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What Black Mirror and Jesus Remind Us About the Imagination
The imagination is a tremendous faculty and Black Mirror emphasizes that, warning us about its capacity for evil (i.e., Robert Daly). Sure, Black Mirror highlights VR technology, but it’s a metaphor for the advanced technology image bearers have: the imagination. Human beings are sub-creators, as Tolkien said.
May 64 min read


Flannery O'Connor: A Heart that Burned to be God’s Instrument
About eight years ago a friend gifted me a collection of her prayers called A Prayer Journal. The book is brief, only forty pages long–and it is not because she prayed only a few pages worth. No, the words reveal a woman whose heart burned for God.
May 44 min read


An Illustrated Devotion: The Calling and Creativity of Lilias Trotter
Trotter considered John Ruskin's proposal, and decided she could not pour her life into artwork and “seek first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness” at the same time. So, she chose the latter.
May 44 min read


Juror #2 (2024) Movie Review | The Courtroom Gem
Clint Eastwood’s latest film is a hidden gem. Hidden because it went straight to streaming with a limit release. A gem because, well, it is a really good film.
Apr 142 min read


What Actually Cultivates the Christian Imagination, and Another Reason I Review Movies
Today, I want to offer another reason why I review movies. I'll start with a story . . .
Apr 143 min read


The Christian Continuum: Four Ways Art Dialogues with the Christian Faith
Four ways art dialogues with the Christian Faith.
Apr 55 min read


Mildred Pierce (1945) and To Gain the World | A Movie Review
Mildred Pierce (1945) captured my attention from the opening scene.
Apr 53 min read


"Just as I am" : The Story Behind the Hymn
Here is the story behind the hymn, "Just as I am."
Mar 78 min read


A Simple Plan (1998) Movie Review | Would you take the money?
A film that illuminates money’s power over the human heart is Sam Raimi’s A Simple Plan (1998) based on the novel by the same title. This little known movie stars Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, and Bridget Fonda. It is a hidden gem, for sure, especially if you enjoyed movies like Fargo or No Country Old Men.
Feb 282 min read


Part 2: The Case for Storytelling in the Classical Christian School
The main obstacle that comes to mind is that most classical Christian schools have limited resources.
Feb 244 min read