The Costly Redemption of BoJack Horseman

We ask ourselves what we might need to do to seek reconciliation with those we have hurt, and we don’t like the answers we find.

Persuasion 181 | A Charlie Brown Christmas

Erin and Hannah wrap up their A Persuasion Christmas series by discussing a Charlie Brown approach to Christmas.

Persuasion 180 | A Die Hard Christmas

Films like Die Hard threaten our traditional notions of Christmas and peace on earth and goodwill toward men. And that’s why we need them.

The Healing Chaos of Love in Turtles All the Way Down

What if trusting God with our disorders, or the disorders of the people we love, means not trying to figure out the reason for them?

Resolution and Failure in Broadchurch Season 3

The story of Danny Latimer’s murder and its effects on his family that lingers long after the end of Broadchurch season 3.

We Are Frail: Rich Mullins and the Human Condition

It’s one thing to be stuck in a trench, but it’s exhausting to expect perfection of your fellow soldier, slogging in the same mud as you.

CAPC Magazine, December 2016: ‘In the Trenches’

Instead of getting discouraged about the sorrows, we need to pick a trench, jump in, and do the hard and sometimes heartbreaking work in front of us.

“All of Me Wants All of You”: Sufjan Stevens’s Manelich and Broken Love

Sufjan Stevens’s obscure reference to Manelich is a key element in understanding how he sees his relationship with his mother Carrie.

The Walking Dead: Brokenness Will Find You

The Walking Dead speaks about us as it reveals our aches and longings. Our world is broken, and yet our hopes need not be dashed.