Serial Identity
(Don’t worry. You’re reading a spoiler-free article.) This is a Global-Tel link prepaid call from — Adnan Syed — an inmate at a Maryland Correctional facility. On October 23, 2014, the first episode of Serial was released. Buoyed by its…
Redeeming Culture 101
“This major,” she said, “will ruin your life.”
A Trip to Bethlehem
Welcome to Redeeming Culture! What follows is a dramatized account of the Magi’s trip to Bethlehem to meet Jesus after His birth. While the story is dramatized (the Bible gives no record of their number or names, for example), I’ve…
Redeeming Santa
“All it takes is moving one letter to change Santa into Satan!”
If you’ve never heard that little tidbit before…well, you haven’t been running in the same circles I have. Santa Claus has been under attack since he climbed down his first chimney.
121,000 Voices
When I was younger, Christmas was when my parents would buy me the latest Pokémon game, and some of my favorite December memories as a child were of playing my brand new copy of Pokémon Red or Gold in the…
Advent of the Force
There has been an awakening. Have you felt it? The first teaser trailer for the new Star Wars film dropped like a thermal detonator on millions of fans last Friday morning, immediately sparking hype and debate. Still, despite being burned…
Remindergiving
Ah, Thanksgiving! The one consumerism couldn’t destroy. Not for lack of trying, of course. Sure, companies try to get into the game every year, but despite all their best efforts, Thanksgiving has staunchly resisted the crass commercialism that took Christmas…