Downton Abbey: Guilt, Shame, and the Fear of Confession

February 14, 2014 By Jewel Evans

Warning: This article contains spoilers about the sixth episode of Downton Abbey’s fourth season. Each week, Christ and Pop Culture will present an analysis of the latest Downton Abbey episode after it airs on PBS. Episode One: Downton Abbey: A Job Well Done. Episode Two: Downton Abbey: Things We’ve Lost. Episode Three: Downton Abbey: Bring the Light. Episode Four: Downton Abbey: All in the Family. Episode Five: Downton Abbey: Means to an End? This week’s episode of Downton Abbey was full of moments... Read more

How The Lego Movie Helped Me Overcome Fantastical Disappointment

February 14, 2014 By Tyler Glodjo

I was disappointed in The LEGO Movie reveal because, at times, I'm disappointed in myself. Read more

History, Christian Scholarship, and Learning to Re-embrace Our Missionary Past

February 13, 2014 By Derek Rishmawy

"Christian honesty requires facing both the bad and the good, the sin and the grace of our Christian past." Read more

Tim Tebow Can Do All Things Through Christ, So He Should Quit

February 13, 2014 By Matthew Towles

Tim Tebow is missing a golden opportunity that he may not have yet considered. Read more

‘Alone Yet Not Alone’ and the Racial Tone-Deafness of Conservative America

February 12, 2014 By Luke T. Harrington

The impulse from the Right to “set the record straight” and portray America’s settlers as heroes rather than villains may be understandable to a certain extent, but it behooves white Christians at least to try to understand why so many find the narrative offensive. Read more

Walking with the Dead: The Trauma and Healing of Community

February 12, 2014 By daviddunham

"Community creates the potential for trauma, but it also provides the context for healing." Read more

The Kiddy Pool: Philip Seymour Hoffman and the Paradox of the Loving Addict

February 11, 2014 By Erin Wyble Newcomb

"Every relationship with an addict follows the same patterns of peripheral powerlessness" Read more

Ones and Zeros: A Reflection on Spike Jonze’s HER

February 10, 2014 By Kevin McLenithan

How often, in the name of love, do we try to re-create other people in our own image, expecting them to worship us once we’re finished? Read more

Living with Longing: The Genuine Challenge of Singleness, Chastity, and Heartbreak

February 10, 2014 By Richard Clark

God gave us the gift of marriage and family as a foundation for service, not as a cave to retreat into, and He gave us the gift of singleness as an opportunity for unfettered ministry to others. Read more

Ocean’s 11, 1944: Sorting through the Jumble of THE MONUMENTS MEN

February 7, 2014 By Martyn Jones

While George Clooney's wildly-uneven THE MONUMENTS MEN doesn't know what it's supposed to be, one surprising moment brings to light the film that could have been. Read more