About Chase Livingston

Screen Meaning: Devil

Screen Meaning is a weekly exploration by Chase Livingston of the spiritual or transcendent themes contained within films. No matter what you believe about evil, even if you believe the devil is a bogeyman used to control people, you will agree evil is an undeniable reality. You may choose a different word: corruption, conspiracy, catastrophe, [...]

Six Pop Culture Resolutions

Running a little late on resolutions? Pretend it’s on purpose and jump on this bandwagon.

The Most Popular Posts of 2010: #2 – Questioning Matthew Paul Turner: Part 1

“Most Christians are well-equipped for feeling a certain amount of shame–the honesty and grace is the hard part.”

Is a New Moral Code in Order?

On CNN.com Yaron Brook and Onkar Ghate suggest, “Our moral code is out of date.” “Ask someone on the street to name a moral hero; if he isn’t at a loss, he’ll likely name someone like Jesus Christ or Mother Teresa. Why? Because they’re regarded as people of faith who shunned personal profit for the [...]

Why Parenthood is Better

I prefer Parenthood over Modern Family. I believe it is a better show and that it will be remembered more positively in the future. Both series deal with dilemmas faced by families at present as so many shows in TV history have boasted of doing. What separates Parenthood is that it is about communication instead [...]

The David Bazan Interview: Coming to Terms with Doubt

“I like when anyone tells their story honestly. That’s always good. “

Fade to Black – Paste Magazine: 2002-2010

A love song for a fallen friend.

RetroPost: Why I Will Always Root for the Home Team

A tale of the high and low points of being an Alabama fan.

The Fight of Our Lives

What Extraordinary Measures and Ecclesiastes tell us about dying.

LOST Marathon

For whatever reason, I’ve never watched LOST. I did watch a half an episode during the first season but never committed to it. But then, yesterday I had an unusually wild idea: To watch the entire 6 seasons in as few days as possible. I checked Hulu. To my surprise, every episode was available online. [...]