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Not Fit for Dinner: Placing #ObamaInHistory“We can disagree about the connections made on the President biography pages, but we we would be mistaken to think that Obama is ahistorical and is leading America in a past-less present.”
The Televangelists: In Praise of Sherlock & its Co-Creator Steven Moffat“Here, then, is a brief tour through Moffat’s oeuvre of awesomeness.”
Sacred Space: What’s Wrong with Videogames in Church?“My objection to video games in church boils down to what makes a church.”
Grace Notes: My Bloody Valentine“Few bands can claim to have altered the musical landscape, much less charted out an entirely new landscape.”
Mixed Signals: How to Make a Proper Apology“Learning to make a proper apology is one of those indispensable life skills that we all need but few of us were trained to deliver appropriately.”
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Honorable Mention: Ships by Danielson
Posted on April 5, 2010 | 2 CommentsTop Albums of the Decade Honorable Mention: Ships by Danielson Otherwise known as Danielson Famile or Brother Danielson, Daniel Smith has been making bizarre but Christ-exalting music for over 15 years now. Though Smith and his family have enjoyed some commercial success and had the privilege/curse... -
Honorable Mention for Top 10 Albums of the Decade: Drunkard’s Prayer by Over the Rhine
Posted on April 3, 2010 | No CommentsSoon I plan to publish my top 10 albums of the last decade, until then I thought I would write asides on “honorable mention” albums that almost made the list. There will probably be a lot–there was a lot of good music in the 2000s!... -
An Exercise in Missing the Point
Posted on March 31, 2010 | 6 CommentsI read this article today in Time by a young Muslim girl who was offended by what her text book said Islam. But the quote she cites actually says nothing about Islam, it says something very specific about the Quran. Those are two different discussions. ... -
Dr. Phil Can’t Fix Your Marriage
Posted on March 25, 2010 | 2 CommentsDr. Phil Can’t Fix Your Marriage – sure good ole Phil has lots of good things to say, but a truly successful marriage is one made up of a wife and a husband who are pursuing a common goal. -
Bioshock 2 and the Power of Influence
Posted on March 5, 2010 | 4 CommentsHow Bioshock 2 speaks to the nature of salvation and discipleship. -
Whose Bible is it Anyway? A lesson in the Consequences of One’s View of Scripture
Posted on February 25, 2010 | 1 CommentWhose Bible is it Anyway? Who is the ultimate authority over what is true? How does that affect what we think and believe? -
The Danger of Growing Up in Church
Posted on February 18, 2010 | No CommentsOf course I believe that growing up in church is a wonderful thing, but I think it does carry certain dangers that we should be aware of. -
The Most Ignorant Title I Have Seen In Some Time
Posted on February 17, 2010 | 2 CommentsDid you know that some Physicist have re-created conditions not seen since the Big Bang? Call me ignorant, but I don’t know anyone who has seen the Big Bang. -
Is “The One” Worth Searching For?
Posted on February 15, 2010 | 13 CommentsA post-Valentine antidote. -
Avatar’s Record Breaking Profits are Troubling
Posted on February 12, 2010 | 4 CommentsWhat does Avatar’s record breaking profits say about the state of American cinema? . . . I am not sure but apparently you can dress Fern Gully and Dances with Wolves up with pretty graphics and make a lot of money. Avatar made 11... -
Intentional Online Dating For Christians
Posted on February 11, 2010 | 2 CommentsMarry Well: A Better Path to Marriage is an online dating site aimed at marriage-minded Christians. Tim Challies wrote about the site which he sponsors and it sounds like a very unique and interesting site. I have mixed feelings about online dating, but is interesting... -
Protecting the Bible Post-Apocalyptic Style: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of The Book of Eli
Posted on February 10, 2010 | 2 CommentsThere's a lot to like about The Book of Eli. Then again... -
The History of Facebook
Posted on February 9, 2010 | No CommentsIn reviewing a pair of books on Facebook and the landscape of social networking, Charles Peterson of New York Review of Books has written a fascinating history of Facebook and social networking. He talks about how the site was essentially stolen and has now evolved... -
Is Rapture Worth Visiting Again? Bioshock 2
Posted on February 8, 2010 | 12 CommentsBioshock 2 comes out tomorrow, the first game was one of the most haunting, intriguing, and memorable games I have ever played. Lauded for its art deco style but remembered for its presentation and haunting humanistic speeches from Andrew Ryan and Frank Fontaine, Bioshock remains... -
Fight Clubs . . . at Church?
Posted on February 5, 2010 | 8 CommentsAccording to the New York Times, apparently there is a small but growing trend in churches promoting mixed martial arts–ranging from hosting MMA pay-per view parties to churches doubling as fight training centers. One pastor is also the team coach for a faith-based MMA fight team!... -
David Brooks on the American Sporting Mind
Posted on February 5, 2010 | No CommentsDavid Brooks, writing New York Times, looks at the history of athletics and how the American “sporting mind” developed from the earliest mindsets on sports from ancient generations leading up to the current state of American college athletics. He speaks candidly about both the dangers... -
On the Seventh Day, the TV Rested.
Posted on February 1, 2010 | 1 CommentIn his debut post, new writer Drew Dixon wonders if we should cast off popular culture on our day of rest.