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What Memes Mean: Muppet Political DiscourseLiving in an age where even Muppets offer political criticism ought to inspire us to speak better.
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When Games Matter: Arkham City and Seamless Storytelling“This moment in Arkham City gives me hope because it was a moment of truth. A moment when the world worked as it should and my determination to save it was tested.”
Two Can Play at That: What Komen Can Teach Us about BoycottsIs it justified, even heroic, to use power to force our will on others?
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Supreme Justice: Engaging Culture Through the New Court Term
Posted on December 5, 2011 | No CommentsThis year's Supreme Court term could be one of its most interesting... and controversial. -
Taking Dr. King Even More Seriously
Posted on September 1, 2011 | No CommentsAs the new memorial is unveiled, Adam Carrington gleans from MLK's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail". -
Clarity and Charity: Bachmann’s Faith and Christian Community
Posted on August 18, 2011 | 1 CommentOur reaction to Michele Bachmann may have a significant effect on how the outside world sees us. -
A Time to Choose: Debt Ceilings, Medicare, and Competing Visions of America’s Future
Posted on July 12, 2011 | No CommentsComplicated political and financial realities must never prevent us from loving our neighbors as ourselves. -
Know Your Limitations: the Great and Not So Great Jon Stewart
Posted on June 22, 2011 | 4 CommentsJon Stewart's recent interview on Fox News begs the question: should he stick to comedy? -
Trumped
Posted on May 2, 2011 | No CommentsWhy do we answer a fool in his folly? -
When Our Heroes Fail: The Case of Jim Tressel
Posted on March 11, 2011 | 2 CommentsJim Tressel was a man I could emulate. Now, everything has changed. -
The Illegitimacy of Oppression: How Can Christians Think About the Egyptian Revolt?
Posted on February 7, 2011 | 1 CommentThe Egyptian revolution is a complex development, but certain Christian principles can help us to think through the implications. -
Being Presidential
Posted on January 14, 2011 | No CommentsIf you haven’t already heard, seen, or read it, I commend to you President Obama’s speech regarding the Tucson shootings. It is well-said and strikes the kind of tone that is Presidential in the best sense. While he cannot escape day-to-day battles that are partisan... -
Meloncholy and the Infinite Madness: Tucson’s Horror and the Brokenness of Mental Illness
Posted on January 12, 2011 | 5 CommentsWhy would someone do something like this, and can anything be done for such a person? -
Living the Christian Tension: Keller and VanDrunen on Christian Cultural Engagement
Posted on January 5, 2011 | No CommentsTwo recent books explore the question of Christian involvement in the greater world culture. -
“Sister Wives”: Are We Really Loving to be Watching?
Posted on November 8, 2010 | 6 Comments“Sister Wives” asks us to confront real questions about the limits of reality-television and how we can articulate Christianity in our own times. -
The Nastiest Election Ever!(?)
Posted on November 1, 2010 | No CommentsEvery election cycle we hear about how nasty the discourse of our politics has become. We also tend to hear that low-brow, negative attacks have reached all-new lows in an ever-descending discourse. This video from Reason.tv shows that such talk is historically ill-informed. It shows... -
Text and Image: How Biblical Art Points us to Worship
Posted on October 27, 2010 | 1 CommentArt can often point us to Someone greater than ourselves. -
In Praise of the New Republic
Posted on October 18, 2010 | No CommentsI wanted to bring attention to the article “The Moral Case for Soaking the Rich” on the New Republic’s website. This article was written by Jonathan Cohn, one of NR writers. In it, Cohn makes gives two “moral” reasons for raising taxes on those with... -
Tea Party Racists…or Elite Condescention?
Posted on October 14, 2010 | No CommentsA study of signs held at a recent Tea Party rally show that 5% mentioned President Obama’s religion or race. Instead, the vast portion of the signs argued for limited government, lower taxes, or attacked President Obama in his official capacity as Chief Executive. This... -
Tolerating the Intolerables: Should the First Amendment Protect Westboro Baptist?
Posted on October 11, 2010 | No CommentsThere may be more at stake in this Supreme Court case than we think. -
Should Christians Celebrate the Constitution?
Posted on September 17, 2010 | 2 CommentsIs this a document we're too enamored with? -
Tragedy in the Shadow of a Milestone
Posted on September 16, 2010 | No CommentsLast week the Cincinnati Reds celebrated the 25th anniversary of 4192—the number of career hits Pete Rose collected by September 11, 1985. The mark established Rose as the player with the most hits in Major League history. It is a mark that no current baseball... -
Clear as Mud: The Gospel in Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” Rally
Posted on August 30, 2010 | 7 CommentsThe wide-spread acceptance of Glenn Beck's revival may say more about our theological ignorance than our political passions.