Human trafficking is one of the more lurid examples of the injustices plaguing the marginalized around the globe.   Thanks  to globalization human trafficking is on the uptick, and modern communication networks enable the devastating news to be heard more often than ever.  If we can stand to listen...

“All children are born artists; the trick is to remain one as you grow up.” – Pablo Picasso My most memorable creative moment happened when I was a small child of about five or six. It was a significant point in my life as an artist, but unfortunately, it’s all been pretty much downhill from...

They—the ubiquitous they—tell us not to do it, and yet we do it anyway, don’t we?  We judge books by their covers.  The sentiment behind the old adage surely rings with the type of truth that speaks toward enlightened thinking—not just about books, mind you, but life in general.  After all,...

In between sharing pics of his Jersey Shore makeover and playing Taboo while promoting his latest film Youth in Revolt on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last month (January 25, 2010, episode), Michael Cera talked about his reputation as a photobomber.  Nothing at all as terrorizing as the underwear bomber,...

It’s been over a year since we last spoke to mega-church phenomenon Rob Bell, pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Today, Burnside Writers Collective correspondent John Wofford talks about the completion of the popular Nooma teaching series, Bell’s reaction to recent developments...