The Intersection of Faith and Culture
If you haven’t heard, Fred Phelps of the “God Hates Fags” movement has died. There are various responses I’ve seen in the days leading up to his death. Unfortunately, most of them have been hateful. What is the major issue at play here? The problem is that Phelps, founder of the Westboro […]
Once again, the Oscars have come and gone, and the headlines are inundated with articles about “The Biggest Shocks, Snubs, and Surprises” and “Movies the Academy Missed.” I love movies: watching them, talking about them, arguing about them, you name it. So I love the amount of buzz that goes […]
Jimmy Kimmel says he has been trying to get Toronto mayor Rob Ford on his show since last fall, when Ford gained infamy by admitting to smoking crack cocaine while in office. Last night, Kimmel’s dream was realized, as Ford appeared on the ABC late night talk show. During the […]
This Sunday America’s dancing queen Ellen DeGeneres will host the 86th Academy Awards. You’ve probably watched a few of the nominated films, but who has time to see all of them? To help you keep up with your film aficionado friends, here’s the Oscar Cheat Sheet: your indispensable guide to […]
When I lived in New York, it was so hard to choose. Out of the countless different things the city offered, I could never decide where to eat, what to do, who to see. Since moving back to my home country — Myanmar — I have seen how the majority […]
Ryan Bell has a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry in Missional Leadership. He went to Fuller Theological Seminary, and was a Seventh-Day Adventist pastor for nearly two decades. And as of January, he’s living a year without God. And he’s blogging about it. In March 2013, Bell […]