‘M*A*S*H’ and the Military Brat
‘Flowers in the Attic’ and the Allure of the Dark
“I am grateful for God’s story that captured me away from both the saccharine sweet of teen romance and the luring dark of the gothic fairytale.”
How “Happy Days” Made Me (Horrible)
We are shaped by the visions of the Good Life that we meditate on and that are most aesthetically pleasing, whether it’s Happy Days or Shakespeare.
Brain Death and Dialogue: What Two News Stories Can Teach Us about Responding with Grace
Ask Uncle Brad: “My Dad is a Culture Warrior” (Plus: Daniel Diet, Correcting the Internet)
“When your dad goes into full-on culture warrior mode, he signs you up for the draft.”
Journey Through the Judgement House
Martyn Jones visits a “Judgement House” designed to scare people into acknowledging their mortality, and is startled by what he finds.
Culture Warriors Crying Wolf
Downton Abbey: Things We’ve Lost
Marijuana Legalization in Black and White: The Racial Cost of the Status Quo
While it may seem quite simple that Christians should be against legalization, are we willing to accept that there may be serious costs to its prohibition as well?
The Kiddy Pool: Teaching Good Taste
“A steady diet of highly-processed, mass-produced junk food dulls the palate until we don’t really know what we’re tasting any more.”
Beware the Frozen Heart
A Disney story set in the snow can help thaw a girl’s heart.
The Body of Christ, the Balloons of Salvation: On Christian Balloon Twisting
Number 4: Balloon twisting for Jesus is an easy topic for mockery, but Martyn Jones considers some of the thicker implications of such airy object lessons.
The Hidden Craze Over Mein Kampf
What we read in our Kindles may reveal what we hide in our hearts.
A Life of Two Stories: An Interview with Joshua Kemble
Number 5: Alan Noble interviews graphic novelist Joshua Kemble about his conversion, his art, and how and why he depicts sin.
Ask Uncle Brad: Why You Should Definitely “Ask Uncle Brad”
“Honestly, the only reason I’m still writing for Christ and Pop Culture is because I enjoy telling people things they ought to already know. I want to do that every week.”
