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 so you can [...]

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 his [...]

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,” and this [...]

Religion & Ethics Newsweekly is simply a fantastic television news magazine that unfortunately every PBS affiliate does not air. Here is a great article they ran on preaching hope and resurrection in New Orleans nineteen months after Katrina: Easter Hope in New Orleans

Officially starting last Sunday, but going full-swing this week, millions of people across the country will start going to church for the first time this year. Having taken a five-month sabbatical, they will finally return to worship at the altar of home plate. For the next seven months (hopefully) faithful congregants will participate in a [...]

It’s hard to tell what lesson(s) the makers of Meet the Robinsons are trying to bestow on their audiences, but I imagine each of the seven screenwriters had their own intentions. This Disney release lacks all the humor and originality of more successful recent animated installments like the Toy Story or Shrek series. I went [...]

I can only imagine that the race for best foreign language film in this year’s Oscars was down to the wire.  Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth took home three Oscars for makeup, art direction, and cinematography, but failed to take home best foreign language picture.  This went to Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s The Lives of [...]