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Why do I feel a jot of sadness when I drive past the cornfield that now occupies the space where my childhood home once stood?

A list of our favorite things from 2019.

Here’s what everyone was reading at Christ and Pop Culture in 2019.

Why does resting on Christmas make some people anxious?

In A Hidden Life, Terrence Malick has painted a true Christ.

In our enthusiasm to defend truth, we have denied a doctrine at the heart of our faith: that we are finite, sin-corrupted creatures with senses and intellect that are both inherently limited by our creatureliness and marred by the introduction of sin into the world.

The church should be a “crowded table” with a place by the fire for every woman—white, black, and brown alike—where she isn’t crammed into a narrow definition of womanhood and femininity.

Pyre utilizes the narrative power of interactive fiction to remind you of a simple truth: that you are not your own.

Combining both consumerism with an early adoption of digital technology, the VSCO girl shows us who we really are; we can just see it better in the teen trend.

We can learn from Deanna Troi’s striking example of the importance of normalizing and encouraging mental health.

Unlike abuse, love does not excuse or minimize wrongdoing.

To make an influence on the culture-at-large, Christians don’t need a big-name artist like Kanye West to co-opt the Christian message of grace, mercy, forgiveness, and justice.

Toy Story 4 models the fact that while farewells may be bittersweet, they can also be hopeful and filled with fondness.

As Nog on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Aron Eisenberg reminded viewers that strength of character can be found in the unlikeliest of places.

Race’s conspicuous exclusion from mainstream Christian music (CCM) communicated something implicit and insidious.

In season two of Star Trek: Discovery, both the virtues and the flaws of classic Trek’s humanism are on display.