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God and Country Music: The Anatomy of a Country Song“There are many high profile musicians bastardizing the rich tradition and form of country music for commercial gain.”
Play in Process: A Facebook Game about Jesus Made Me Look Like a Silly Christian“This Christian Facebook game has become a kind of series of bumper stickers, automatically slapped on the back of your car anytime you do anything remotely noteworthy.”
Citizenship Confusion: Breaking the Shopping Habit“The practice of shopping as entertainment can have serious consequences for believers”
How Should Christians Think About Gay Marriage?“Our prayer is that political stances will never detract from the only message that truly matters.”
The Moviegoer: Lucky Life is Like This“Lucky Life deals with suffering, friendship, marriage, memory, death, and faith — communicated in an image-driven, poetic style.”
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‘Twilight’: A Positive or Negative Influence for Teens?
Posted on July 9, 2008 | 99 CommentsCarissa Smith reviews the book that no one who's male or over 18 wants to admit they've heard of. -
‘New Moon’: Do Vampires Have Souls? And Other Pressing Questions
Posted on July 21, 2008 | 6 CommentsIn the second post in CAPC’s coverage of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga, Carrissa Smith focuses on New Moon, the second volume in the series. -
‘Eclipse’: No Cheap Grace, No Easy Love
Posted on August 1, 2008 | 5 CommentsTwilight, the first novel in Stephenie Meyer’s bestselling series, surprised me by being well-written. Eclipse, the third volume, surprised me by dealing with very painful and complex situations in a mature way. Twilight and New Moon both reminded me powerfully of what it was like to be a teenager; Eclipse reminded me of what it’s like to be an adult in a fallen, yet glorious world. -
‘Breaking Dawn’: Do We Want a Happy Ending?
Posted on August 7, 2008 | 4 CommentsIn the final post in CAPC’s coverage of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga, Carrissa Smith focuses on Breaking Dawn, the fourth and final volume in the series.