The longer I am an elder in the church the more dismayed I am at so many of the ideas held by Christians about…
Bored By Life, By God
Culture / Ordinary Life / Spirituality
I’ve been thinking about what we Christians experience when we read Scripture. On the one hand, we believe it to be God’s revelation of…
Youth In Revolt (Miguel Arteta, 2010)
Based on the irreverent coming-of-age novel by C. D. Payne and directed by Miguel Arteta, Youth in Revolt doesn’t begin there—with the revolt. Instead…
A Serious Man (Coen Brothers, 2009)
Laughing with the Devil The devils laughs because God’s world seems senseless to him; the angel laughs with joy because everything in God’s world…
Avatar: A Reflection (James Cameron, 2009)
I See You: Reflections on Avatar—And the Importance of People and Place Putting on 3-D glasses so that I could “see” the story of…
Avatar: A Review (James Cameron, 2009)
To See or Not to See Avatar: A Movie Review Why, perhaps, you should see Avatar I know all the good reasons not to.…
Reign Over Me (Mike Binder, 2007)
You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present. (Journalist Jan Glidewell)…
The Road (Cormac McCarthy, 2006)
They are on a road, alone, surrounded by devastation, blasted by the cold. Houses stand empty, doors ajar, windows broken, floors and ceilings buckling…
Bob Dylan, Christmas in the Heart (2009)
Bob Dylan in the Holiday Spirit Margie and I add to our Toad Hall collection of Christmas music by purchasing one new album each…
Hidden Worldviews: Eight Cultural Stories That Shape Our Lives (Steve Wilkins & Mark L. Sanford, 2009)
Some Lies That Seduce In a fallen and pluralistic world we are surrounded by beliefs, values, and presuppositions that we hardly ever notice. But…