New Year’s Resolutions as an “Expectation of Faith”

Last updated on: December 31, 2013 at 11:37 pm By Derek Rishmawy

"While biological, historical, political, and social regularities exist -- these are not mere figments of our imaginations -- history is not so frozen in the death grip of sameness as world-worn cynics would have us believe." Read more

16. Kentucky Route Zero: “Playing Becomes a Kind of Rest” #CaPC25

Last updated on: January 1, 2014 at 8:39 am By Richard Clark

All this week, the writers of Christ and Pop Culture unveil their 25 most loved things of 2013. Previous #17: House of Cards (Netflix) #16. Kentucky Route Zero (PC/MAC) Kentucky Route Zero deals primarily with the history of work, debt and economics and how those realities impact the human soul. It feels both mundane and surreal, slow and transfixing, horrific and beautiful. The game’s protagonist meanders and trudges along with patience, regret, and hope, a cluster of emotions that the player instantly connects with. By guiding Kentucky... Read more

17. House of Cards: “Only Us. Small. Solitary. Striving.” #CaPC25

Last updated on: December 31, 2013 at 11:08 am By Anita Kobayashi Sung

All this week, the writers of Christ and Pop Culture unveil their 25 most loved things of 2013. Previous #18: Jason Isbell – Southeastern #17: House of Cards (Netflix) Frank Underwood, played by Kevin Spacey, is a Democratic Congressman out for revenge after he is passed over as Secretary of State. This original web drama series produced by and available exclusively on Netflix, is set in Washington D.C.’s political scene, as Frank maneuvers and manipulates people and events to satiate his desire for... Read more

18. Jason Isbell – Southeastern: “Some of the Most Powerful Fiction of the Year” #CaPC25

Last updated on: December 31, 2013 at 10:07 am By Nick Rynerson

All this week, the writers of Christ and Pop Culture unveil their 25 most loved things of 2013. Previous #19: Feminism #18. Jason Isbell – Southeastern Jason Isbell has always been a great songwriter. For the last decade the Muscle Shoals native has been cranking out good song after good song. But in 2013, Isbell has outdone himself. Coming on the heels of a new start—sobering up and marrying fellow Americana virtuoso Amanda Shires—his fourth solo album, Southeastern, marks a new level of... Read more

19. Feminism: “Women are Rising” #CaPC25

Last updated on: December 31, 2013 at 9:21 am By Amy Lepine Peterson

All this week, the writers of Christ and Pop Culture unveil their 25 most loved things of 2013. Previous #20: Mad Men (AMC) #19. Feminism Why did “feminism” make our list in 2013 when it’s been around for well over a century? This year we’ve been encouraged by discussions by and about women within the church. From Wendy Alsup’s call for a New Wave of Complementarianism to Sarah Bessey’s plea for Christians to recognize the way that Jesus loves women in her... Read more

20. Mad Men: “There’s the Slightest Hope” #CaPC25

Last updated on: December 31, 2013 at 8:05 am By Nick Olson

All this week, the writers of Christ and Pop Culture unveil their 25 most loved things of 2013. Previous #21: The Mindy Project (FOX) #20: Mad Men (AMC) Thank God (spoilers ahead, obviously): by the end of season 6, Don Draper has had his Hershey moment. Some of my fondest childhood memories are of our family’s yearly summer trip to Hershey Park, a mere two hours from our central Pennsylvania home. One of our many traditions associated with the trip was to ride the... Read more

Todd Starnes Sold Us a War on Christianity. We Bought It.

Last updated on: January 1, 2014 at 12:47 pm By Alan Noble

"Starnes sells us what we want to hear. We want to believe that we are the underdog. And Starnes sells us that story, wrapped in language of patriotism and faith." Read more

21. The Mindy Project: “Delivers the Laughs Without Delving into Snark” #CaPC25

Last updated on: December 31, 2013 at 7:08 am By D.L. Mayfield

All this week, the writers of Christ and Pop Culture unveil their 25 most loved things of 2013. Previous #22: Cart Life (PC) #21: The Mindy Project (FOX) These are the things I should tell you about The Mindy Project: Mindy Kaling is a woman, she is curvy, she is Indian, she is funny, she writes/produces/directs and she stars in her own television show. But here is what I really want to tell you: Mindy Kaling is spinning a web of romantic comedy... Read more

22. Cart Life: “I Wanted to Make a Better Life” #CaPC25

Last updated on: December 30, 2013 at 11:15 am By Drew Dixon

All this week, the writers of Christ and Pop Culture unveil their 25 most loved things of 2013. Previous #23: Disunity in Christ: Uncovering the Hidden Forces that Keep Us Apart by Christena Cleveland #22: Cart Life (PC) I was too slow serving customers, I gave people incorrect change, and I didn’t accurately calculate how long it would take me to get downtown for a court hearing in which my character was to argue for joint custody of her daughter. The list of things... Read more

23. Disunity in Christ: “A Prophetic Breath of Fresh Air” #CaPC25

Last updated on: December 30, 2013 at 10:07 am By Tyler Glodjo

All this week, the writers of Christ and Pop Culture unveil their 25 most loved things of 2013. Previous #24: When We Were on Fire by Addie Zierman #23: Disunity in Christ: Uncovering the Hidden Forces that Keep Us Apart by Christena Cleveland It’s not hard to develop a biblical argument for unity within Christian churches. We need only go to John 17 where Jesus prays that we all “be one” as he and the Father are one. In fact, there has been much written... Read more