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Veggie Tales, Shifting Demographics, and Luddites
Phil Vischer, creator of VeggieTales, has a podcast that is one part goofy (because Vischer is just that way) and two parts insightful. THIS PODCAST is worth the listen…
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At war with American idolatry
Last fall I worked through a series called “Living in Babylon.” It was a call to understand the rapidly shifting cultural landscape and then learn how to live like Joseph in Egypt, Daniel in Babylon, and Esther in Persia.
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White Evangelicalism
I know the name Lecrae, but I’ve not listened to his music. Recently he has boldly spoken out about American evangelicalism and the lack of place for people of color.
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The temptation of the stage
We all face it as Christian leaders. It’s the temptation of being “up front.” There is a level of influence we have that we pretend to “not want,” but down deep… we like it there.
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Larry the Cucumber and Illegal Immigration
My kids grew up on Veggie Tales. It was a series of videos using vegetable characters like Larry the Cucumber. One of the creators of the show, Phil Vischer, now has a podcast that mixes his crazy ADHD comments and some serious discussion on current issues in culture with an evangelical Christian perspective. His latest podcast included an interview with…
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The Flag, the Anthem, the First Amendment
I’ve been to a few baseball games this year. I’ve kind of sworn off of NFL games, but not because of Colin Kaepernick. It traces back to the arrogance of the NFL, willfully ignored the concussion issue, and I could go on about that.
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The political Jesus
Jesus’ own message was incendiary. It’s worth hearing the words again: “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news” (Mark 1:15). Jesus was relativizing the authority of all human government: the power of the Herodian dynasty in Galilee, the Roman governor in Judea, the religious council of…
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9/11 and the grief we never shared
THIS ARTICLE sums up some of the thoughts I had waking up this morning and thinking about 9/11. We are more divided and more demanding than ever before. Still. It’s 9/11. I need to remember.
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Racism and equivocation
After the horrible events in Charlottesville, VA, over the weekend, we are showing once again as a country that we are horrible at talking about racism. Even in the church.
Category: Culture
