Persecution Continues: Political Reform in Myanmar May Not Be The Progress We Think It Is

Not everyone sees Myanmar president, Thein Sein’s, release of political prisoners as progress. While political dissidents are being freed, ethnic and religious minorities continue to be imprisoned and persecuted.

Jennifer Knapp and the Long Road Back

Number 6: Addie Zierman describes her journey from the center of Christian Culture to outskirts and back again, a path that mirrors Knapp’s own journey.

Eulogy for a Video Game Box Artist

“His artwork ignited my creativity and inspired my love for visual art and art history. His name was Greg Martin, and he was a video game box illustrator.”

Downton Abbey: A Job Well Done

“To me, one of the most compelling themes throughout the series’ four-year run has always been its examination of the significance of human work, and that theme plays out prominently in the season premiere.”

Christmas, in Four Movies

Number 7: We experience traditions through the stories we tell each other. D.L. Mayfield reflects on how four films shaped her vision of Christmas.

The Violence of Fantasy Football

“It is essentially competitive predictive math, and it doesn’t even require that you watch actual games from week to week. But that, I think is the biggest problem with playing fantasy football: the detachment.”

Manliness Reconsidered

Number 8: Amongst fervent evangelical debate about “manliness,” Ben Barltett offers a measured and biblical look at the concept.

The Kiddy Pool: Reading The Dark as Children of the Light

A child’s story of darkness and how it illuminates our fears.

Bill Nye vs. Ken Ham: Continuing Our Long American Tradition of Spectacle and Culture War

“we have a new “trial of the century” with two culture war celebrities who are almost guaranteed to oversimplify the issue.”

Noskalgia: A Sobering Reunion With Five Iron Frenzy

#9 in our Top #CaPCMag Features of 2013: A Five Iron Frenzy reunion tour concert offers D.L. Mayfield a chance to reflect on where we have been and how we have changed.

How Christ and Pop Culture Serves the Church

“Our desire is to edify the Church and witness to the world through thoughtful, biblical, winsome, truthful cultural criticism.”

Pajama Boy is Everything That’s Wrong with American Manhood! (and Other Misconceptions)

How did an ad for Obamacare mutate into a debate over masculinity?

Is Apple’s 12 Days of Gifts Blurring Our Vision of Epiphany?

Apple’s holiday promotion provides Christians with a unique opportunity to consider how the blending of the sacred with market forces blurs our vision.

Cruising on a Sea of White Privilege

#10 in our Top #CaPCMag Features of 2013: an attempt to escape toil only makes it more real.

1. Breaking Bad: “Implicating the Rest of Us in His Fall” #CaPC25

But what not everyone seems to have noticed is that with each triumph of the will and ego, Walt was descending further into badness.

2. Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires of the City: “The Difficulty of Believing in God in the Modern Age”

Modern Vampires of the City asks questions that Christians need to take the time to answer for themselves and for the good of those around them.