P90X for Jesus

A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls. Proverbs 25:28 If I am honest my city was invaded a long time ago and I’ve been living in subjection to a new master for some time. I am in many ways a slave to self-indulgence and comfort. For months now [...]

The Most Popular Posts of 2010: #6 – Hipster Christianity: Did You Know That You're a Hipster?

In his latest book, Brett McCracken broadens a category to the extreme.

How Can You Watch A Show About Buddhism?

What if a Buddhist television program could teach us something?

I Laughed At Hipster Hitler, But I Didn't Like It

Of course it’s funny, but is it right?

RetroPost: A Blackened Friday

David Dunham laments the somber turn 2008′s Black Friday took, and sees himself in the crowd.

The Problem of Homelessness

What does it really mean to love “the least of these”?

RetroPost: How to Celebrate “Reformation Day” Without Being Weird

If you’re not rethinking Halloween, you’re most likely celebrating another holiday on October 31st. David Dunham provides some helpful hints.

Dexter: We Are All Serial Killers Inside

This serial killer would like you to examine yourself in light of his rebukes.

Poser Christianity

Dr. James K.A. Smith offers a critique of Brett McCracken’s Hipster Christianity, insisting that McCracken is really addressing posers more than hipsters. It’s an interesting article and I think it raises some good critiques. The critique itself is, I think, a bit more harsh than it needed to be. Here’s a good summary quote: …his analysis [...]

Wake Up! To Optimism

The new album from The Roots may be overly optimistic, but we could learn a lot from it.