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Pop Culture is everywhere. We just acknowledge it. Christ and Pop Culture is an attempt to discuss and think rightly about the common knowledge of our age.
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Recent Posts

Citizenship Confusion: Pamela Geller Abuses a Murder“Voices like Robert Spencer and Pamela Geller are very dangerous, particular for Christians and conservatives”

Grace Notes: Dead Can Dance, The Mary Onettes, Saint EtienneDead Can Dance come back from the dead, The Mary Onettes adjust their 80′s sound, and Saint Etienne just want you to dance.

Sacred Space: Superbowl Sunday“Something in the regular life of the church is going to conflict with the Superbowl this Sunday. What ought the church to do?”

Eat Your Vegetables: “The Age of Innocence” (Wharton, 1920)The novel’s tone is thoroughly ironic, as Archer continually misreads as progressive the very traits that consign him to the status quo.

Mixed Signals: What the Christian Message Says to the MassesTargeting a message to your “superfans” doesn’t mean that they are the only ones listening.
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Archive
Archive for August, 2009
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Knapp Back
Posted on August 31, 2009 | 1 CommentJennifer Knapp is coming back?! -
Podcast #57: Welcome to District 9
Posted on August 28, 2009 | 6 CommentsIs District 9 the next sci-fi classic? -
Rethinking the Stumbling Block: Christian Culture as a Barrier
Posted on August 27, 2009 | 25 CommentsHow Veggie Tales and Thomas Kinkade may get in the way of loving your brothers and sisters in Christ. -
WWBR?
Posted on August 25, 2009 | No CommentsWWBR (What Would Barack Read)? Slate magazine tells us. -
If I knew then what I know now…
Posted on August 24, 2009 | 1 CommentSurvey: Average gamer is 35, fat and depressed – I should point out that I am none of those things, though I suppose I could be in 7 years time. Am I staring into a crystal ball? -
Up for Some Halo 3?
Posted on August 24, 2009 | 2 CommentsIf you’d like to play some Halo 3 on Xbox Live with some CaPC writers, comment with your gamertag and log on tonight by 9:30pm eastern time. Play along with CaPC writers and readers! It’s always a fun time! -
Gamers Hate Orson Scott Card
Posted on August 24, 2009 | 2 CommentsThe controversy about Shadow Complex, Orson Scott Card, and gay rights - This is an important one for Christian gamers to pay attention to. Lots of interesting things going on here. -
All’s Fair in love and Mexico
Posted on August 24, 2009 | 1 CommentMexico has legalized possession of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, LSD, and heroine (among other drugs). The reasoning is to keep a very corrupt police force from extorting money from those caught with smaller amounts and to help, so they think, in combating the massive... -
How the boy wizard won over religious critics
Posted on August 24, 2009 | 1 CommentHow the boy wizard won over religious critics — and the deeper meaning theologians now see in his tale. -
Not what we’ve been led to think…
Posted on August 24, 2009 | No CommentsAustrian economist Steve Horwitz has done some studying on household incomes from 1980-2006. It turns out that the percentage of households making $100,000 went up fairly significantly, those making 75,000-99,000 went up somewhat, and every lower income bracket saw a drop in how much of the... -
Apocalypse Isn’t The Worst Thing!
Posted on August 24, 2009 | No CommentsThe Colony provides a look at the end of the world... and the end of ourselves. -
Will 28 Weeks Later director take on Bioshock movie?
Posted on August 24, 2009 | No CommentsAwesome: Will 28 Weeks Later director take on Bioshock movie? -
Programming Note: Podcast FAIL
Posted on August 21, 2009 | 2 CommentsBen and I recorded this fantastic podcast about John Hughes and teen media culture… but the whole thing disappeared. So, we won’t have a new podcast this week. Hopefully you guys can wait until next week for another installment of the podcast. -
Who’s On My iPhone?
Posted on August 19, 2009 | No CommentsMark Driscoll iPhone app now available! -
The Day Cartoons Got Darker?
Posted on August 19, 2009 | 6 CommentsWe all miss the old Ninja Turles, but should we? -
Shadow Complex Helps Define the Summer Game
Posted on August 18, 2009 | No CommentsThe subject matter of summer movies has evolved to attract these families and teens, but this phenomenon affects games differently. With families heading out for vacation or spending weekends at the beach, there hasn’t, traditionally, been a lot of time set aside for videogame-playing during... -
9 Things Parents Should Know About District 9
Posted on August 18, 2009 | No Comments9 Things Parents Should Know About District 9 -
Singing the “I’m the Center of My Universe” Blues
Posted on August 18, 2009 | 2 CommentsJulie & Julia hijacks a great story for the sake of a mediocre one. -
A Lover’s Quarrel
Posted on August 18, 2009 | No CommentsTim Challies reviews a new book by another recovering Evangelical, but this one has an interesting twist to it than most books like it these days. Here’s a snippet from the review: “My name is Warren, and I’m a recovering evangelical.” There are plenty of... -
Up for Some Left 4 Dead?
Posted on August 17, 2009 | 2 CommentsIf you’d like to play some Left 4 Dead on Xbox Live with some CaPC writers, comment with your gamertag and log on tonight between 9 and 9:30pm eastern time. (Note: This game is for adult gamers only who are okay with violence. Please don’t...





