Natalie Bergman’s Mercy Is an Exquisite Expression of Grief, Faith, and Love (Review) The album’s emotional heft comes from Bergman’s attempts to balance her belief in, and need for, a loving God with the horror and sorrow of her father’s death. Aug 15, 2022 Music
Weekend Reads: Transformers, Embryos & Ethical Dilemmas, Worshipping Artificial Intelligence, Buffy the Vampire Slayer & more Also: Online dating, IVF’s dark side, technology and our brains, recent, Christ and Pop Culture highlights, and the modern western. Nov 18, 2017 Reading
Weekend Reads: Superstore’s Humanizing Effect, Craigslist’s Ugly-but-Effective Design, Roadside Monument’s Return, One Punch Man & More Also: The best good bad movies, a new “Robotech” comic, how SEO ruins websites, and more “Wonder Woman” goodness. Jun 23, 2017 Reading
Reading: OK Computer, the Perfect Schwarzenegger Film, Katsuhiro Otomo, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Silicon Valley vs. Grilled Cheese & More Also: The beauty of storms, the GIF turns 30, a history of snake handling, call-out culture toxicity, and killing iTunes. Jun 2, 2017 Reading
Reading: Moana, The Handmaid’s Tale, Mount Eerie’s A Crow Looked at Me & More Also: King Arthur, Silicon Valley silliness, and the downside of “mobile first” web design. May 13, 2017 Reading
My Favorite Christ and Pop Culture Articles of 2016 Obviously, I’m a little biased, but I was once again impressed by the site’s depth and breadth of coverage. Dec 29, 2016 Pop Culture Religion
Regarding Trump Thanks to Trump, it’s rather heartbreaking to be anywhere on the conservative range of the political spectrum. May 5, 2016 Politics
When Reading Comic Books Made Me a Better Parent A meditation on parenting and “Ms. Marvel,” one of the most delightful comic books I’ve read in quite some time. May 4, 2016 Pop Culture
Youth Group Nostalgia Can Be Bittersweet As I’ve heard more stories from folks my age about their church experiences, I realize how fortunate I was as a kid. Apr 20, 2016 Best of Opus Religion
Reading: Sci-Fi Classics, Pro-Life Protests, Trump Theology, Apple’s Tim Cook & More Also: Critics and Spike Lee’s latest, Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker, webfont performance & godless video games. Mar 20, 2016 Reading
Christ and Pop Culture Goes to the Movies (2015 Edition) The book costs $4.99 on Amazon and is free for Christ and Pop Culture members. Feb 28, 2016 Movies Religion
Karen Choi’s ‘Through Our Veins’ If you like folksy, twangy Americana, you’ll want to preorder a copy. Feb 19, 2016 Music
Reading: Hackers, MST3K, The Silver Surfer, Nativity Scenes, Prayer Shaming & more Also: Living in a hologram, Halo’s storytelling shortcomings, Sanjay’s Super Team, and Star Wars economics. Dec 9, 2015 Reading