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November 2018

November 09, 2018
It’s early November, and Michael Buble has already told me it’s beginning to look a...
November 07, 2018
This week, Judah Smith, pastor of Churchome — the mega congregation that is home to...

October 2018

October 01, 2018
I know, I know. It’s been awhile since I’ve written anything. My bad. It’s been...

September 2018

September 14, 2018
I’ve made no secret of the fact that I grew up in a Christian home,...
September 07, 2018
Recently, Christianity Today published results of a LifeWay research poll stating that 57% of American...

August 2018

August 31, 2018
I pity anyone who was my friend when I was single. I was the king...
August 20, 2018
  Although I was largely invisible in high school (and liked it that way), there...
August 13, 2018
Sometimes I wonder if God knows what he’s doing. I wonder that right now, nearing...
August 09, 2018
Odds are, we’ve never met. Unless you’re one of my friends or family members, you...

July 2018

July 26, 2018
In the past two months, my family lost a generation of matriarchs. In May, my...
July 20, 2018
During some vacation sightseeing a few years back, my wife and I visited a small...
July 18, 2018
I could create an entire podcast out of the lessons I’ve learned from Jim Henson....
July 09, 2018
A few weeks ago, I attended my niece’s dance recital. I can’t say I expected...
July 06, 2018
When I started the CROSS.CULTURE.CRITIC. podcast a little over a year ago, my original plan...
July 06, 2018
I was not a Mr. Rogers kid. I’ve made no secret of my love and...
July 03, 2018
It takes a lot to turn off the new album by your favorite artist one...

June 2018

June 29, 2018
I know, I know. Writing has been sparse the past few weeks. I’m sorry and...
June 18, 2018
I am not a fan of President Donald Trump. I was annoyed when he was...
June 14, 2018
When my wife was pregnant with our son, people looked at my busy schedule and...
June 11, 2018
I write a lot about my beliefs, to the point where I sometimes cringe at...
June 09, 2018
When I walked out of the theater after seeing “Saved!” 14 years ago, I was...
June 07, 2018
You will never be perfect. Stop clinging to that goal, because it’s not going to...
June 05, 2018
I’ve had people remark that I’m hard on Christians. Whether on this blog, on social...
June 03, 2018
Communion is sacred. It’s one of two ordinances that Jesus explicitly commanded his followers to...
June 01, 2018
I am a product of Christian camp. When I was a kid, one of the...

May 2018

May 29, 2018
When it was alleged that Paige Patterson, president of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, had counseled...
May 25, 2018
Since its release 10 years ago, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”...
May 23, 2018
About five minutes into “Camp Manna,” it's clear that the filmmakers are in on the...
May 21, 2018
Last week, a young man walked into his Texas high school armed with a gun,...
May 18, 2018
This is the time of year when I am normally at my movie-geekiest. Usually by...
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