By 9PM EST the Pittsburgh Steelers will either be another roadkill on the quixotic journey of Tim Tebow or the crushing reality-check that finally brings him crashing down. Las Vegas is betting against him (by a 9 point spread). Denver is clearly…
The world will never experience the beauty, truth, and goodness of God through your art if you don’t take action. by Joey O’Connor The Action Figure As a boy, I loved action-figures. GI Joe was my hero and if there…
People are always asking me what I am reading. Here is a list of books that I have read this year that I have loved. (In no particular order)- 10. Choosing To Love The World– Thomas Merton A beautiful and academic…
Is culture really getting any better? Where’s the proof that all the dialogue and collaboration Q is committed to is having any impact? We’ve heard it all and we get it. Many think the work of “cultural renewal” is elusive, and…
I was deeply moved by Glee’s “faith” episode (“Grilled Cheesus” 10/8/2010). It was honest, awesome television, and the highest rated Glee episode of all time.
As Christmas in the Stratton household comes to a close with the traditional watching of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Sue and I wanted to express to you the joy and gratitude that fills our hearts this evening as we think of…
Faith and Science Week: Part 3 One of the principal controversies in the contemporary science vs. faith debate is the intended “historicity” of the Genesis creation account in general and the creation of humanity in particular. Senior correspondent for TIME magazine, Richard…
The 6 percent of Americans who actively participate in the Twitter community exert a much greater cultural influence than those who don’t… at least in Hollywood.
2011 Faith and Science Week: Part 2 Science and religion are at war. Or, at least that’s the impression you might get from bloggers who watch the spectacle of Republican primary candidate debates. Columnists at the New York Times and the Washington…
Elizabeth Vargas’ Interview Reveals the Surprising Role of Faith in Tim’s Journey “Whoever built me, this is too much, too weird that it happened by accident.” -Tim Allen Tim Allen’s wildly successful run on “Home Improvement” set up the former prison inmate…
2011 Faith and Science Week: Part 1 By David Wheeler in Percolator Washington — There’s a new bully on the intellectual block, shoving scholars around. Lots of them are caving into the threats. The bully’s name is “scientism,” the belief that science…
Many of the films that have begun to rack up statuettes and nominations on the sometimes gilded, sometimes barbed path to the Oscars deal with the existential crises of men. There are real-life figures grappling with their place in…