Lydia R. Hamessley Explores Why Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” Still Haunts Us So
It was part of Dolly’s gift, both as a singer and a songwriter, to make her songs sound effortless—yet they were anything but.
Who Am I?: Rethinking “The Author” by Brandon Lake and Nick Jonas
If God is truly our Father, then I do not have to run from him with my doubts. I can run to him.
Modern Transcendence in Movies: Unearthing Lost Beauty in La Chimera
Alice Rohrwacher’s film is a hypnotic portrait of a Romantic soul searching for transcendence in a world evaporated of it.
The Odyssey, Hospitality, and the Right of Strangers
American Christians should follow the example of Odysseus’s hosts and love our immigrant neighbors.
“It’s Massive in There”: The Inhuman Hell of Backrooms
Kane Parsons’ horror hit exposes the fundamental inhumanity inherent in the modern American experience.
Do Our Decisions Matter? Agency and Prophecy in Deltarune
Deltarune continually distinguishes between an appointed end and the genuinely meaningful decisions made along the way.
Modern Transcendence in Movies: The Immanent Answers of Interstellar
Christopher Nolan offers a gentler, if no less provocative, exploration of humanity at the end of its scientific abilities.
A Life Laid Down or a Platform Built Up?
A personal brand should be a byproduct of ministry, but too many worship leaders hope that ministry is a byproduct of brand.
The Greatest Story Ever Adapted: Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and the Adaptation at the Heart of the Gospel
Why does this story continue to appeal to us? What does this latest version say about both the filmmaker and us?
