#RaceTogether
It seems like fads (like #TheDress) and jokes (like #RuinADateIn5Words) can be started, get a hashtag, trend on Twitter, make it into the Facebook sidebar, become a Buzzfeed listicle, then become a Wikipedia article and die all within about one infant sleep…
Reasons My Son Is Crying
“Mommy and Daddy are gone, probably forever!” “I’m so hungry, and I’ll be hungry probably forever!” “My diaper is uncomfortable, probably…” you get the picture. Hearing him cry is heartbreaking; you can tell he’s just sure that it’ll never get better.
Leonard Nimoy Remembered
My family has always been a fan of genre fiction. My mother is a fantasy fanatic and my father schooled me in the ways of science fiction. The story of their first date (to see Star Wars in first run) is…
Five Stunning Truths that will Change Your Life (IF you believe them!)
“Clickbait” is a form of writing that begs for your attention. Even though it’s largely hated by the internet community for being cryptic at best and lascivious at worst, clickbait keeps coming up because it works. Despite the fact we know…
Frozen and True Myth
Spoiler Alert: This post assumes you’ve seen Disney’s Frozen. You have been warned. Clickbait sites love to compare popular movies to other popular culture. “Avatar is the same as Pocahontas!,” they scream out on Facebook and Twitter. “The Lion King is…
Spider-Man, The Avengers and the “Perfect Team”
It’s already been a busy year for superhero news. The most recent development is that Spider-Man, a member of the comic book version of the Avengers for about the past ten years, will finally be able to join Earth’s Mightiest…
Art Fusion
My church is also an art center. Famous local artists are headquartered there, and there’s a buzz about the art leading up to the open gallery night on the first Friday of each month. This month, a friend of mine…
Letting The Air Out: A Theology of Super Bowl XLIX
Super Bowl Sunday! Break out the queso and beer, and let’s talk theology. Not what you had in mind for this afternoon? Ok, I’ll be quick. Just three loosely-connected thoughts to consider while you make the hot wings: DeflateGate Whether…
The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill Church
Mark Driscoll and the church he helped found made lots of waves before dissolving at the end of 2014. In this post, we investigate the rise and fall of Seattle megachurch Mars Hill.
A Guide to Coping with the End of the Marvel Universe
It’s the end of the world. At least two of them. That’s right – yesterday, Marvel announced at a press event that the upcoming “Secret Wars” storyline would destroy both of Marvel’s long-running continuities: The “Marvel Universe,” which has been…