Beware Answered Prayer
Are we sure we want God to respond?
Taoism, Dualism, or Christian Hope? Rey’s Baptism in The Last Jedi
The Taoist influence in Star Wars is undeniable, but Rey’s journey and this film as a whole look a lot more like Christian baptism.
The Last Jedi and the Christian story
Something new is appearing in the culture: a dissatisfaction with a banal materialism and a nostalgia for a story that gives hope, one that tells of a sacred tree.
A film honors parish life
‘All Saints’ is commendable in presenting the parish church as the irreplaceable Christian community.
Serenity now: Reinhold Niebuhr for brittle times
It’s a source of whimsy to see Reinhold Niebuhr in the spotlight during the early months of Donald Trump’s presidency.
Wonder Woman, naïveté, and original sin
Are we basically good? Are we fundamentally corrupt? Are there other options?
How to battle demons and win
Our enemies are not the ones identified on Twitter. Our enemies are sin, death, and the devil.
Mystery man
Burnett, like Bob Dylan, seems omnipresent in popular culture but guards his offstage life with such care that he remains largely a mystery.