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All By Ourselves

This week JButt & Clay got to thinking about the guy who got stuck in an airport overnight and shot a music video which proceeded to go viral. Any excuse to question each other’s life decisions, really. JButt: SO WAIT, you mean to tell me you haven’t seen this yet? Clay: Oh, I saw it […]

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The 7 Best OK Go Videos

The Writing’s On the Wall. That’s the title of the latest music video from OK Go. OK Go makes the craziest videos. They’re no one-hit wonders but they are one take marvels, because they have pulled off some wild performances with the help of a team of skilled individuals. If you’ve never seen one of […]

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How to help your favorite authors when they have new books coming out

My new book officially releases today! It’s called “The First Time We Saw Him” and it’s stories about Jesus retold in the 21st century, as if he had come to Portland, Oregon instead of Jerusalem. Whenever I have a new book come out, friends and fans ask me how they can best help get the word […]

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The First Time We Saw Him by Matt Mikalatos

The First Time We Saw Him by Matt MIkalatos makes the story of Jesus (and the stories of Jesus) feel fresh and powerful. It’s a fun, profound and accessible read.

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MALEFICENT

Rather than write a review of Disney’s MALEFICENT, JR. saves his analysis for the REEL WORLD THEOLOGY podcast

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American History Featured Pop Culture

How to Care About the World Cup

This week JButt insists that the World Cup is a thing that normal people in America care about. Not that Clay disagrees, it’s just that no one cares about soccer. So JButt went and tried to bring in reinforcements. JButt: Okay, so you had your turn boring everyone except for Sgt. Burrill Wolverine with your […]

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American History Featured Pop Culture

This Week in Pop Culture History: June 9 – June 15, 1985

Here are some of the events everyone was talking about around June 1993.

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The Tragedy of Oberyn Martell

GAME OF THRONES post (with SPOILERS!) The outcome of the Tyrion’s Trial-by-Combat shows us much about what it means to be human, particularly as we follow Oberyn Martell.

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What is the Best Fictional Place for Summer Vacation?

This week Clay invites JButt to dream of the most magical spot in fiction (okay, basically movies) to take a summer vacation. It was actually a delightful conversation until Clay bared his soul at which point JButt bared her teeth. That MIGHT be over-dramatic but guess who writes the intros… Clay: So I was thinking about all […]

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The Walking Dead Theme Song 1980’s style

I still like the A-Team better.