Posts Tagged ‘Media’

Machine-Gun Misogyny: Why It’s Not Okay To Use Porn To Promote Your Ministry

Yesterday morning I was scrolling my Facebook wall when I came across this post from the pastor of a local church. “Machine Gun Preacher story in (Australian) Penthouse Magazine, May issue. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some. 1 Corinthians 9:22.” I...

June 19th, 2012 | Blog, Essays, Social Justice | Read More

Deck The Halls With Gift-Wrapped Porno

Three of the rectangular room’s walls were lined with present-stuffed tables: bikini-clad Barbie dolls, Yahtzee, a plastic sword, Dora the Explorer. Hundreds of dreams-come-true. Santa sat in front of the remaining wall, Santa and his lively, sixty-year-old volunteer elf. “I have six more of...

December 27th, 2011 | Featured, Social Justice | Read More

Her Dirty Harry Hand Cannon

The Senate race in Nevada is a real barnburner. The Democrat, Majority Leader Harry Reid, trailed in the polls before his challenger was determined in the Republican primary. Now that his opponent has a name – Sharron Angle – he’s inched a few points ahead, according to the latest Rasmussen...

September 3rd, 2010 | Blog, Featured | Read More

Phil Vischer on Why Christians Struggle to Produce Good Media

I’m at a conference at Willowcreek this week. Yesterday, Phil Vischer, the creator of Veggie Tales presented on how culture disciples our children. He quoted the 2006 Kaiser Report that notes the average child between the ages of 8 and 18 consumes six hours of media (tv, computer, DVD, video games,...

March 19th, 2009 | Blog | Read More

Driscoll.

Big, big thanks to my friend Jonah, who alerted me to The New York Times‘ article on Mark Driscoll. I’ve never attended a service at Mars Hill, and I’ve never met Mark Driscoll. But I’ve met plenty of people who have. When asked for their opinion of Mark, the invariable response...

January 14th, 2009 | Blog | Read More

I’m Glad That’s Over!

I’m actually writing this from the past, anticipating like Christmas the day when all this election talk will end, we can look forward to George Bush being out of office, and move on with our lives. Due to the magic of technology, you’re reading this after the elections. Right now, I’m...

November 6th, 2008 | Blog | Read More

Hollywood Victims and Hologrammed Vixens

The hours are crawling away, and it’s strangely quiet up the street at the Biltmore. Well, except for the helicopters buzzing overhead. Fox News is obnoxious and I’m no fan of MSNBC, so I’ve been stuck on CNN. Big mistake. CNN’s biggest enemy seems to be technology. They’ve...

November 4th, 2008 | Blog | Read More

Lorne Michaels’ brainchild dodders on…

Saturday Night Live is considered a television institution. I know this because SNL constantly reminds me. Remember when Chris Farley danced with Patrick Swayze? Remember when Will Ferrell played the cowbell? Remember Dan Akroyd and the bass-0-matic? What about when Adam Sandler sang about Hannukah?...

September 22nd, 2008 | Blog | Read More

Fund Raising Update

$1,200 in just three days. On Monday Jordan posted a Letter from the Editor and a blog post about our fundraising campaign. Our goal is to raise $10,000 in the next few weeks, and you all have come through. This confirms for us that now was the time to step out on faith and take the Writers Collective...

September 18th, 2008 | Blog | Read More

Can We Handle Independence If It’s Not Entertaining?

I don’t watch TV, so it’s always a shock when I head to my parent’s house where it’s blazing something or other from the first pot of coffee to the midnight pb&j. My Dad likes the news shows, so unless we can convince him to turn it off there’s always a couple of guys...

September 16th, 2008 | Blog | Read More