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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.
Perhaps the #1 rule of approaching a game rightly is as follows: take it seriously, but keep your perspective.
Music at Mars Hill: Lana Del Rey, Rebecca Black, and Ethics“Marketing, branding, image, and production are not just afterthoughts in our musical culture.”
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Author Archive
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Cars 2: Mater’s Cultural Ignorance Is Not Okay For You
Posted on June 27, 2011 | 7 CommentsOh, Mater. What are we going to do with you? -
Tina Fey’s Comical Humility
Posted on May 9, 2011 | 2 CommentsWe could learn a lesson in humility from this feminist liberal comedian. -
Human Dignity in The Parking Lot
Posted on May 5, 2011 | No CommentsThe Parking Lot can be a hard place for a human being to work. -
Needle Exchange and Christian Ethics
Posted on April 11, 2011 | 6 CommentsThere has been a resurgence of interest in the harm reduction program of Needle Exchange. The basic philosophy behind the program is that if drug users will swap out their used needles for clean ones then there may be a decrease in the spread of... -
The Not So Radical Book: A Review of David Platt’s Radical
Posted on April 5, 2011 | 1 CommentDavid Platt's counter-cultural tome is less like a personal soap-box and more like a well-articulated biblical mandate. -
Rock N’ Soul: Amos Lee, The Power of Music, and The Near Gospel Truth
Posted on March 29, 2011 | 1 CommentOur culture is, for the most part, cool with Jesus - but which Jesus? -
With Limited Interruptions, Part 2: Three Months Without Pop Culture or Other Distractions
Posted on March 28, 2011 | 2 CommentsI'm abstaining from popular culture, but that doesn't mean I'm unable to relate to the world. -
With Limited Interruptions: My First Month without Pop Culture or Other Disctractions
Posted on March 21, 2011 | 1 CommentI'm giving up some ingrained habits, but the tendency to avoid the important things still remains. -
For Me, Story Was the Game Changer
Posted on February 2, 2011 | 5 CommentsDavid never played games. Now he does. Here's why. -
P90X for Jesus
Posted on February 1, 2011 | 5 CommentsA man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls. Proverbs 25:28 If I am honest my city was invaded a long time ago and I’ve been living in subjection to a new master for some time. I am in many... -
The Most Popular Posts of 2010: #6 – Hipster Christianity: Did You Know That You’re a Hipster?
Posted on January 25, 2011 | 1 CommentIn his latest book, Brett McCracken broadens a category to the extreme. -
How Can You Watch A Show About Buddhism?
Posted on December 6, 2010 | 3 CommentsWhat if a Buddhist television program could teach us something? -
I Laughed At Hipster Hitler, But I Didn’t Like It
Posted on December 1, 2010 | 1 CommentOf course it's funny, but is it right? -
RetroPost: A Blackened Friday
Posted on November 30, 2010 | No CommentsDavid Dunham laments the somber turn 2008's Black Friday took, and sees himself in the crowd. -
The Problem of Homelessness
Posted on November 17, 2010 | No CommentsWhat does it really mean to love "the least of these"? -
RetroPost: How to Celebrate “Reformation Day” Without Being Weird
Posted on October 28, 2010 | No CommentsIf you’re not rethinking Halloween, you’re most likely celebrating another holiday on October 31st. David Dunham provides some helpful hints. -
Dexter: We Are All Serial Killers Inside
Posted on October 20, 2010 | 1 CommentThis serial killer would like you to examine yourself in light of his rebukes. -
Poser Christianity
Posted on October 7, 2010 | No CommentsDr. James K.A. Smith offers a critique of Brett McCracken’s Hipster Christianity, insisting that McCracken is really addressing posers more than hipsters. It’s an interesting article and I think it raises some good critiques. The critique itself is, I think, a bit more harsh than it... -
Wake Up! To Optimism
Posted on October 6, 2010 | No CommentsThe new album from The Roots may be overly optimistic, but we could learn a lot from it. -
“Hipster Christians”: An Analysis
Posted on September 15, 2010 | 3 CommentsI am a rebel! What can I say? There I sat in the dimly lit coffee shop throwing caution to the wind. Despite all warnings that reading in poor lighting will ruin your eyes I was studying the Gospel of Mark under a small table...
