What can we learn from the generations coming up after us? Dr. Rick Stevenson shares what he has learned after nearly twenty years of interviewing children and adolescents. I was introduced to Rick Stevenson through Greg Wright, a long-time internet friend and mentor. Greg was my boss for most of the time I was writing… [Read More]
Womanhood in Proverbs 31, Theopoetics – Your Sunday Drive Podcast
Want to go past surface meanings of scripture to something deeper? Truer? Wiser? Ever thought about creativity as a vehicle for that? In this special “anniversary” episode of the Your Sunday Drive podcast: Our first ever guest, Kindra Silk Kreislers, brings a new perspective on the Proverbs 31 woman and talks about theopoetics. Also: Using… [Read More]
Outrage Culture & Identity Politics, Black Mirror, Game of Thrones Finale
TRIGGER WARNING: You might need a safe space for this episode of the Your Sunday Drive podcast. What’s it about? Outrage or call-out culture. Identity politics. Our seemingly too-easily-offended age and how Christians might navigate it with some wisdom. Other related topics come into it as well: Privilege, the influence of the internet and social… [Read More]
Check Out the Your Sunday Drive Podcast!
Hey everyone! I’ve been so proud to write for Screenfish over the years. Now I’m excited to share a new project I’ve been working on – one that very much fits into the mold of examining spirituality in culture: The Your Sunday Drive podcast! So what’s this podcast all about? Simple: Quick conversation about current… [Read More]
Why I Love (and Fear) Jordan Peterson & Russell Brand
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.”
