I knew instantly that I had to read Love Walked Among Us: Learning to Love Like Jesus, by Paul E. Miller. “Learning to love…
The World According to Abercrombie & Fitch
Culture / Discernment / Ordinary Life
What do a naked man and woman sitting on a horse bareback have to do with selling T-shirts and shorts? Everything, if the clothes…
Inherit the Wind (Stanley Kramer, 1960)
"As long as a prerequisite for that shining paradise is bigotry, ignorance, and hate, I say to hell with it.” — Henry Drummond, Playing…
Overfed but Undernourished: Reality Television
In many ways, Reality TV may be the best example of many characteristics of television in the future.” ~Herb Terry (associate professor of communications…
Decorating or Desecrating the Temple?
Culture / Discernment / Faith
I was recently at a social gathering with friends when their four year old daughter began pointing at my arms and exclaiming that she…
Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic (Martha Beck, 2000)
I recently dined in Boston with a group of about 10 people, including some Harvard students. One of the major topics was social justice,…
Seduced by Death (Herbert Hendin, 1998)
Books / Discernment / Ordinary Life
I had gone to visit Grandpa in Groningen, Holland, for the last time before coming to the United States to study in January 1996.…
Quiz Show (Robert Redford, 1994)
Robert Redford’s movie, Quiz Show, his best in a career marked by superb directorial performances (Ordinary People, A River Runs Through It), probes a…
Pleasantville (Gary Ross, 1998)
On first viewing, something makes one want to cheer Pleasantville, the comedy written and directed by Gary Ross (writer of Big and Dave, and…
The Patriot (Roland Emmerich, 2000)
A new kind of macho superhero appeared on screens this summer, a kinder, gentler version than the Stallone/ Schwarzeneggar soldier we remember so well…