The Tight-Fisted Hand at the Grindstone
Welcome to Redeeming Culture! What follows is an adaptation of a scene from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. This is our second Christmas fiction, and I hope you like the story of a Scrooge who can’t save himself. • • •…
What To Expect from The Force Awakens (SPOILER FREE)
Have you been waiting with bated breath for the latest entry into the Star Wars universe? Catch up on the basics with this quick spoiler-free review of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. What’s it about? The Force, lightsaber battles,…
The Flashback Order: Time Is Running Out!
Time is running out to see Star Wars in its entirety before you head to the theater for The Force Awakens! To help your viewing pleasure, we’re rerunning this recommended viewing order from Star Wars day this May. May the…
Darth Jar Jar
What if a character you always thought was just comic relief harbored a dark, hidden reality? What if the clumsy Gungan you cringed at on-screen was really a cold, calculating mastermind? What if… Jar Jar Binks was a Sith Lord,…
Advent of the Force: The Countdown Awakens
A year ago, the world collectively drooled over the recently-released trailer for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Now, we’re only a little over two weeks away from its release. We posted this article and looked at how our…
Franksgiving and Humiliation Day (with All the Trimmings)
Last year, I called Thanksgiving the holiday that consumerism couldn’t destroy. “Thanksgiving has staunchly resisted the crass commercialism that took Christmas,” I said. It’s still my favorite holiday for that reason, but it hasn’t always been the holiday we know and…
Refugees from the City of Light
All of us involved with Redeeming Culture were devastated by the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, Baghdad, Beirut, and Yola. We wish a God’s healing to all the wounded, God’s peace beyond understanding to the families of the victims, and God’s justice to…
Star Trek: The Next Next Next Next Next Generation
Those of you who know me in real life may find this hard to believe, but in over a year since Redeeming Culture began, there are only two posts about Star Trek. Actually, if you take into account that the first…
Google Theology: “Is God…?”
Google has become our culture’s guru. People come to it with questions both mundane and serious, and the most-asked questions get automatically suggested to people in the future. We at Redeeming Culture want to help, so we’re going to answer…
Why So Fantastical?
If you’ve been coming here for any length of time, it’s no surprise to you that there is a lot of geeky stuff on this site. Five articles we’ve posted so far are about science-fiction films, five more are about science…