The Goldfinch: The Role of Beauty in Leading Us to Jesus

The Goldfinch movingly illustrates the human craving for beauty, the innate longing for transcendence.

Why Faith-Based Films Are Often Bad at Evangelism

Our objective shouldn’t be to “win,” but to give our critics something worth thinking about.

LOL Interwebz: Dying to Self in an Age of Decision-Making Engines

The message inherent in Something Pop and other such technology is “How can you get what you really want out of life?”

Holy Relics: A Plan of Salvation Bead Bracelet

Christ the Word is hidden in these plastic rings, his work parceled into color-coded units and translated into a wordless language.

CAPC Podcast #34 – Third Place, Moms Raising Adults, #blessed

Mad Men: Lords of the Galaxy

Who would have pegged Freddy—poor Freddy Rumsen—for the most civilized of them all?

#BringBackOurGirls: Helping and Hoping in the Face of Remote Tragedy

We can pray, work, hope, and live in dark, violent places while clinging to our small light and, in a small way, push back the darkness.

Should the Church Chase the Coffee Trend?

Evangelicals love a trend, and the trend toward an obsession with coffee — yea, even unto snobbery — is not a bad thing.

Was the White House Correspondents Dinner a Giant Waste of Time?

While we certainly shouldn’t overlook the shortcomings of this event, we should also not be so quick to dismiss it as pure vanity.

The Kiddy Pool: A Thank-You Note at the End of the Semester

Thankfulness, like the Spirit itself and a good education, changes our perspective and moves us outside of ourselves, in uncomfortable, nonlinear ways.

Authentically Christian Music with a Devout Heart at the Core: Jay Tholen

Tholen doesn’t hold back when it comes to his spiritual beliefs, and his artistic ingenuity results in music that is equal parts engrossing and confounding.

Do We Really Want a Film About Peeps?

Whether we admit it or not, we’ve been asking for a Peeps film.

CAPC Podcast #33 – Rob Bell and Oprah, The Age of Casual Magic, Should Christian Films Exist?

The Ministry of Watching Sparrows Fall to the Ground

I believe Jesus when he said the blessings of his kingdom were to be found with the poor, the sad, the sick and the oppressed, but lately it has seemed as if the blessings are such a long ways off.

7 Things to Keep in Mind About Season 7, Episode 3 of Mad Men

Here’s the thing about Peggy…

CAPC Podcast #32 – Kill Screen, THE SHACK, Facebook Ads