George Lucas Is Confused (And That’s a Good Thing)

George Lucas wanted a sage order of warrior monks who preach that we should rid ourselves of desires, but he also wanted love to win.

Evangelicals for Trump: In Power or Persecuted?

Many evangelicals consider themselves to be in danger of persecution, with Trump offering their best hope; many secular Americans see things differently.

How a Nostalgic Jesus Freak Learned to Love Growing up in the Church

At this point in my life, nostalgia has become indispensable to my formation as a spiritual disciple.

Is Black Lives Matter Overblown?

Let’s assume that Black Lives Matter is overblown.

‘When the Heart Is Laid Bare’ by Skylar Hamilton Burris: Experiencing the Beauty of Ancient Faith, Free for CAPC Members

Skylar Hamilton Burris’ ‘When the Heart is Laid Bare’ is free for Christ and Pop Culture members.

Listening Closer: Torres and the “New Skin” of Faith

The most interesting correlation between Torres and graduating Seattle Pacific University Scholars is their frequent testimony that, throughout their struggle, they have sustained their faith in Jesus Christ.

From Henry to Hip Hop: Baptists and the Return to Culture

The Christian hip-hop artist and the Christian politician both testify to God’s grace in Christ.

His Truth Is Marching On: Selma‘s Clarion Call

The saga of Selma echoes its clarion call to Christ’s body today to be faithful heralds of truth and justice, to live and labor in the hope of what we still can’t see except in fleeting glimpses and furtive glances.

Relieving the Ache of Christmas: Inviting the Heartsick In

What would happen if we started to integrate the sadder parts of our world with the declaration that the Prince of Peace was born?

“God’s Not Dead” and the Angry Atheist Professor: That Was Not My Experience

I’m concerned that God’s Not Dead perpetuates a false stereotype: that of the bully atheist philosophy professor who is out to destroy every Christian student’s faith.

On the Anniversary of His Execution, What Can We Learn From the “First Martyr of Science”

On February 17th, 1600 A.D., Giordano Bruno, a Dominican priest, philosopher, and mathematician, was condemned as a heretic and burned at the stake by the Roman Inquisition.

God and Country Music: Stories and Reformation in Outlaw Country

Nick Rynerson finds commonalities between the stories of Christianity and Outlaw Country.

Barna Shock Poll: Christians Still Need Jesus

The latest Barna poll says that the majority of American Christians act like pharisees. But do they?

God and Country Music: The Salvation of George Jones

I’d like to think that he remembered the Gospel songs that he recorded in 1973 and found Jesus like Johnny Cash.

God and Country Music: Tradition, Innovation, and Old Crow Medicine Show

“… to bring something timeless into a timely place and make it savory is to let that which is timeless change you.”

Music at Mars Hill: Is Nicki Minaj Possessed?

“It seems that in our culture when someone wants to be “artistic” or “creatively daring”, they usually end up doing something that will offend church-goers — which, let’s just admit, is no big challenge.”