Tolkien Admits: LOTR Christian in Essence
In an opinion piece on January 3rd this year , Dr. Devin Brown takes on the question that many Lord of the Rings fans have been arguing back and forth for decades. Brown, an English …
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Humanity and the Cost of Beauty
It is human nature to see the autumn leaves and sigh with delightful contentment at the gorgeous colors and to smile when seeing the snow on a freshly decorated Christmas tree. No one tries to …
God’s chosen puppets: The bizarre Christian music album covers of decades past
The Christian music scene has had its ups and downs through the years. Sometimes those ups were fun in their own right – as anyone who was the right age at the right time to …
$300 designer Bible makes God’s word more hip
The Bible is the best-selling book of all time. But one publisher, Good Publishing Company , is looking to make the old classic a bit more hip. Emily McFarlan Miller reports in the Washington Post: …
Pixar’s “Soul” creator was inspired by a Christian book. He sat down with the author to discuss it.
The creator of Disney/Pixar’s “Soul” — Pete Doctor — recently sat down and spoke with Jesuit priest the Rev. James Martin about the influence that Martin’s book, “The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything ”, influenced …
The Internet is rife with ‘Christian’ Taylor Swift parodies. One man fell headfirst into that world.
What if, instead of singing about her latest make-up or break up, Taylor Swift sang about Jesus? The former teen country chart topper turned international pop megastar famously stated in her 2020 “Miss Americana” documentary, …
This church was abandoned. Then ‘Lucifer’ revived it.
Slowly settling into the ground in what is now a quiet, unused former tea company property in India, St. Andrews church stands as a silent gothic testimony to the area’s former British colonial influence. It’s …
At church once leveled by ISIS, Christians dedicate statue
The Christian community in Northern Iraq suffered significant attacks from the Islamic State when the insurgent group began its invasion of the area in 2014. On Jan. 14, however, Christians in Qaraqosh reasserted their place …
Not that kind of Belieber: Justin Bieber distances himself from Hillsong
Christian Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz recently came under fire for what have been characterized as “breaches of trust” and “moral failures”. Hillsong has been known as being very friendly to celebrities, and pop singer Justin …