By Sammi Deem When a band contains Christ-followers, there is always that touchy subject of whether the band is a Christian band or not. Generally the answer to this question puts them either in the Christian fan base and market or in the secular (a.k.a. mainstream) market. Cool Hand Luke make no implications that they … Continue reading Voices in Culture: Cool Hand Luke
By Jody Matheson After the first season of LOST, I had a conversation with a friend at work. She hadn’t watched LOST, but was curious about all the hype as the season ended. I suggested she rent the DVD on the weekend and check it out. “But I’m warning you,” I said coyly, “once you … Continue reading Book Review: What Can Be Found in LOST?
By Jody Matheson Having grown up in a small town, involved in a small church, one thing will always stand out. Every so often I would receive a letter in the mail. It would be from one of the overseers in the church. The letters were received with trepidation, insecurity and sometimes guilt. But with … Continue reading Book Review: Mark Driscoll’s Death By Love
By Mariah Secrest Last month we ran a review of Andy Crouch’s book Culture Making. I can’t recommend this book highly enough; I still find myself mentally referring to some of the concepts in my daily goings-on as well as in the way I think about the world. It’s a work that is both scholastically … Continue reading Author Interview: Culture Making’s Andy Crouch
By Jeff Goins, Editor Do you find that there just seems to be a shortage of deep Christian books these days? That has been my struggle over the past few years, as God has begun deeper works in my heart and soul, causing me to yearn for meatier spiritual truths. If you go into your … Continue reading G.K. Chesterton: A different kind of orthodox
By Mariah Secrest When a band as fervent and fiery as Anberlin can write and perform songs that cut so deep into our human fabric, you have to wonder what that passion looks like offstage. I was honored to chat with frontman Stephen Christian for awhile and find out. I was inspired by how genuine … Continue reading Anberlin’s Stephen Christian: Social Justice and Faceless International
By Megan Twietmeyer I took a communications/media course once when I was in college. I went to a private Christian college, so the course dealt with Christians and how they should interact with media and pop culture. My professor said there were different levels of interaction with culture. I think there were five levels. Ignoring/avoiding, … Continue reading Light and Dark in Pop Culture: Insight from the unlikeliest of places
By Zach Kincaid WRECKED: You bring to light this idea of Juergensmeyer’s about “email ethnicities.” How do we act in a world that is quickly becoming borderless? Do we fight for no side? Is everything leveled and no claims of justice able to be made… even if tainted? VR: It is a myth that the … Continue reading Subverting Global Myths (Pt. 2)
By Jeff Goins, Editor WRECKED: Lisa, you and your husband Will wrote a book awhile back called Justice in the Burbs. In it, you basically tell your tale of transformation from consumerist suburbanites to more justice-oriented gardeners living in the mountains of West Virginia, right? You live in Appalachia , where you’re forced to see … Continue reading Voices in Culture: Interview with Author Lisa Samson
By Cary Umhau Each heart knows its own bitterness and no one else can share its joy, says Proverbs 14:10. Just as Jesus asked his compatriots to stay awake with him in the Garden of Gethsemane and they didnt/couldnt/wouldnt, we humans stink at being there for the long haul with each other. And we stink-stank-stunk … Continue reading Heroes and Cheerleaders: An Environment of Celebration