Believing the Gospel We Claim to Believe I think it is safe to say that nobody in the church in the West thinks we…
The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wes Anderson, 2014)
The Singular Vision of Wes Anderson In 1932, Europe found itself in a time of profound change. While it had survived World War I,…
Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi (Fred Burton and Samuel M. Katz, 2013)
The View on the Ground The world remains a troubled, and troubling place. Wars have proliferated into seemingly never ending skirmishes in numerous places…
Nebraska (Alexander Payne, 2013)
When the Journey Takes Us Nowhere Woody Grant, played with great sensitivity by the veteran actor Bruce Dern, sets out from his home in…
3 Haiku
Mary Magnolia blossom Giving beauty and fragrance Fades into freshness Apple blossoms rise Apple blossoms rise And fall always in the world And inside…
Broken Hallelujahs: Why Popular Music Matters to Those Seeking God (Christian Scharen, 2011)
Popular music in theological perspective Christians who wish to be discerning in engaging our world will need to pay attention to popular music. Some…
F.F. Bruce: A Life (Tim Grass, 2011)
A gentle, accessible scholar My first memory of F. F. Bruce (1910-1990) was his book, The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable? It was…
Over the Earth I Come (Duane Schultz, 1992)
Stolen Land After 33 years living in the same house, we moved to a town named Savage. We live on stolen land. From Tierra…
The Milk Carton Kids
A perfect blending I first heard The Milk Carton Kids watching the superb television documentary, Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the music of Inside…
Woven Hand, Refractory Obdurate (2014)
Woe to the broken planet If David Eugene Edwards was a fictional character instead of a musician, he’d appear in a story by Flannery…