“Turnau sees the pervasive presence of popular culture as a worldview challenge that requires from the Christian a shrewd cultural engagement.”
“Popologetics” for Evangelicals: Ted Turnau’s Missional Defense of Pop Culture
April 10, 2013 By 3 Comments
Overcoming Mental Illness’ Stigma in the Church: An Interview with Amy Simpson
April 8, 2013 By 10 Comments
I recently asked Amy Simpson for her perspective on the Matthew Warren story, as well as for her observations about the Church’s relationship with mental health issues.
Five Ways to Enjoy May
April 3, 2013 By 4 Comments
April is, if not the cruelest, at least one of the slowest months in pop-culture land. While you’re waiting for the summer blockbusters to arrive, here are five things to look forward to in May — and ways to entertain yourself in the meantime. 1. The Great Gatsby (In theatres May 10) If Baz Luhrmann’s [...]
Yet Another Reason to Love Trader Joe’s
April 2, 2013 By 5 Comments
“In other words, money is important, but people are even more so.”
Does Loneliness Kill the Soul?
April 1, 2013 By 6 Comments
“And here’s some more good news about your loneliness: It might just be shortening your life.”
TK and the Clichés of Our Day
April 1, 2013 By 2 Comments
Taken one at a time, clichés don’t seem so harmful. But what if they were all consumed in one sitting?
What Should I Wear to Church?
March 29, 2013 By 1 Comment
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The tech boom of the 90s was a heady time of enormous newfound wealth and human progress. However, in 2001, the spectacular bubble burst after years of euphoric investors bidding up shoddy dot-coms with no earnings and no profitability in sight. The momentary millionaires and billionaires were gone. Pets.com, once a Wall Street darling, failed [...]
Every Sunday Is a Little Easter Sunday
March 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
In a few days, it will be Easter Sunday, which, for many years now, has been the holiday I most look forward to celebrating. Growing up, it was customary in my family for the kids to get a new outfit for Easter and to wake up that morning to a basket full of candy. There [...]
Frequently Searched Questions: Antimatter Opposed by the Church
March 29, 2013 By 2 Comments
The following are actual search terms people typed into Google (Yahoo?) which directed them to CaPC. In most cases they didn’t find the answer they were looking for on our site. FSQ is an attempt to remedy this problem by answering some of the most (de)pressing questions sent to us through search terms. This week’s theme is [...]
Don’t Worry, Vicky (An Open Letter to Victoria’s Secret)
March 28, 2013 By 7 Comments
Dear Vicky, I know it’s been a rough week for you. That blog post about your “Bright Young Things” advertising campaign went viral, and suddenly parents everywhere are freaking out thinking that you want to sell bras and underwear – and a sexy image – to teen and preteen girls. But relax. You’re not doing [...]
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