“You won’t find many religious people here,” said an up-and-coming game designer when I informed him that I was interviewing video-game makers about their religious and spiritual beliefs. He was right. While at this year’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, I had the opportunity to talk to a dozen…  [more]

I spent last week on the warm and windy streets of Austin, Texas, which was the epicenter of all things music and tech as the South by Southwest conference blew through town. Tens of thousands of music and tech professionals converge on this event every year to be a part…  [more]

Violent crime has been in decline for the last 20 years, a trend unpredicted by experts. Nobody knows why for sure, but according to The Washington Post there are several prominent theories. The tough-on-crime theory links declining crime rates to tougher policing and higher incarceration rates. However, in light of…  [more]

I usually turn to Stephen Colbert for religious-themed satire, but this weekend Saturday Night Live offered a doozy worthy of The Colbert Report. “Djesus Uncrossed” is a fake trailer for a Quentin Tarantino-inspired revenge fantasy in which Jesus rises from the grave to enact bloody vengeance on the Romans. (Be…  [more]

When I was in high school, I heard about South Korean churches that sent missionaries to English-speaking parts of the world in an evangelistic effort. I remember being offended and dismayed: who did they think they were, that they could think of the United States as unchurched? How could they…  [more]