Avatar vs. Avatar: A Christian Case for Nonviolence Even in the Face of Injustice
It’s by Christ’s death that we can love our enemies, seek peace with those that want to harm us, and refuse to take vengeance when we are wronged.
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.
The Twin Poles of Advent
Hope, love, joy, and peace are ours in grappling with the realities of death, judgment, heaven, and hell.
A Death Worth Hallowing
Spooky Season and the waning of the year is a regularly scheduled encounter with death, and I draw tremendous comfort from it.
Is There Really Redemption in Sunrise on the Reaping?
Despite Haymitch’s mistakes, the Capitol and Snow are defeated, and hope was always present amid death.
Taking Our Final Destination to Heart: Nobody Cheats Death
The Final Destination films tap into the gospel truth we try to avoid with protein shakes, exercise routines, and Cadillac healthcare plans.
Let’s Talk About Angel Movies (and Hope When All Seems Lost)
Angels are a link between earth and heaven, providing guidance in life and comfort in death.
Apple TV+’s Shrinking: Why Things Get Worse Before They Get Better
This series captures the reality that the most difficult parts of life are the most transformative.
I Believe in A Christmas Carol (and the Redemptive Power of Memory)
These memories could make holidays without my daughter miserable. But the opposite is true. Remembrance makes Christmas all the more precious.
The Grace of Phantom Pain
Comparing the continuing presence of a dead loved one to a phantom limb is more than metaphor: it’s a transformative experience.
Let’s Talk About Abbott and Costello Movies (and a Communion of Grief)
With a heart that came near to breaking, Costello made the world laugh: the more he suffered, the more he wanted to bring healing to others.
Let’s Talk About Mummy Movies (and Life After Death)
Ancient Egyptians were deeply involved in questions of the afterlife: God did indeed set eternity in the hearts of all humanity across the ages.
A Separate Bargain: How Grief Is an Act of Love
How many parents, driven to despair, have offered their lives to God or the devil if only their child could survive?
Love and Loss with Metalcore
My daughter Jess died in 2015, yet through music, she feels less absent somehow. Her CDs are a bridge of sorts, conciliatory and consoling.
Chris Hemsworth’s Limitless Highlights the Beauty of the Incarnation
This is the paradox of Limitless and of life: we want to celebrate aging and, yes, even death, but we also fear both and try to stave them off as much as possible.
This Is Not How My Story Ends: Big Truths from Big Fish
If knowing the tale’s end can transform the storyline of a Tim Burton comedy, imagine the implications for the Christian life?
