I am almost ashamed to say it, but for the first time in my life, I feel compelled to give props to a person I have personally loathed for years. Not sure if you have ever heard of him, but the guy's name is Tom Brady. He is the last person in the world I thought I would ever want…
I went into the theatre this past weekend loaded for Bear. For two weeks prior to seeing Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny, I watched all four Indiana Jones movies to get ready for the final installment of the popular Indy franchise. Like so many people, the first Indiana Jones movie was a powerful cinematic experience for me. My…
Fairy tales do not tell children dragons exist. Children already know dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be killed. —G.K. Chesterton. “So, What’s the Deal with the Anti-Christ?” That’s the question I was asked one night in Walters House, a boarding school dormitory in a respected private school where I was working as an assistant housemaster. It…
It is always a straw that breaks the camel’s back. For me, the straw that broke mine was a silly twelve-minute YouTube video called, The Lord of the Rings Superfans Review The Rings of Power Official Teaser Trailer. I happened to be watching a podcast on YouTube and a clip concerning the upcoming Amazon Prime series was suggested as something…
I have tried to write an opening sentence for this post seventeen times in the last four weeks. I write, read, then erase. Delete, delete, delete. Is it a bad case of writer’s block? No, not really. But rather it is the byproduct of a lack of quiet and focused concentration because I have been distracted and undisciplined. Here is…
Among the Christians who reacted badly to the movie adaptation of Francine Rivers’ Redeeming Love, I feel like the red-headed stepchild. Goodness knows, I didn’t set out to like the movie or the book. I loved them both! Back in the ’90s, my youth prevented me from appreciating the book. I can remember hearing about a book fictionalizing the historical…
So you haven’t heard of the term “exvangelical?” Don’t worry, you will, all in good time. If you look closely enough online, search between the bookshelves of your local Christian bookstore, follow the trending hashtags on Twitter, or even beat down the bushes in your own neighborhood, you will see that exvangelicals are sprouting up like morel mushrooms in the…
I am a glutton for punishment. I just can’t help it. When it comes to debates on social media, like Facebook and Twitter, I sometimes jump in the middle of a verbal fray throwing caution to the wind. My worldview leans conservative, this is true both politically and morally, which in this day and age, invites a lot of hungry…