“Christ and Pop Culture” Archives

Are we crying out for justice so that God might reveal himself to a broken world? Or do we just want to look righteous on social media?

One way that AI’s dehumanization might play out is a distinctly utilitarian approach to creativity, artistry, and worship.

Would we really be so quick to throw away our status and privilege for a life of hardship, struggle, and near-certain death?

AI’s ultimate legacy may end up being the damage that it does to our ability to understand, determine, and agree upon what is real.

As I read the headlines, I still feel the impulse to disconnect and disengage; but with this song’s help, it gets reframed.

How is it that a catchy melody, solid groove, or infectious hook can make you want to dance to even the darkest and most nihilistic of thoughts?

Kaitlyn Schiess argues that religion and politics have been inextricably intertwined since America’s founding, and even before that.

The album’s emotional heft comes from Bergman’s attempts to balance her belief in, and need for, a loving God with the horror and sorrow of her father’s death.

Also: Online dating, IVF’s dark side, technology and our brains, recent, Christ and Pop Culture highlights, and the modern western.

Also: The best good bad movies, a new “Robotech” comic, how SEO ruins websites, and more “Wonder Woman” goodness.

Also: The beauty of storms, the GIF turns 30, a history of snake handling, call-out culture toxicity, and killing iTunes.

Also: King Arthur, Silicon Valley silliness, and the downside of “mobile first” web design.

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