Were 33 Christians in North Korea Really Up For Execution?

When it comes to North Korea and viral news stories, how do we separate fact from fiction?

Walking with the Dead: The Burden and Beauty of Friendship

Friends don’t have the luxury of distancing themselves from the burdens of those they love.

What Your Facebook Like Does

While we’re deciding willy-nilly what our Likes mean, Facebook has its own way of interpreting them, and their interpretation affects the way we communicate to one another.

CAPC Podcast #13 – Justin Bieber, Evangelical Sex Scandals, Down Payments Instead of Engagement Rings

Juan Pablo vs. ‘The Bachelor’

The Bachelor finale was uncomfortable because it forced us to acknowledge the show’s shallow view of love and our own hypocrisy.

Why We Argue Like Jerks

Maybe considering the why behind our inability to argue well will help us move forward.

Is Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Perpetuating a War Between Science and Religion?

The series premiere of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey was beautifully shot and creatively written. But does it continue to perpetuate the warfare thesis of science versus religion?

Life or Choice? Planned Parenthood Solidifies the Terms of Debate

If every mother has to decide when their children’s lives begin, then it really is a matter of choice, an argument from individualism.

CAPC Podcast #12 – House of Cards SPOILERCAST

Holy Relics: A Christian Stand-Up Comedy Special

“Some say “I follow Peter,” and others say “I follow Apollos.” Well, here are a few guys whose hearts are sold out for comedy alone. Soli commedia gloria.”

‘Son of God’: Your Jesus is too Normal

If I can enjoy films about Christians, or about non-Christian heroes who serve as Christ figures, why wouldn’t I also enjoy a faithful reenactment of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ himself?

The Bachelor “Women Tell All” and the All-Seeing Eye of Judgment

Shows like The Bachelor are far from reality, but we ought to show its contestants some grace.

Past Is Prologue: Nas’ Illmatic and the Language of Lament

Illmatic reminds us that the struggle is real, and the sorrow we experience from it doesn’t have to be hidden away.

God Buys Used: Redeeming Grace in Junk-Based Art

There’s an uncanny similarity between Noble and Webster’s work and God’s artistic process. Like them, he creates beauty out of the wretched, the discarded, and the dead.

CAPC Podcast #11 – Participation Trophies, A Church’s Fake Persecution Stunt, “Average Barbie”

How God Showed Up in House of Cards: An Interview with Jae Jin

A Christian musician gets asked to play a worship song on House of Cards.