Archive for November, 2010

Viral Anger

Nov 29, 2010 No Comments by

If you’re not familiar with the name Jack Rebney, then you might be familiar with the Winnebago Man. If this name doesn’t ring a bell, then maybe you’ve heard of The Angriest Man in the World.  I wasn’t familiar with the name or the titles until I read about the new documentary, Winnebago Man, which [...]

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The End Approaches

Nov 19, 2010 No Comments by

The first half of the final installment of the Harry Potter series, The Deathly Hallows: Part 1, opens today in theaters across the country. While many viewers, including myself, are bemoaning the delay of the series’ conclusion until July 2011, that the final book is divided into two films allows the filmmakers to flesh out [...]

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A Christ-like Wizard

Nov 18, 2010 No Comments by

Few contemporary works of fiction, especially those aimed at younger readers, have divided Christians quite as sharply as J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Some Christians view the books as harmless fantasy, no different form the works of C. S. Lewis or J. R. R. Tolkien. Others see them as poison that would steer believers [...]

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A Peaceful Hereafter Because Life is Hard Enough

Nov 12, 2010 No Comments

Starting with Mystic River in 2001, Clint Eastwood has had a run of remarkable films that have all, in different ways, had death or loss as one of their major themes. His latest film, I believe, is a culmination of those films because in Hereafter he goes beyond death to speculate on the possibility of [...]

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Singing Out Against Hunger

Nov 02, 2010 No Comments

If there’s an article about music on Pop Theology, you know Richard Lindsay has written it.  Check out his review of an interesting project by singer/songwriter Bryan McFarland, a musician who is singing to combat hunger.

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