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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 January, 2010
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Apple’s iDud
Posted on January 30, 2010 | No CommentsDid Apple release an iDud? -
Podcast #71: How “Chuck” “Lost” the “Assassin’s Creed” While Emerging from Church
Posted on January 29, 2010 | 11 CommentsThis week, we're at your mercy. -
Other Door
Posted on January 29, 2010 | No CommentsSecret Rituals of American Idol Auditions Exposed – If you take American Idol at face value, this may be a somewhat surprising read. -
Man Knows Not His Time
Posted on January 29, 2010 | 1 CommentWriter J.D. Salinger, author of “Catcher in the Rye,” passed away in his home in New Hampshire. He was 91. For a long time he had been essentially a recluse, not giving interviews and not publishing. -
Assassin’s Creed 2: Shot Through the Heart
Posted on January 28, 2010 | 56 CommentsA video game tackles religion head-on. The results are mixed. -
The newest tablet on the block…
Posted on January 27, 2010 | 6 CommentsIf you’re an Apple fan (or full on fanboy) our holy father, his royal Steveness has spoken from on high today. “Not since Moses came down from on high with those commandments has a tablet generated so much interest,” noted the Wall Street Journal. Apple... -
‘Up in the Air’: A Meditation on Scriptedness
Posted on January 27, 2010 | 2 CommentsWhy is it so hard to mean what we say? -
Moore, Parents, and Tattoos
Posted on January 26, 2010 | No CommentsRuss Moore answers a question on tattoos and honoring your mother and father -
Lost’s Biggest Question
Posted on January 26, 2010 | 4 CommentsThe CaPC Water Cooler: In the world of Lost, are faith and reason mutually exclusive? -
“Pretty cool, huh?”
Posted on January 26, 2010 | No CommentsSteve Jobs delivers the annual presidential address. -
Participate!
Posted on January 25, 2010 | 6 CommentsWant to dictate what we talk about on this week’s podcast? Leave a comment with a suggested subject by 8 pm eastern time tonight, and we’ll address it on the show! -
Weeds & the Consequences of Living in a Material World
Posted on January 25, 2010 | 2 CommentsOwning things can be hazardous to your spiritual health. -
From the Supreme Court
Posted on January 24, 2010 | No CommentsThe Supreme Court is getting a lot of attention for its Citizens United decision. The decision allows groups such as unions and corporations to spend freely on campaign ads and other independent but blatantly political acts. Here is a sensible defense of it. As is this. The... -
Podcast #70: Avatar’s Messiah Complex & Haiti’s Tragedy
Posted on January 22, 2010 | 7 CommentsWhat's wrong with Avatar? What do we do about Haiti? -
Children of the Digital Age
Posted on January 22, 2010 | No CommentsThe Kaiser Family Foundation Study reveal that children between the ages of 8-18 spend, on average, 7 1/2 hours a day accessing the various forms of electronic media…I confess, I thought it would be more. -
Dead
Posted on January 21, 2010 | No CommentsThe Health Care Bill has crashed and burned. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she does not have the votes to pass the Senate version and any compromise will not pass both bodies. So, what’s next? The best idea, I think, is not to quit but... -
Go, CoCo!
Posted on January 21, 2010 | No CommentsConan O’Brien Seals Deal to Exit NBC -
More than Mere Suggestions
Posted on January 21, 2010 | 6 CommentsWant your friends to watch your favorite movie, read your favorite book, play your favorite game, or hear your favorite album? Here's how to share your love of art without going too far. -
The Church in Haiti is in Need
Posted on January 21, 2010 | No CommentsHere’s a youtube clip of Pastors Mark Driscoll and James McDonald talking about a church destoryed in the Haiti earthquake. -
Game of the Year?
Posted on January 21, 2010 | No CommentsBehold: Bible Navigator X, the Bible on your Xbox!





