“Both Oswalt and Rhodes showed a part of their own fears and insecurities on Twitter; so too did their followers, supporters, defenders, and dismissers.”
The Kiddy Pool: Will Smith And His Family Are Superheroes. What’s Your Family Metaphor?
June 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
“Our families define us, and we define them, mapping out a microcosm of our vision of the world, its paths, and its qualities.”
God & Country Music: The New Jason Isbell
June 10, 2013 By 2 Comments
I was fourteen when I first heard Jason Isbell. When he was still with the Drive-By Truckers in 2004, “Goddamn Lonely Love” was on one of those CDs that used to come good music magazines. I knew I had found something special. For a teenager looking for a world to relate to, Jason Isbell’s songs [...]
I Hate Writing About Sex
June 10, 2013 By 13 Comments
Wouldn’t it be nice to drop all this unpleasantness? Unfortunately, we can’t.
According to Ira Glass, Christians Aren’t So Bad
June 7, 2013 By 2 Comments
During an interview in Ocotber 2012, Ira Glass, host of WBEZ Chicago’s This American Life, talks about his own observations of how Christians are depicted in the media. Glass noticed that Christians were often shown as crazy in their lifestyle, in a variety of ways. What surprised Glass most is that the Christians he knew [...]
A New Gospel-Inspired Peace in Honduras
June 7, 2013 By 1 Comment
“For my family, to gain their country back from the gangs is a small preview of the day when ‘Violence shall no more be heard in your land, devastation or destruction within your borders; you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise.’”
Can Heterosexuals Learn from Gay Marriage?
June 6, 2013 By 2 Comments
Marriage is about more than maintaining bliss and getting things done. Its about the gospel.
Damaged Goods & Thoughtless Unloading: Stop Giving Broken or Useless Junk to Disaster Areas
June 6, 2013 By 1 Comment
“When people’s lives have been ripped apart, the last thing they need is another bag of damaged goods to deal with.”
Pope Misspoke: How Faith and Goodness Are Tied to One Another
May 31, 2013 By 16 Comments
“Even good actions that are not first derived from a love to God will be morally flawed—tinged with some degree of selfishness and deceit.”
CaPC Podcast #122: It’s a Family Cast! Plus, Living in and Touring the Deep South
May 30, 2013 By 1 Comment
Click here to listen! This week, editor-in-chief Richard Clark is joined by his Mom, Louise “Weesie” Clark, and his fiance, Jennifer Shaheen to explore the deep psychological impact childhood media has on their psyches. Did the Disney boycott have the right idea? Was Nickelodeon pushing the envelope too far? Was Zack Morris a psychopath? (spoiler: Yes) Then, they [...]
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