Nov 29, 2019
Each year it’s the same: Black Friday arrives and mayhem erupts at Walmart and Best Buy as folks trample each other to get smartphones and flat screen televisions.
Christians often chuckle over this crazy display of materialism, the idolatry of stuff.
But ‘tis the season for another idol we often imbibe… the...
Nov 28, 2019
Tough conversations on controversial topics don’t have to be a disaster, even if had over holiday visits and meals.
The key to civil and productive conversations is to ask good questions. The right question can turn monologues into dialogues, surface-level discussions into deeper ones, and might even open a closed...
Nov 27, 2019
Throughout its eight seasons, “Game of Thrones,” the HBO fantasy series based on George R. R. Martin’s books, became known for its graphic nudity and brutal rape scenes.
Despite this, several Christian and conservative commentators defended their choice to watch “Thrones” for its storytelling and realistic...
Nov 26, 2019
Amazon’s successful series the “Man in the High Castle” portrays a world in which the Nazis and Japanese won WWII.
In one particular scene, a teacher in this Nazi Reich America is discussing Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice,” when a prim middle school girl asks, “I notice Shylock says, ‘if you prick me,...
Nov 25, 2019
Many have noticed how the acronym “LGBT” is now “LGBTQ.” Every few months another so-called “sexual identity” gets a letter. For example, a a recent article in Aeon introduces the “A’s”, the “asexuals . . . are those who are sexually attracted to no one.” One percent of Americans identify as...