The Life Wildcat Saves May Be Your Own
Seeking to rid hypocrisy from the lives of others can become a distraction from our need to come to Christ in repentance.
Blue Like Jazz and the Evolving Ethos of Ethan Hawke
Ethan Hawke isn’t Miller’s imaginary “Cool Christian,” but his intuitive understanding of scripture is humbling and remarkable.
How Kenneth Branagh’s Hercule Poirot Becomes a Christ-Haunted Genius
Branagh’s Poirot is not just a detective solving crimes but a pilgrim navigating the labyrinth of the soul’s darker questions.
The Scandal of Reading 7 | Karen Swallow Prior on Flannery O’Connor’s The Violent Bear It Away
Jessica and guest Karen Swallow Prior discuss Flannery O’Connor’s final novel, “The Violent Bear It Away” and its commentary on suffering.
“I Am Not the One Who Can Forgive”: The Quarry and the Hopefulness of Violent Grace
The Quarry suggests that the awareness of our own sinfulness violently awakens us to our need for a new life.
When Your ‘Story’ Gets in the Way of Your Testimony: Lessons from Leslie Jamison’s The Recovering
Jamison’s book recommends the freedom that comes with simply admitting that we need help… like everybody else.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Shows Us a World Full of Meanness
The film’s accurately bleak depiction of a world without grace instills a powerful longing in viewers that reality might actually be otherwise.
2 + 2 ≠ 5: Finding Hope in 1984
This is what 1984 can offer us: a fuller picture and vocabulary to articulate the brokenness beneath our apathy, fear, and information overload.
“It Is Noble”: Broadchurch, Flannery O’Connor, and the Complexities of Vocation
Shows like ‘Broadchurch’ illustrate how difficult work in fields like law and business can be when an individual is working within an imperfect system.
Listening Closer: I Have a Dream of Election-Season Peace
Election season is on us again. Can music help us keep the peace?
Weird Al Yankovic’s Mandatory Fun: Who and What We Are
Yankovic makes the cross-examination humorous, welcoming, and, for a believer, a reminder that we share a common Creator despite our differences.
True Detective: A Good Detective Is Hard To Find
This Southern Gothic neo-noir crime drama is also a look at two men wrestling with their understandings of God and humanity.
Holy Relics: A Christian Stand-Up Comedy Special
“Some say “I follow Peter,” and others say “I follow Apollos.” Well, here are a few guys whose hearts are sold out for comedy alone. Soli commedia gloria.”
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.
