Did you know that the members of U2 are Christians and that they frequently explore issues of faith in their songs? Shocking, right? I know!
A recent BuzzFeed piece got way too many views with the irritating title “11 Bands You Might Not Realize Are Christian.” Author Matthew Perpetua seems to be trying to “out” people of faith in the music world by making over-reaching assumptions about the members’ beliefs based on lyric snippets and his own editorializations. For Perpetua, it seems the… [more]
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Neil Fix What we need to work towards is both a Christian music industry that is willing to take risks and a church that is more open to creativity, that will welcome artists at any stage of their journey with God.
Robert Joustra Trek always played with the utopian western imaginary, which was profoundly subverted in the first reboot where the power of logic and modernity is - literally - swallowed in a black hole, with strong dystopian tones.
Ben Kreis It always comes back to the heart of the viewer. Is he vicariously living the sin or observing it from the outside?
TimF If I had my way, we'd skip Mother's Day and Father's Day mentions entirely at church; but if we must, the idea of saying Happy Mother's Day and then preaching the sermon the Lord gave you is the way to go.
Jordan Ballor Ok, so it's a symptom of broken trust. Who broke the trust? There's plenty of blame to go around, surely, but where's the critique of the "priestly" voice of science?
Tristram S. For me the film was a wonderful affirmation of a love that is transitioning from something transient, to a love or belief based on something more real or lasting.