The Intersection of Faith and Culture
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” — Juliet, from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet Juliet is wrong. There’s a lot tied up in a name: identity, independence, history. I’m getting married in a few months, and even before I […]
If you’re like me, you’re captivated by the new pope. Pope Francis has a way of making even the most staunch Protestants consider what the Catholic Church has to say. (But isn’t this is the way it should be? Shouldn’t we be unified as one church?) I recently read an […]
I discovered Mutemath at Creation Fest in 2005. They’ve been one of my favourite bands ever since. I’ve followed their progression closely since they started out on a Christian label playing youth conferences. They’ve now jumped ship from the church scene and are forging their own path through heavy touring, developing […]
Ten years ago, cooking shows were synonymous with chubby, funny middle-aged men who uttered taglines like “Bam!” and “Kick it up a notch!” and “If Yan can cook, so can you!” But reality television has been a game-changer for the food industry. It‘s no longer just an indie thing to […]
In simpler times, stalking was a simple affair of inappropriate attention and restraining orders. Today, it’s so mundane, we even joke about it: “I’ve been stalking him/her on Facebook.” It’s funny until…well, until it’s not. As my friend Elyse says, “You know it’s an idol by the way you react when you’re […]
If you look up #engaged on Instagram, there are over half a million photos tagged. We’ve all seen them: the 20-something-year-old girls holding out their left hands, showing off their shiny new (Tiffany & Co.) rings. Their engagement photos are topped with just the right filter to give that unnaturally-natural […]
