Redeeming Princess Culture
Whether Disney or its critics realize it, Christian virtues and gospel themes abound in these princess films.
Persuasion 108: What Boys and Girls Are Made Of
In this episode of Persuasion, Erin and Hannah are joined by Rachael Starke, to discuss how sexism affects the workplace and keeps us from fully flourishing as men and women.
Seeing and Believing 119: Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit and HBO’s Room 104
Wade and Kevin tackle Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit, then turn their attention to the brand-new HBO anthology series Room 104, produced by Jay and Mark Duplass.
An Interview with Propaganda
Learn more about the creativity, church life, and career of Propaganda.
The Advent of the Drive-In Church, Which Was Not at All Ridiculous and Definitely Needed to Be a Thing
Please understand that when I call drive-in theaters one of the worst ideas of all time, I’m speaking from direct experience.
Vanish into Nothing: Jason Isbell Explains the White Man’s World
Jason Isbell shines by highlighting the tedium that makes up the daily lives of ordinary folks.
What Andy Crouch’s The Tech-Wise Family Teaches Us About Home, Church, and Technology
In The Tech-Wise Family, Andy Crouch provides a fresh articulation of how the nature of technology can be conflict with the purpose and intention of home, family, and community.
Persuasion 107: Our Strange Germ-Fighting Ways
In this ounce of Persuasion fast chat, Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson our strange germ-fighting ways that give us peace to live in a world full of unseen foes.
Kendrick Lamar’s Real God
Kendrick’s darkest fear was not that there is no God, but that Kendrick would deny the Great I Am.
Seeing and Believing 118: Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets and Marti Noxon’s To the Bone
Sci-fi and realist drama share this episode. Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets and Netflix’s To the Bone.
GLOW: Self-Help Empowerment or Exploitation in Disguise?
That’s the problem at the heart of both GLOW and many modern forms of promoting “women’s empowerment”: it’s false advertising.
Pass the Avocado Toast: The Limits of Self-Care
Practicing others-care isn’t instinctive, as self-care might be, but it is important.
The Man in the High Castle Explores Cultures of Death
What happens when the bad guys win? A TV show offers an illuminating answer to that question.
Persuasion 106: Class Divides in the Body of Christ
Do class divides affect the Body of Christ? That’s the question Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson address in this episode of Persuasion.
Theories of Life, Death, and Afterlife in The Discovery
The Discovery from Netflix explores what could happen if the afterlife offers humans a fresh start on this life.
