Is It Any Happiness? – A Review of Michel Houellebecq’s “Submission”
The virtue of Houellebecq’s work is to break through the assumptions of end-of-history liberal triumphalism. Continue Reading
Spiritual Realism in Eliot’s “Journey of the Magi”
by Julia Powers
T.S. Eliot offers a more realistic interpretation of the original Christ-seekers. Continue Reading
Review: Confucius for Christians
Family, learning, ethics, ritual – all of the topics that Ten Elshof uses Confucius to introduce are ones that have developed significant cultural baggage in the West and can benefit from momentarily trying to break from our tired vantage points on them. Continue Reading
A Fresh Look at Joy Davidman
by Jake Meador
Abigail Santamaria’s biography brings Joy Davidman into focus and sheds new light on Davidman’s husband, C.S. Lewis. Continue Reading
Master of None and the Burden of Choice
by Cort Gatliff
With subtlety, humor, and a heavy dose of honesty, Master of None explores the fear of better options. Continue Reading
What Elena Ferrante Reveals About Us
by Sarah Ngu
Elena Ferrante forces us to confront not just the truths and lies we tell about our friendships, but also our very selves. Continue Reading
Reality, Distortions, and Steve Jobs
The biggest question asked by the film is the one often asked about Jobs to those who knew him and worked with him: What was his reality and how distorted was it? Continue Reading
The Room that is the World
by Tim Markatos
We tend not to recognize when our neighbor is struggling until their pain and suffering boils over and breaks the surface. Continue Reading
Farewell, Josh Ritter: A Review of “Sermon on the Rocks”
Like one of the old Ritter’s Pharisees, the new Ritter “shouts to the converted.” Continue Reading
Both/And Philanthropy
Christians can and should budget money and emotional reserves for both local and global approaches. Continue Reading