I was a young high school student in November of 1992 when Bill Clinton won the presidency. I remember being terrified that night because I went to a conservative Christian school and had listened to some authority figures warning about the destruction of America if Clinton were to win the election. The next day one […]
Mama, the new horror film from producer Guillermo del Toro opened this weekend. Overall, it’s a great horror film that will definitely creep you out. The film has a lot going for it – the effects are great, plenty of smart, atmospheric tension and scares, and a message about the dangers of helicopter parenting aimed […]
Of all the artists I interviewed last year, Brian Welch of Love and Death (formerly of Korn) was one of my favorites. I wanted to run this interview a while ago after launching the new site but once I found out about the band signing with a new label (Tooth & Nail) I decided to […]
“I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be, and you can never be what you ought to be until I am what I ought to be.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. We so often think of Martin Luther King Jr. as a leader and speaker that we […]
In This Episode: 00:00 – Legalized Marijuana and the Death Star 4:00 – What we’ve been reading (spoiler: Stephen King) 8:00 – Back to school with the StoryMen 14:15 – What 2012 film would you use to start a spiritual conversation? (plus the Golden Globes, how The Grey scares us, and why we hated Brave) […]
One of my students I’ve known better than most attended four classes of mine at two different colleges on the way to his degree. He’s crazy smart and always challenges me to think. As we became friends in recent years our conversations often turned to philosophy and spiritual matters. He considers himself agnostic but only […]
The end of a story is always a huge clue to how we should interpret that story. Comparing the endings of two films that released (to wider audiences, anyway) against each other this weekend makes for a fascinating comparison, especially since both films are asking the same question. Zero Dark Thirty is the Oscar-nominated story […]
Here are my picks for the best books of 2012, in no particular order. The titles link to my reviews (if available) or to Amazon : Selling Water by the River by Shane Hipps I haven’t gotten to post my review of this book yet, but it was one of the best surprises of 2012. […]
The Dark Knight Rises It’s no surprise, so I’ll list it first. I wrote eight separate pieces discussing themes in The Dark Knight Rises, and for good reason. This film is in my top 10 not just because I’m obsessed with Batman, but because it’s easily the most ambitious film of the year. It’s a […]
In this episode: How we celebrated Christmas (0:00) Find out which StoryMan (men?!) hasn’t read The Hobbit! (4:15) What stories we loved (and hated) in 2012 (13:00) Our writing projects in the New Year (26:45) Balancing busy schedules (37:30) What’s the deal with Resolutions? (43:15) We need your help! (53:00) In the New Year, what […]