Faith and Pop Culture

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  Chasing Mavericks Rides Waves of Mentorship, Authenticity Even those not interested in surfing won’t mind spending two hours in the company of these characters because they feel so true to life. Christa Banister Oct 26, 2012
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  Go See 'Unconditional': A Powerful Tale of Loss and Renewal The new movie Unconditional is a powerful tale of loss and renewal. It shows the sobering effects of crime on both victims and criminals, but it also shows how their lives can be transformed, even when... Eric Metaxas Oct 26, 2012
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  Films for Thought We have witnessed a cultural revolution over the last 20 years. We have moved, rather decisively, to a visually-based world. The most formative influences are not books, theater, or even music. They are... Dr. James Emery White Oct 18, 2012
• Behind the Scenes With Everyone’s Favorite Underdog, Kevin James Whatever he’s doing, it’s always important to Kevin James to be part of something where audiences "can get away from the daily grind and walk away with something positive." Christa Banister Oct 18, 2012
• League of Incredible Vegetables Defines Heroes as Those Who Trust God Not the most incredible VeggieTales disc ever assembled, but an honest, earnest treatment of an important, practical topic (fear) makes it one of the most meaningful. Shawn McEvoy Oct 18, 2012
• Butter Anything but Smooth and Creamy How do you make butter carving in Iowa interesting? That's the question, and the problem, with this jumbled genre-mash. Shawn McEvoy Oct 11, 2012
• The Prometheus Question If we find life on another planet, even life that matches our own, does that do away with God? Dr. James Emery White Oct 11, 2012
• The Rise of the Nones and the Waking of the Ents There is a desperately needed wake-up call that American Christianity needs. A wake-up call to shake us from the trivial and divisive, the mundane and the meaningless, the inane and the banal. Dr. James Emery White Oct 11, 2012
• Wallflower the New Breakfast Club Memo to believers on the perils of high school in a fallen world: we must be intentional in showing love to everyone who feels alone. Christa Banister Oct 04, 2012
• Sadly, Legalism Devours Opening Moves Tim Laitinen Oct 04, 2012
• Have News Outlets Turned Broadcasting Car Chases into Sport? I was stunned to witness an apparent suicide on the Fox News Channel Friday. The cable news network followed a carjacking via helicopter, broadcasting a live video feed of a Dodge Caliber approaching speeds... Russ Jones Oct 04, 2012
• The Gift of Tongues and the Gift of Art The problem I had was that throughout all of that rolling and screaming of the charismatic service, not once did I feel God's presence. Derek Martin Sep 27, 2012