Follow-up Post on Millennials and Church
Rule #1 in blogging: Controversy = Clicks. Since we re-launched PopTheology.com on Patheos, we have gotten no stronger response after the initial rollout…
A Personal and Social Tragedy
Amid all the industry panic over big blockbuster flops this summer, a handful of profitable, low-budget indie films are reminding us that compelling…
A Millennial Mainline Resurgence Is Just Around the Corner!
An interesting article by reformist evangelical and author Rachel Held Evans has been making the rounds on blog posts and Facebook. Evans speaks…
Putting Away Childish Things
It’s unfortunate that one of this year’s best films won’t get the wide theatrical release it deserves. So, for those of you not…
Songs for Dead Children: The Precious Moments Chapel in Carthage, MO
Venturing into Middle America to see what middle Americans find entertaining has become a right of passage for cultural critics. We intellectuals often…
Pedro Almodóvar’s “I’m So Excited”: Virtuous Cinema
One of my least favorite ways to address popular culture and religion is to use films or television as a form of virtue…
A Punk Prayer
With our recent move to L. A. and my participation in the Act One Producers and Executives Program, I have embarked on something…
The New Oldboy Trailer is Here!! The New Oldboy Trailer is Here!!
I don’t know that I’ve ever been more excited to see an upcoming film for which I have such low expectations. Such is…
A Religious Pilgrimage…Of Sorts
We spent the long 4th of July weekend down in Santa Ana, CA, visiting friends. It was a great weekend with plenty of…








