Unless you are Amish, you are probably aware that zombies are way in right now. Which is at least slightly weird since zombies aren’t even a little bit sexy. I mean, there’s not much you can do to glamorize the zombie apocalypse. But Walking Dead is the biggest show on TV. The number of zombie […]
Something you may not know about me: when I was growing up, I was the Apologetics Kid. Apologetics, by the way, is the fancy word for a “systematic argumentative discourse” which is the fancy way to say “defending Christianity”. I was really into Apologetics. As in I argued with my science teachers and my atheist […]
This week’s episode might be the last episode of StoryMen ever… if the Mayans are right! We welcome author and podcaster Jason Boyett to share insights from the work he’s done on Apocalypse and the 2012 hysteria. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes! Films, Books and Links in this Episode Jason Boyett’s Pocket Guide to 2012: […]
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How to be Thankful When Life Sucks
It’s easy to be thankful when everything is going well, but how can we have an attitude of gratitude when life has us on the ropes? Like most of you, life doesn’t always go the way I hope. So how should we respond? Why is trust in God such a big part of thankfulness? Full […]
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A New Podcast: Storymen!
As promised a couple of weeks ago, Matt Mikalatos, Clay Morgan and I have launched a semi-monthly podcast. Introducing… STORYMEN!
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Star Wars, Skyfall and Critics
Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Links we talk about in the episode: The Anti-Evangelical Hate Machine by Mike Duran Matt wrote a piece on how we are reviewing A Year of Bibilcal Womanhood. He also interviewed Rachel Held Evans. JR.’s review of A Year of Biblical Womanhood Find Matt Mikalatos at: Blog: The Burning Hearts Revolution […]
Skyfall is being hailed – and rightly so – as the best Bond of all time. On the franchise’s 50th anniversary, the new film at once completes the reboot of the bond universe begun in Casino Royale and moves forward. Skyfall‘s story is totally contemporary, setting up the franchise to keep Bond fresh in the […]
The first time I read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, I was probably 10 years old. I just remember enjoying the story, marveling at the magical world of Narnia. As I grew up, I heard that The Chronicles of Narnia were spiritual allegories, and as I reflected on the plot of the book, […]
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What is Cloud Atlas About?
To be is to be perceived. The only way to know thyself is in the eyes of the Other. — Sonmi-451 Cloud Atlas is the ambitious new film from the Wachowski Siblings (The Matrix Trilogy) and Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run). Based on the novel by David Mitchell, it features six stories set from an […]
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The Monster Squad Suggests
Part III of my conversation with Clay Morgan and Matt Mikalatos. We weigh in on some classic horror match-ups and offer movie and book recommendations that will make you: Marinate in laughter Marinate in a nervous sweat Marinate in your own shame Matt Mikalatos on the Internet: Check out Matt’s blog here. Follow Matt on Twitter. […]