I’ve been thinking quite a bit about sports and religion lately and am working on an essay on the deification of the collegiate/professional athlete in terms of immanence and transcendence. Sean Taylor’s tragic death early this week certainly reminds us of the immanence of professional athletes and their very real vulnerability juxtaposed to the invincible [...]

Thanks to Alex Carpenter for pointing out this video. Jeff Skoll made his fortune ($2 billion) as the first president of eBay. Now he’s spending it at the movies. His company, Participant Productions, makes entertaining, issues-driven films that inspire real change — Murderball, Syriana, An Inconvenient Truth … Here, he talks about the people who’ve [...]

The Colorado Rockies have certainly provided some exciting moments for this year’s MLB playoffs and continue to be the team to watch, leaving Philadelphia last night with a 2-0 lead over the Phillies. If their play on the field has been praiseworthy thus far, their off the field behavior is certainly the stuff of champions. [...]

Manohla Dargis, a film critic for the New York Times, has a review of an upcoming documentary about abortion called Lake of Fire. I have not seen the film yet, but her review is certainly compelling. The article also contains segments of an interview with the director, Tony Kaye. I appreciate both of their comments [...]

WARNING: DO NOT READ THIS POST UNTIL YOU HAVE READ THE PREVIOUS ARTICLE, $40 MILLION AND TWO MOVIES. It seems like the NFL knows no end to controversy with the Michael Vick dogfighting case being the latest in a long first year for commissioner Roger Goodell. As we wait for Vick’s decision of whether to [...]

While it’s nice to find images of truth, beauty, redemption, etc. in popular culture, it’s also a blessing to be reminded of their presence in the “real world.” I found this article while looking for good news for my other website, www.makegoodnews.com. I hope you take the time to read it. Murderer’s Path to Redemption

We’ve seen a couple of articles on video games that challenge the couch potato stereotype. First, scientists were using PS3′s to do medical research. Second, PE classes turned to games like Dance Dance Revolution for exercise. Now, it looks like video games are making their way into retirement communities and retirement homes across the country. [...]

I came across these two extremely thought provoking articles in The San Francisco Chronicle today. Both get at the changing nature of Christianity in our contemporary culture. Thoughts anyone? Bringing the Faith to American Christians Reflections on Poverty and Climate Change

Here is a great article that follows up on our post about Dr. J. Matthew Sleeth’s lecture on evangelicals and environmentalism. This article focuses on the changing moral vision of many young evangelicals across the country. Great news to be sure. Evangelicals Push for Social Change

As if making a film about eternal life, The Fountain, wasn’t enough, director Darren Aronofsky is planning on tackling global extinction…or at least a great flood. Check out this Guardian interview about his plans to direct Noah’s Ark. I’m intrigued. Just Say Noah