I Am Not Abraham’s Mistake (My Christ and Pop Culture Feature)
Illustration by the amazing Seth T. Hahne Pretty stoked. 9/11 was a weird day for me. I was a sophomore in high school at the time and I distinctly remember thinking to myself, “Oh God, I hope it...
View ArticleWhat’s a Culture and How Does it Work? 4 Functions of Culture According to...
The notion of culture has been on my mind for a long time now, but after joining the writing staff over at Christ and Pop Culture, I figured it was appropriate to do a little more digging on the notion...
View ArticleJustin Bieber: On the Dangers of Being Famous Too Early (CaPC)
That happened. Back when my wife and I used to watch American Idol with her family every week, I had a staunch policy of not supporting any contestants under the age of 18, regardless of talent or the...
View ArticleA Few Good Links and a Hymn on the Fourth
Stare into the face of America. I was going to write something this 4th of July, but I decided not to. It’s been a busy week already. Maybe next year. Still, as our nation celebrates Independence, I...
View ArticleThree Themes to Watch For in Legend of Korra (CaPC)
You probably know by now that The Legend of Korra has returned for a second season on Nickelodeon. Originally planned as a single 12-episode follow-up to the award-winning Avatar: The Last Airbender,...
View ArticleKeller, Evangelical Polarization, and the Folly of Measuring Coffins
So, the Evangelical twitter world just had another blowout this week. While these sorts of things happen every month or so, providing a bit of cathartic release from the build-up of rage, veiled...
View ArticleAre We Losing a Generation? (CaPC Podcast with @dandarling)
This week at the Together for the Gospel conference I had a chance to hang out with my editor Richard Clark and connect with Dan Darling of the Ethic and Religious Liberty Commission to do a little...
View ArticleCaPC Podcast: Rob Bell Gets an Oprah Show
“Captivating stuff”–Bell on this Podcast So, I was on the Christ and Pop Culture Podcast again this week. If you haven’t already done so, go ahead and subscribe to it iTunes. Though I’m not on it every...
View ArticleMere Fidelity And Christ And Pop Culture Plug: Blind Spots w/ Collin Hansen
This week on Mere Fidelity we had the pleasure of having Collin Hansen on to talk about his new book Blind Spots. Don’t worry, though, it’s not just a book plug episode. There was plenty of feistiness,...
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