A Liturgical Watchlist for Lent and Easter: Navigating That Space Between Death and Life
As we enter the season of Lent, a period of reflection and preparation as we move towards Easter, many people will be giving consideration to what it is they will be giving up as a symbol of this figurative time…
Of The 1910s
“Villains!” I shrieked, “dissemble no more! I admit the deed! –tear up the planks! here, here! –It is the beating of his hideous heart!” –Edgar Allan Poe, “The Tell-Tale Heart” “In [Thomas] Dixon’s book The Clansman, rape is actual, not…
Reviewing the Classics| The Gospel According to St. Matthew
When Pier Paolo Pasolini, the Italian director of The Gospel According to St. Matthew, was asked why his movies so often dealt with religious themes despite his communist leanings and professed atheism, he responded, “If you know that I am an…
Oh! The Horror… | of the Coming
“O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel.” Advent has passed, as has the celebratory birth date of…
Tough Passages #18: Family Feud (Matthew 10:35-37)
Tough Passages finishes its first season tonight! Are our families actually our enemies?
Oh! The Horror… | of Listening to Other People
There have a been a couple of moments in my life where I have truly been frightened by an event that took place, which at the time and to this day, I have not been able to explain. There have…
Comic Books, Human Books, and Holy Books
This week’s article is by contributor Tim Etherington of By Farther Steps. • • • I’m going to use a comic book reference to make a point. If you’re not a comic book kind of person, just stick with me…
#102 – Hail, Caesar! and No Insignificant Professions
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We had the chance to circle back around to a film that did not make the type of splash a lot of people thought it would, but those who did see…
Top 5 Indie Releases of May 2016
With the summer blockbuster season already kicking off with the incredibly successful Captain America: Civil War, movie-going audiences have a veritable cinematic buffet. While there has been plenty of hype around summer releases like X-Men: Apocalypse, Finding Dory, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of…
Tough Passages #4: Illegitimate Children? (Deuteronomy 23:2)
In “Tough Passages,” we’re looking at the difficult verses in the Bible that are often brought up by secular people as reasons the Bible doesn’t make sense, and discovering how they actually reveal the character, love, and glory of God…