Usually movies that I don’t think my husband would like I reserve for Netflix, but because I had heard the scenery was breathtaking, The Way was one I wanted to see on the big screen. I was also concerned that this movie would be at the theaters for only a…  [more]

New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin's underdog story and outspoken faith have some sportswriters dubbing him the "Taiwanese Tebow." But while Lin and Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow share similar Christian convictions, Lin's rise to stardom is even more miraculous. Just a few weeks ago, the Harvard University graduate was…  [more]

What does it mean to repent? In the past few weeks, two different former members of Mark Driscoll’s Mars Hill Church have come forward with stories of their experience with church discipline and what they view as cult-like overreach by church leadership. This article in Slate summarizes the accusations, as…  [more]

One of America’s most celebrated - and most tormented - vocalists has passed away at a tragically young age. It will likely be a few weeks before the exact cause of Whitney Houston’s death at age 48 is made public, but that won’t stop millions from drawing their own conclusions.…  [more]

A teenager e-mailed me recently asking my opinion about a spoken word video that’s gone viral: Jefferson Bethke's “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus.” I’ll admit all the hubbub didn’t draw my interest. After all, the video’s title tells pretty much the whole story, as do the titles of…  [more]