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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 October, 2009
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Rethinking Halloween…
Posted on October 31, 2009 | 2 CommentsIs ignoring Halloween the Christian thing to do, or something else? -
Podcast Programming Note
Posted on October 30, 2009 | No CommentsThere will be no podcast this week. Instead, we are preparing to unveil a slightly different version of the CaPC podcast next week. Stay tuned! -
Kevin DeYoung on the Arts and the Church
Posted on October 30, 2009 | No CommentsKevin DeYoung says that when it comes to the Arts in the church there should be Common Ground and Common Sense. -
How “Taken” Challenged My Fathering
Posted on October 30, 2009 | 32 CommentsWould you shoot a guy's wife for your daughter? Wait, what? -
Luther Hated Halloween
Posted on October 29, 2009 | No CommentsSo why did Luther nail the 95 Theses…naturally because he hated Halloween. -
Modern Warfare 2: The Wrong Side of the Gun?
Posted on October 29, 2009 | 18 CommentsA leaked video of this year's most anticipated game has everyone asking "What were they thinking?" -
When Doubt Wins Out: David Bazan Curses His Branches
Posted on October 28, 2009 | 27 CommentsIn his new album, David Bazan shares his lack of faith. What does it mean for the church? -
Clearly it was all a dream.
Posted on October 27, 2009 | No CommentsIt’s time to start reading way too much into Lost interviews! Here’s a good one. -
The Zombie Luther Contest Begins
Posted on October 27, 2009 | 6 CommentsSo we are having a contest to see who can come up with the best Zombie Luther Costume. Here are the rules: 1) Your costume has to look like Martin Luther the reformer 2) Your costume has to look like a zombie 3) Take a... -
Scary Films
Posted on October 26, 2009 | No CommentsThese movies were scary in a whole different way…as in scary bad! -
Top Five Halloween Songs
Posted on October 26, 2009 | No CommentsSo if you happen to need music to accompany every occassion might I suggest my top five Halloween songs: 1. Thriller by Michael Jackson 2. The Monster Mash by Boris Pickett 3. Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr. 4. Soul Stalker by Calibretto 13 5. This... -
Top Five Halloween Flicks
Posted on October 26, 2009 | 3 CommentsHere’s my favorite Halloween flicks, what’s yours: 5. Sleepy Hollow 4. Shaun of the Dead 3. The Corpse Bride 2. Psycho 1. Night of the Living Dead -
How to Celebrate “Reformation Day” Without Being Weird
Posted on October 26, 2009 | 10 CommentsSometimes the scariest thing about Halloween is the bad Reformation Day parties. -
Podcast #64: Where Are the Wild Things, Anyway?
Posted on October 23, 2009 | No CommentsWho cares if it's too scary or not scary enough? "Where the Wild Things Are" is truthful. -
Fight the Good Fight
Posted on October 23, 2009 | No CommentsA UFC devotional -
There’s Bad News and then there’s Bad News
Posted on October 22, 2009 | 6 CommentsThis is pretty awful news: Hulu to charge for content. -
Perspective Win.
Posted on October 22, 2009 | 1 CommentI Kept Playing — The Costs Of My Gaming Addiction – A gaming journalist shares a deeply honest and personal account. More like this, please. -
FlashForward is Letting me Down
Posted on October 22, 2009 | 1 CommentFlashForward was a genius idea for a show. Too bad it’s flailing. – Thanks to Scott over at Collide for recommending the show, but man, it just keeps getting worse. Still, I’ll probably keep watching till the end of the season. -
Why the stupid ‘Balloon Boy’ story actually matters
Posted on October 22, 2009 | No CommentsWhy the stupid ‘Balloon Boy’ story actually matters -
Shhhh! Ben Paid the Average Price…
Posted on October 21, 2009 | 1 CommentRemember when 2D Boy let you pay what you want for World of Goo? Here’s a graph of how many people paid how much. Nothing too surprising.






