2020 is nuts. Pandemic. Polarization. Social upheaval. The election. We try to put our arms around where the year is and where it might head next, seeking how we might respond from a Christian perspective. Everyone is talking Hamilton (again). We discuss this cultural juggernaut in terms of its artistic value, how it relates to… [Read More]
Viceroy’s House: History on the Personal Scale
In 1947 hundreds of years of British rule over India came to an end with the creation of two countries: India and Pakistan, and the largest mass population migration in history. Viceroy’s House is a kind of Upstairs/Downstairs view of that history.
you are (are not) your history
Straight Outta Compton was an opportunity for me to reflect on my identity, which includes: – being a huge NWA fan as a teen – now being 40 – feeling the need to purchase two cans of a particular brand of malt liquor to view the movie with, cuz, you know, 8-ball – only drinking one of those cans… [Read More]
