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Sidelining the Stigma of Mental Illness

Sidelining the Stigma of Mental Illness

Amy Simpson challenges the church to step up its ministry to a vulnerable population.
Popcultured: It's the Thoughts That Count

Popcultured: It's the Thoughts That Count

Why Christians can't be careless about the consumption of popular culture.
Mourning a Daughter's Suicide

Mourning a Daughter's Suicide

How family and faith sustained Frank Page as he grieved the loss of his sweet, but troubled, Melissa.

Movies & TV

Man of Steel
Clay Enos / Warner Bros.

Man of Steel

Snyder's Superman reboot is visually stunning and well-acted, but lacks the humanity of The Kings of Summer, a little coming-of-age movie with a big heart.
The Kings of Summer

The Kings of Summer

Snyder's Superman reboot is visually stunning and well-acted, but lacks the humanity of The Kings of Summer, a little coming-of-age movie with a big heart.
Before Midnight

Before Midnight

Celine and Jesse transition from young lovers to middle-aged couple in this serious-but-depressing examination of love and marriage.

Reviews

The Kings of Summer

The Kings of Summer

4 Stars - Excellent
Rated R
Man of Steel

Man of Steel

3 Stars - Good
Rated PG-13
Before Midnight

Before Midnight

3½ Stars - Good
Rated R
After Earth

After Earth

1 Star - Weak
Rated PG-13
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

3 Stars - Good
Rated PG-13

Music

Starting a Dialogue with Hip-Hop

Starting a Dialogue with Hip-Hop

Daniel White Hodge finds signs of the gospel in the beats of hip-hop.
The Laughing Stalk

The Laughing Stalk

David Eugene Edwards' gothic folk gets away with singing about Jesus by preaching without proselytizing.
"How Great Thou Art" & the 100-Year-Old Bass

"How Great Thou Art" & the 100-Year-Old Bass

Remembering the story of George Beverly Shea's signature tune.

Don't Miss

Want to Change the World? Sponsor a Child

Want to Change the World? Sponsor a Child

A top economist shares the astounding news about that little picture hanging on our refrigerator.
The Age Demanded an Image

The Age Demanded an Image

On dogs and Malcolm Gladwell.

Frankenstein's Cat, Part 3

Frankenstein's Cat, Part 3

Weighing the trade-offs.

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Our Lives, Our Fortunes, and Our Sacred Honor

Our Lives, Our Fortunes, and Our Sacred ...

The grand debate that...

Today's Christian Woman

The Perfect Wife Scorecard

The Perfect Wife Scorecard

I just knew I was failing...

Small Groups

Silence and Solitude

Silence and Solitude

These spiritual disciplines...

Out of Ur

Superman: Sermon Notes from Exile

Superman: Sermon Notes from Exile

Why I wrote sermon notes...

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