A Midwesterner in Tennessee reflects on alienation and belonging.
A review of the Cornerstone Festival 2006.
A reflection that reframes the assumption that addiction is an illness.
A review of the film Fast Food Nation directed by Richard Linklater.
A tradition of boating finds its current home in longing.
Experiences as a supply pastor in many churches prompts reflection on two types of worship services.
Holy Week exposes a subtle cultural difference with significant implications.
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An exploration of what it means to be an ‘ethnic’ Texan.
A review of the film Babel.
A reflection on the memories and art that recall sunny days and summer breezes.
How our stories of identity can be woven into the fabric that adorns our bodies.
A review of Deepa Mehta’s Water.
Musical performance art with Tim Fite and re-visiting a classic with Hitchcock’s Rear Window.
An interview with Monique Sliedrecht, artist-in-residence at Freswick Castle in northern Scotland.
A time of year when families traditionally gathers prompts thoughts about a mother’s identity.
Exploring the current influence of Judd Apatow in popular film.
From the life and influence of Bob Dylan chronicled in I’m Not There to Mike Judge’s take on the future of the U.S. in Idiocracy.
How international dishes can help us explore the world and acknowledge our limitations.
A reflection on the way oppression has shaped U.S. diets.
On exploring culture through cookbooks.
Jim Wallis spreads the good news and the Conchords mock-rock NYC.
Collage in the music of Liz Janes, the dissolution of racial prejudice in Monster’s Ball and cultural awareness in The Story of the Weeping Camel.
An artist explores her journey of expression and faith.
An interview with Peter Hicks of the band Aradhna.
Are graphic novels simply too graphic or is this a genre Christians should openly engage?
An overview and analysis of Jack Chick’s graphic tracts.
How two films opened a window on walking ideas.
An experience in a high school classroom prompts thoughts about the postmodern decline of shared cultural reference.
How to become a conscientious objector in the culture war at the dinner table.