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Different Politics, Same Story
Different Politics, Same Story
A Parable of the Two Philip Pullmans (Philips Pullman?)
What Christians Are Saying About My Tattoos, And How I am Responding
Should Christians Buy Their Media Used?
A Parable of the Two Philip Pullmans (Philips Pullman?)
A Parable of the Two Philip Pullmans (Philips Pullman?)
Clear as Mud: The Gospel in Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” Rally
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Archive for January, 2008
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2008 Summer Movie Calendar: July-August
Posted on January 31, 2008 | 3 CommentsTo start some early buzz for the summer, I thought I’d round up information on the big releases so you can be better informed about what’s coming down the pipe. Below you will find a chronological listing of 16 featured upcoming summer of 2008 movies and links to their respective websites. Fair Warning: most of these films are made by non-Christians and may contain questionable material. Hopefully you can save this list for when things begin to thaw out, to help you decide what to see this summer. -
Who Cares About Hollywood?
Posted on January 28, 2008 | 4 CommentsI imagine a large number of people don't usually care about the Oscars, but those numbers must have increased this year. The nominees have been announced and the season is upon us, and yet this year Oscar the Grouch is probably gaining more attention (though Ben Bartlett would probably say that he always gets more attention). But it's not just the mediocre awards show that is gaining little-to-no applause from fans this year, it seems to me that no one really even cares about Hollywood at all this year. -
Shocking Justice
Posted on January 24, 2008 | 1 CommentThere must be a great deal of shock involved for those first-time offenders who find themselves in prison. There is the shock of realizing you’ve been caught and sentenced. There is the shock of the strip search and the first night in a terrifying place. And then, for some, there is the shock of being released after only a short period of prison time has passed. -
2008 Summer Movie Calendar: June
Posted on January 23, 2008 | 3 CommentsTo start some early buzz for the summer, I thought I’d round up information on the big releases so you can be better informed about what’s coming down the pipe. Below you will find a chronological listing of 16 featured upcoming summer of 2008 movies and links to their respective websites. Fair Warning: most of these films are made by non-Christians and may contain questionable material. Hopefully you can save this list for when things begin to thaw out, to help you decide what to see this summer. -
The Science of Violence in Mice and Men
Posted on January 22, 2008 | 5 CommentsA few days ago a news article ran on the front page of Yahoo which reported on a recent scientific study. The research claims to show that mice - and by extension humans - naturally take pleasure in violence. -
Sorry, Cloverfield: Love Won’t Keep Us Together
Posted on January 20, 2008 | 3 CommentsThe film wasn't bad, but it doesn't exactly accomplish what it's trying to do. -
Out With the Old? Netflix and Rethinking Film
Posted on January 17, 2008 | 8 Comments"I'm not interested in this movie. It's old." As a part time high school substitute, I've heard many students express this sentiment when I've played them a video left by their teacher. One popular variant goes, "But it's in black and white!" For many of these kids, films are viewed more like newspapers than drama, music, or literature: the movie is only good when it is fresh off the presses. -
2008 Summer Movie Calendar: May
Posted on January 16, 2008 | 9 CommentsThe summer films of 2008 are shaping up to be some of the most exciting in years. While a handful look like they will be fodder for good theological/cultural discussion, most will be visually electrifying escapist fare. While there aren't as many sequels as 2007, there are quite a few movies that look absolutely incredible. To start some early buzz for the summer, I thought I’d round up information on the big releases so you can be better informed about what’s coming down the pipe. -
In Praise of Film
Posted on January 15, 2008 | 10 CommentsOne problem with much of the Christian commentary on the arts is that it treats every medium essentially the same. Television, music, film, stage, the internet, literature, and illustrated novels are all treated vaguely as one giant neutral monolith by which culture influences weak Christians. The truth is that these mediums are drastically different in what their primary uses are, how they are received, the amount of influence they can have, and their conditioning effects on our culture. -
Is There Integrity in the Work Place?
Posted on January 11, 2008 | 3 CommentsTechnology is moving us all faster and faster into a new world. We can now get our job done quicker, more efficiently, and with greater ease. But according to Mark Saltzman, it doesn't have to work in only that direction. -
A Futurama Life is a Deprived Life
Posted on January 10, 2008 | 4 CommentsThe world of tomorrow often looks, in our minds, like a time that is far more exciting, pleasurable, and fulfilling. We look at our present struggles, our contemporary dilemmas, and we hope that tomorrow will be better. -
Juno’s Nagging Voice
Posted on January 9, 2008 | 6 CommentsIn the first scene of Juno, a girl drinks Tang, walks through a hand-drawn cartoon credit sequence, and has a high-speed and ironic conversation with a convenience store clerk. Immediately, I'm thinking this movie is in trouble. Like a lot of people, I've grown tired of the ironic cynicism displayed in many of the most recent films and television shows. While I enjoy many of the shows that and films that started the fad, the onslaught of one-dimensional copycats has been unfortunate. -
How Do You Respond When Your Team Loses?
Posted on January 8, 2008 | 10 CommentsFrustration, anger, disappointment, embarrassment; these are all feelings that stir up in any good sports fan as he watches his team lose a big game. These were my feelings as I yelled at the TV, threw my hate in the floor and finally resigned myself to accepting defeat on January 7th. -
Sea-World’s Sentimental Secret
Posted on January 7, 2008 | 6 CommentsWhen my wife and I went to Sea World, I was pretty sure I would be around a lot of animal lovers. I expected employees and patrons who were just crazy about marine animals and wanted to conserve them simply because it seems mean to just let them die. I was right, but I got much more than that. -
What’s So Great About 2008?
Posted on January 3, 2008 | 13 CommentsEven though Christ and Pop Culture is only a few months old, we've already had some wonderful conversations about popular culture and how we as believers should interact with it. To start off the year, I thought I would give my list of the pop culture events that I am looking forward to most in 2008. Over the next 12 months I hope to revisit each of these events as they unfold and as we continue to explore the way our faith speaks to every aspect of our lives--even pop culture.
