Seeing and Believing 131: Netflix’s Stranger Things 2 and Kenneth Branagh’s Murder on the Orient Express

Mysteries both paranormal and murder-y feature on this week’s episode. First the guys tackle Stranger Things, then go for a ride on the Orient Express.

The Christian Rock Star Who Put Out a Hit on His Wife

I like to think that, centuries from now, “Christian rock music” will be thought of as yet another inexplicable oddity of Church history, alongside Origen’s self-mutilation, the Crusades, and whatever it is with Lutherans and Jell-O.

Signing Kaepernick: Self-Atonement Marketing or Justice?

There is a reason why many people are reluctant to forgive, let alone support, individuals and businesses that market their self-atonement.

A Worthy Experience: Beautiful Eulogy’s New Album

With the grungy kicks, straightforward lyrics, melodic choruses, and subtle inversions of various instruments, Worthy compiles a wonderful album experience.

Persuasion 117: Remember When You Used to Be Bored?

Erin and Hannah discuss giving our minds a rest by being bored or engaging in play, and what we might be losing by engaging serious thought in every lull.

The Dissect Podcast Fills a Gaping Hole in Music Criticism

Dissect reminds us that we need critics who help us engage with art more deeply.

American Gods: A Pagan Enchantment Which Does Not Satisfy

What is it about the idea of things, powers, and beings beyond nature that draws people into these stories?

Horizon Zero Dawn and the Technology That Enslaves and Saves Us

Horizon Zero Dawn is a story about creation, fall, redemption, and restoration, but one in which technology is the true religion and artificial intelligence the ultimate god.

Harvey Weinstein and Sexualized Pop Culture Call for Prophetic Engagement

Harvey Weinstein’s scandals unearth the exploitation of women in movies and TV, hidden in plain sight.

Seeing and Believing 130: George Clooney’s Suburbicon and Kogonada’s Columbus

Wade and Kevin take George Clooney’s version of a Coen screenplay, Suburbicon then turn their attention to Kogonada’s Columbus.

Failing Faith by Wade Bearden, Free for CAPC Members

In Failing Faith, Wade Bearden invites us into his life so that we might find a faith that can hold up under the weight of real-world realities.

Mindhunter Spots the Evil Inside Us All

Instead of showing us how the good guys can go bad, Mindhunter wonders if maybe the good guys have been just as evil all along.

Making All Things New by David Powlison, Free for CAPC Members

In Making All Things New, David Powlison is realistic about the fact that sexual brokenness is often wider and deeper than we initially surmise.

Persuasion 116: Beyond Digital Discipleship with Winn Collier

Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson invite author and pastor Winn Collier to discuss the concept of moving beyond digital discipleship.

Curse Your Listeners: Making Sense of Derek Webb’s Fingers Crossed

To an outsider looking in, Derek Webb’s latest feels more like an unintentional cautionary tale than a story that evokes sympathy.

The Christological Vision of Pirates of the Caribbean

They made Pirates a supernatural story set in the “real world” that helps us to grasp the spiritual realities that those drowning in the real tend to deny.