Christ and Pop Culture
What is this Giving Tuesday thing anyway? Read more
What is this Giving Tuesday thing anyway? Read more
Modern cinematic works of science fiction try to imitate the message of Metropolis, showing the resourcefulness of humanity to solve its own problems, many of which it also created. Read more
"Rap is bridging the gap between two different worlds and is accomplishing more gospel unity than possibly any other artistic effort the church pursues." Read more
"The Governor’s return comes only as he begins to see the value of the monster within." Read more
At this point in our cultural history, it’s pretty much well-acknowledged that graphic novels are cool, legitimate vehicles for storytelling. Comics aren’t just Superman and Batman beating up on villains and/or each other every month. There are sports comics and mystery comics and autobiographical comics and love stories and war stories and stories that will make your heart hurt so badly that you may feel truly alive for the first time in forever. The medium has grown and matured—and for... Read more
How did the holiday that is supposed to help us be thankful for what we have, actually make it harder to be thankful? Read more
Black Friday has burst its bounds and is threatening to devour the single greatest holiday that we have left. Read more
Maybe more than any other people group, Christians believe that stories shape people, making us suspicious about the pernicious influence of non-Christian stories and eager to use our own stories for evangelism and discipleship. This posture towards stories is understandable. Our Savior was the Word. Our Holy Scriptures are one great narrative comprised of a myriad of smaller ones. Christ used stories extensively in His teaching. In earlier centuries, Christians worried about the harmful effects of reading novels, time wasted... Read more
"What is incredulous to me is this continuing idea that popular culture -- be it rock n' roll, television, video games, etc. -- ought to still be considered as something not worth serious consideration and thought." Read more
"Videogames have revived themselves by moving the focus from computer processors and features, to human beings." Read more
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