No, this is not an oxymoron. Dr. J. Matthew Sleeth gave a lecture at the Graduate Theological Union last night on how evangelicals are working with environmentalists to reverse global warming. Sleeth, a former emergency room doctor and star of the global warming documentary The Great Warming recently published an acclaimed [...]

We can continually talk about the spiritual significance of pop culture entertainment, as we should and will do; however, sometimes it’s necessary to pause for a laugh…for its own sake. While we could draw some “spiritual lessons” from arguably one of this years funniest films, I’ll just encourage you to see it [...]

Here’s an interesting article on a media conference coming up this week in California that further highlights the growing attention to religion and popular culture.
Mining for Opportunity in the New Hollywood

The Last King of Scotland will be released on DVD tomorrow. Daniel Skidmore reviews this provocative film.

In light of all the racist/sexist controversy swirling throughout the sports world over the past two weeks, it is even more important to pause and remember and celebrate a life extraordinarily lived. Jackie Robinson’s life is not only an inspiration, but more importantly, a challenge. Follow the link for more…
Happy Jackie Robinson Day.

Of course, this may be a tad bit late, but I don’t know what kind of pop-theology website this would be if I failed to address two bits of heated controversy in the sports world over the past two weeks. The first obviously has to do with radio talk show personality Don Imus and [...]

On the way home from Easter service just a moment ago, I heard a second great sermon on the radio. One of San Francisco’s better radio stations, KFOG, sounded as if it were playing some Easter-themed music on their Accoustic Sunrise set. We caught a new song by Sarah McLachlan called “Ordinary Miracle,” [...]