Monthly Archives: March 2012

“Russell is making us face issues most of us would prefer to remain ignorant of.”

“In light of Rush Limbaugh’s very public outburst, maybe it’s time to start a conversation about why these words still have so much power.”

Forget March Madness. Christ and Pop Culture is hosting a competition with real stakes.

“Recently, country music acquired a great new convert: The Decemberists.”

“Peyton’s greatness lured me into falsely believing that he would play forever.”

“It’s maple syrup season, and we are pumped for the simple pleasures of pancakes.”

“Why would someone from an old-fashioned religion want to read Green’s book? Literature, ultimately, is best at asking questions. The Fault in Our Stars asks the right questions.”

“I worry that in distancing ourselves from this soldier’s actions, we too easily overlook the effects of warfare on our troops’ morality.”

Reading has never been so convenient, but changes in technology are always more complex than we think.

“Christians ought not get caught up in this culture of fear, much less perpetuate it.”

“Act of Valor is not the total embarrassment that some critics say it is — though its limited purpose may prove ultimately unadmirable in some respects.”

“It’s sort of hard to oppose a call for greater sincerity.”

“The novel offers a parable on the cost of losing your ethical identity, or more precisely, the cost of remaining unaware of your moral identity.”

“No matter how different people are on the outside, on the inside we all feel a lot of the same emotions and go through a lot of the same stuff.”

“My incredibly frustrating experience with Shadow illustrates how risky it is to put an interactive piece of art in the hands of players whose experiences can dramatically vary.”

“It’s not that Piper isn’t right to challenge our culture of perpetual entertainment, it’s that deciding what ‘entertainment’ is, and when it is ‘bad’ isn’t easy. If it were, Christ and Pop Culture wouldn’t be around.”