus on control in games is that the gamer should always be in charge.”
Watching Politics From the Pew: Who Cares if He Is Mormon?
“I do not expect everyone to agree. But I do expect, once in a while, to see substantive debates that flow from common agreement about the core goals we all have.”
The Kiddy Pool: Persons of Interest in Mississippi’s Amendment
“Proponents of the Mississippi measure assert that life begins at conception; I happen to agree with that point, but I’m not unaware of the slipperiness of that landmark event.”
Struggle With the Death Penalty
Does the death penalty prevent crime? Why do governments enact it? And how should Christians feel about it?
Grace Notes: The Prayer Chain, Teen Daze
The Prayer Chain reissues a long-lost recording and Teen Daze explores a silent planet.
The Televangelist: How NBC’s Parenthood Instills Empathy
“The startling development that has me watching every week is the degree to which the show instills in me a deep sense of empathy for its’ characters.”
Sacred Space: Cowboys and Niche Churches
“I like the idea about reaching cowboys for Jesus, but something about having a ‘Cowboy Church’ unsettled me. It still does.”
Elsewhere: Honoring Steve Jobs, Immigration Crackdown, Hipster Sports Fans
Also: The Magicians comes to TV, a young boy experiences Star Wars spoiler free, Spielberg’s Moses epic, etc.
Thank You, Steve
A word about a man who changed everything with technology by letting humanity flourish.
The Moviegoer: “Looking Closer”
“Like Robinson and Malick, Overstreet has taught me to sharpen my optical lenses by the light of God’s Trinitarian revelation of Himself…”
Mixed Signals: I Am Not Defined by My Facebook Friend Count
“We can collect hundreds of online Friends, but we would likely only spend a free afternoon with a small number of them.”
