Yesterday popular Christian writer Tim Challies made A Plea for Innocence: I want to be good at good. In fact, I want to be an expert in good. At least, I do when I’m at my best. But in moments...
I didn’t expect to be talking about ghosts as much as I have lately. But thanks to the release of The Ghost Box, that’s exactly what has happened. One reader was surprised to learn that ghost...
Several weekends ago, one of my sons was visiting and said he needed to talk to me. The topic of discussion was near and dear to my heart. He and his wife had recently attended a fund raising eve...
Film critic Jeffrey Overstreet, in his book Through a Screen Darkly, talks about the backlash he received from concerned parents after his favorable review of the film Harry Potter and the Chambe...
There’s significant discussion among Christian novelists about the aim of storytelling. Should Christians create fiction… to inspire and encourage fellow Christians? to sow seeds in non-belie...
In an odd twist to our tabloid-driven obsession with “celebrity deaths,” Lena Dunham admitted her own fixation upon mortality. Although hailed as “the voice of generation” and a Glamour ...
“The discovery of life beyond Earth would be a triumph for science but might wreak havoc on certain religions.” That’s the estimate of Scientific American’s recent article, Did Jesus Save...
The Hunger Games has spawned numerous copycat novels and revived the dystopian genre. But while the YA dystopian bubble is sure to eventually burst, humanity’s nagging belief in societal collap...
This info-graphic has recently been shared around on Facebook. The man pictured is Scott Neeson, former head of 20th Century Fox International. Neeson sold his mansion, Porsche, and yacht, an...
In sports, it is NOT racist to say “White men can’t jump.” But it IS racist to say “Black men can.” Why? I’m pretty much burned out on the topic of race in America. Chalk it up to my ...