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Books Besides the Bible: Is Science Fiction un-Christian?“[T]he presence of humanity and the prevalence of humanitarian themes throughout the best science fiction stories is not necessarily a denial of human nature, but often an affirmation of the best in us.”
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.”
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Film Features Archive
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Glee’s “Grilled Cheesus”: Is Religion Beyond Reason?
Posted on October 7, 2010 | 7 CommentsWhen Glee addresses issues of faith, it's a hit and miss affair. -
How The Social Network Provides Painful Perspective
Posted on October 4, 2010 | 1 CommentA new film reminds us that we can't and shouldn't always place our trust in the system. -
“Christian” Art: Seeking After A Better Way
Posted on September 29, 2010 | 16 CommentsWhat if Christian art merely told the Truth? -
RetroPost: ‘Son of Rambow’ and the Ultimate Summer Fantasy
Posted on September 28, 2010 | No CommentsNow available on Netflix Instant Watch, Son of Rambow is a different kind of action-influenced film. -
The David Bazan Interview: Coming to Terms with Doubt
Posted on September 15, 2010 | 4 Comments"I like when anyone tells their story honestly. That’s always good. " -
Winter’s Bone: A Sundance Winner That Doesn’t Sell out the South
Posted on September 13, 2010 | 2 CommentsFinally a film that acknowledges the complexity of southern people without passing judgment. -
The Fight of Our Lives
Posted on August 25, 2010 | 2 CommentsWhat Extraordinary Measures and Ecclesiastes tell us about dying. -
Eat, Pray, Love My Middle-Aged Neighbor
Posted on August 18, 2010 | 5 CommentsWhat lessons can a morally questionable film offer the church? -
The Ethics of Reality in Inception
Posted on August 9, 2010 | 2 CommentsIt's not our perception of reality that matters, but the other people who live within it. -
Toy Story 3 and What Will Happen to Our Stuff
Posted on August 2, 2010 | 1 CommentToy Story 3 has something radical to say to a culture that thrives on replacing old stuff with new stuff. -
Inception: Reality Is Not a Game
Posted on July 26, 2010 | 5 CommentsInception isn't so abstract. It's not about the future. It's about the dangers we face here and now. -
Podcast #90: Inception & The “Mind-Blowing” Genre
Posted on July 21, 2010 | No CommentsShould Christians embrace art that challenges us to question everything? -
“Inception” and the Danger of Imagination
Posted on July 19, 2010 | 8 CommentsWith Inception, Christopher Nolan takes a very real stance on the morality of dreaming. -
Friday Night Lights Tackles Abortion Head On
Posted on July 12, 2010 | 2 CommentsFNL provides us with a brutally honest look at how a teenager and those around her react to the specter of abortion. -
The Last Airbender Is . . . Not a Good Movie
Posted on July 6, 2010 | 3 CommentsWas anyone else aware of this? -
My Friend, the Atheist
Posted on June 16, 2010 | 8 CommentsWhat do you do when you don't have the most important thing in common? -
The Power of the iPad
Posted on June 14, 2010 | 1 CommentCan technology make you better than the next guy? -
Podcast #84: Spilling Oil and Banning Porn
Posted on June 4, 2010 | No CommentsWhat we can learn from BP's catastrophe, and why we love Steve Jobs. -
Podcast #80: Embracing the Documentary
Posted on April 14, 2010 | 3 CommentsIt's not just something on the Discovery Channel anymore. -
Podcast #76: War is Madness, But So is March
Posted on March 17, 2010 | 6 CommentsGetting swept up in sports madness, and wondering what war is good for.