“I Am My Father’s Son”: Stephen Wilson, Jr., Wendell Berry, and the Myth of Self-Creation

Wilson’s songs trace the long, difficult movement where inheritance becomes not just a burden but a belonging.

Holy Night or Pagan Rite? How Christianity Transformed Yuletide

What transforms Christmas into something sacred is not its historical origin, but the heart of the believer.

“We Were Voyagers!” Disney’s Moana Revels in the Quickening Power of Tradition

The contemporary stereotype of tradition — which Moana so beautifully subverts — is that it’s static and deadening.

Mannheim Steamroller and Christmas Traditions

Christmas feels more like Christmas when Mannheim Steamroller is playing.

The More Things Change, the More God Stays the Same

Friendships change. Families change. Traditions change. There is, in every season of change, an everlasting, eternal, unchanging God upon whom I can fix my eyes.

The Real Meaning of Halloween

We should never forget the real meaning of Halloween: paganism.

The CAPC Digest #51: The Contours Of Hillsong Corporate Worship with David Roark

Hillsong corporate worship, authenticity in worship and the appreciation of different worship traditions are the subject as Drew and Tyler interview David Roark.

LOL Interwebz: Life Hacks, Traditions, and Why Your Wine Wants You Dead

Traditions are infinitely bigger than you are, and you can’t make them hip and modern any more than you can change the current of a river by jumping into it.

CAPC Podcast #13 – Justin Bieber, Evangelical Sex Scandals, Down Payments Instead of Engagement Rings