Death is Always Brutal: Reflections on Clair Obscur Expedition 33

Death is always brutal. Death is always violent. There is no glossing over this reality.

Nick Cave’s Wild God and the Cost of Capturing Goodness in Art

Works of art that aim to capture the good can result in spiritual transformation, enlarging our appetite for truth, goodness, and beauty.

“Because You Let Me.” The Horror of Speak No Evil, Niceness, and Complacent Men

Speak No Evil starkly portrays the point at which niceness becomes a weapon in the hands of those cruel and clever enough to wield it.

The Scandal of Reading 15 | Patti Callahan Henry on CS Lewis’ Till We Have Faces

Jessica is joined by Patti Callahan Henry to discuss their shared love for C.S. Lewis and the story of Joy Davidman.

The Case for Taking Video Games Seriously

While Gen X and Boomers have helped Christians consider the cost of playing video games, they rarely consider the cost of neglecting them.

My Dear Wormwood: A Screwtape Letter on the Art of Smartphone Addiction

Neutrality towards technology isn’t as good as enthusiasm, of course, but it’s much better than allowing the seeds of skepticism to grow.

Time in the Telling: How Stories of Time Help Us Grapple with a Fallen World 

All of time itself is but a dream from which the people of Narnia—and, let the reader understand, all of us—will someday wake.

The Resurrected Memories of The Grand Budapest Hotel

Wes Anderson’s newest film entertains questions about myth and the unique truthfulness of memory.

Downton Abbey: Things We’ve Lost

Celebrating C. S. Lewis: ‘Letters To Malcolm’

Prayer can bring tension and yet intimacy. C. S. Lewis helped remind me of its beauty.

God and Country Music: Eric Church’s “Springsteen” Is Sort of Like Heaven

“Born To Run was in my CD player on my wedding day, so now I can’t listen to “Tenth Avenue Freeze Out” without thinking nostalgically about putting on my suit and taking pre-wedding photos with my bride-to-be. In my memory, my wedding day was perfect.”

How The Psalms Made Folk Music

“Along with being God’s perfect word, the hymnbook of the Bible is an unparalleled artistic achievement that has not only transformed the Church but the entirety of Western music and culture.”