tldr version Jordan Peterson and Russell Brand both see a current crisis and both see it as primarily “spiritual” however, for each, there are issues when it comes to how *truth* and “spirituality” relate and how they relate is vital bit longer version fanboying i love me some Peterson and Brand always generally dug Brand’s… [Read More]
When the English Fall – Post-Apocalyptic Tale through Amish Eyes
In post-apocalyptic fiction we are used to seeing the dystopian aftermath. Gangs, lawlessness, greed, violence. When the English Falls by David Williams has all that, but it is on the periphery of the story. At the center is a man of faith trying to understand what God is calling him, his family, and his community to be and to do.
The Dark Tower Ending Explained
[there be SPOILERS ahead, may it do ya fine] yesterday i finished sai Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series – entered the clearing at the end of that path it took me right around a year, all told; i think the longest extended narrative i’ve ever read by way of a mini-review: i dug it… [Read More]
A Wrinkle in Time: Madeleine L’Engle’s Wrinkled Theology
One of my biggest regrets is I did not read more “classic novels” when I was growing up. I was well into my adulthood before I read such books as Of Mice and Men and Watership Down. My first reading of A Wrinkle in Time was in 2009 when I was spearheading Hollywood Jesus’ LOST… [Read More]
Still Dark: Debut Novel Puts Innovative Bite Into Horror
It’s not easy to be scary. No really, take a shot. We’ll wait. And when you get done with that, try your hand at being funny. Or endearing. Or poignant. Any luck? How about trying to be all of the above? A handful of actors can pull it off, maybe a few writers too. But… [Read More]
The Impossible: Interview with Joyce Smith
Smith remembers telling God in a loud, demanding conversation, “You can’t take my son from me. We asked for him seventeen years ago.”
Of Course All These Alt-Right Racists Are Wrong, but Why?
you’re likely upset about what happened in Charlottesville maybe you’ve talked about it, maybe took some kind of social media stance, maybe just sort of saddened inside it’s probably super obvious to you that all these alt-right racists are wrong, that racism is wrong (“evil” as Trump (finally) put it), has always been wrong, that… [Read More]
Dean Koontz’s Silent Corner on Conspiracy & Suicide
In his latest thriller, Dean Koontz gets creepy. That will come as no surprise to his loyal following, but how he gets inside the heads of his readers this time is … chilling. In this latest standalone (or is it first in a series) novel, Jane Hawk is an FBI agent on the hunt. She’s suspicious of… [Read More]
Some (Fairly Jesusy) Summer Reading List Quick Hits
if you’re like plenty other people (and you are, cuz look at all us humans, so much more alike than different), then you may intentionally read more than normal during summer months many of us (obv including me in this case) make a “Summer Reading List” of sorts (actually, i didn’t necessarily purposely set out… [Read More]
GIVEAWAY! Movies are Prayers by Josh Larsen!
Josh Larsen’s highly anticipated new book, Movies are Prayers: How Films Voice Our Deepest Longings, is finally out! And ScreenFish wants to send a copy to you! Movies do more than tell a good story. They are expressions of raw emotion, naked vulnerability, and unbridled rage. They often function in the same way as prayers, communicating… [Read More]
