4 Reasons Why ‘The Chosen’ Works
Brett McCracken (article)
Here are four reasons the Chosen series is a breath of fresh air for audiences looking for better-quality Bible narratives on screen.
Kanye West: From ‘I Am a God’ to ‘Jesus Is King’
Eugene Park (article)
Kanye’s erratic life and career speaks of this inability to withstand the weight—not only of celebrity, but of self-reliance and self-justification in any form.
"A Movie So Good It Will Ruin You—Would You Watch It? "
Tony Reinke (article)
“The greatest problem with TV is not that TV is innately evil, but that TV is endlessly good at giving us exactly what we want whenever we want it.”
Q&A: Chip Heath, The Power of Moments
Chip Heath (podcast)
Chip Heath discusses with Craig how to leverage crucial moments to improve culture, delight customers, and create a shared purpose among your staff.
Why ‘The Greatest Showman’ Captured the American Imagination
The Gospel Coalition (article)
It’s not our own understanding (“This is me”) that matters most, but God’s declaration over us—“This is who I made you to be.”
God and Pac-Man in ‘Ready Player One’
Joe Carter (article)
Play, like anything else good, can become idolatrous when it is all-consuming and becomes an end to itself and an object of worship that replaces or distracts us from who we should truly worship.
Every Christian a World Christian
The Traveling Team (article)
If the Church is to truly reach the world, it will take the enlisting of all believers to be engaged in going, praying, welcoming, sending, and mobilizing.
"10 Things You Should Know about the Danger of Media "
Tony Reinke (article)
Our attention is willingly shattered into a million pieces, guided by our impulsive urges, captured into our digital profiles, and exploited by the spectacle merchants.
4 Ways Netflix Perpetuates Modern Anxieties
Brett McCracken (article)
When everything is at our disposal, on our timeline and to our liking, we’ll naturally experience stress under the weight of consumerist freedom.
“Let Your Light Shine” — Should I Instagram My Good Works?
John Piper (article/audio)
We should be deeply content with the reward of God — knowing him, loving him, treasuring him as supremely satisfying.
Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the U.S. and around the world
Pew Research Center
Muslims are the fastest-growing religious group in the world. Here are answers to some key questions about Islam.
7 Ways To Live Out The Gospel In A Post-Truth, Post-Fact Culture
Carey Nieuwhof
Regardless of where your politics lean, many would sense that American culture is quickly becoming both post-truth and post-fact.
Jesus Always, the Sequel to Jesus Calling
Tim Challies One way or another you will come across this book and so will most of your friends and neighbors. You will see it on Amazon, in Costco, in airport bookshops, and perhaps even at your church’s book table.
A Millennial's Open Letter to the Church
Ashby Neterer Dear Church, I write you on the behalf of many of my generation regarding the question of how to keep millennials interested and engaged in the Church. I write as a friend, a church congregant, and—perhaps most importantly...
Stage Two Exile: Are You Ready For It?
Steve McAlpine The Western church is about to enter stage two of its exile from the mainstream culture and the public square. And it will not be an easy time. In case you missed it, Exile Stage One began a few decades or so ago, budding in the sexual revolution of the sixties before building up a head of steam some 20 years ago...
Are Christians Really the Arrogant Ones?
Michael Kruger When religious matters are debated in our culture–e.g., the existence of God, what God is like, morals and ethics–there is an implicit set of rules that everyone is obligated to follow. Number one on this list of unspoken rules it that you can never claim to know anything about God with any level of certainty...