Walking with the Dead: The Trauma and Healing of Community
“Community creates the potential for trauma, but it also provides the context for healing.”
The Kiddy Pool: Philip Seymour Hoffman and the Paradox of the Loving Addict
“Every relationship with an addict follows the same patterns of peripheral powerlessness.”
Living with Longing: The Genuine Challenge of Singleness, Chastity, and Heartbreak
God gave us the gift of marriage and family as a foundation for service, not as a cave to retreat into, and He gave us the gift of singleness as an opportunity for unfettered ministry to others.
Ocean’s 11, 1944: Sorting through the Jumble of THE MONUMENTS MEN
While George Clooney’s wildly-uneven THE MONUMENTS MEN doesn’t know what it’s supposed to be, one surprising moment brings to light the film that could have been.
Downton Abbey: Means to an End?
‘Downton Abbey’ raises the significant question of whether we ought to treat people as means or as ends in and of themselves.
Kurt Vonnegut: Unlikely Apologist
Kurt Vonnegut possesses an honesty that, despite his inability to submit personally to the gospel message, brilliantly proclaims its truth.
I Watched the #CreationDebate and it Kind of Bummed Me Out
God made the universe out of nothing. He may have done it in six literal days. But if God did that, He did not use any natural processes that we have ever observed or can duplicate.
The Kiddy Pool: If a Pony Neighs in the Forest
Life and death are in our tongues, so let us speak words of life and love, words that uplift and edify, words that frame our children’s worldviews as holy and pleasing to God.
Downton Abbey: All In the Family
Even though the characters of Downton Abbey are fictional, they depict very real human emotions, situational responses, and family dynamics.
In Light of Macklemore’s ‘Same Love,’ the Church is Called to a Different Love
Christians should not miss this chance to explain how the Church should be.
Those Generous Robots: Daft Punk and Musical Nostalgia
Considering all of the grandstanding and attention-grabbing that typically dominate award shows, it’s a remarkably generous and — dare I say? — loving gesture to artists that Daft Punk clearly respect.
The Kiddy Pool: Marathon Mama
On running and mothering and grace above all.
Richard Sherman: Role Model?
Those who find the rant excusable aren’t presenting it as model behavior; they simply aren’t invested in the need for Sherman to fit the ideal of a role model.
CBS’s ‘Intelligence’ Tests the Trade-Offs of Technology
Intelligence is a formulaic show, but its writers deftly manage the formula.
Ask Uncle Brad: The Persecution Complex, The Snapchat Ghost, and Charity
How do I deal with persecution complex? Why is the Snapchat logo a ghost? Should one give money to the church or to the poor? Uncle Brad is here to help!
Virtual Choices, Real Effects: The Impact of Our Hyperlink Trail
“A world of information at our fingertips seems to offer endless alternatives, an illusion ultimately rendered impossible by the obstinate strictures and constraints of reality.”
