Category: Future

• We Are The Times

  A post from Australian theologian, Michael Bird (Word from the Bird) got my attention recently. He seemed to visualize that visceral sense of alarm many are living with right now:…

  

• Close Encounters of the Theological Kind

  I should’ve known this article was inevitable. As a researcher of conspiracy theory, I keep tabs on communities where conspiracy theories are concentrated. One of those is the UFO/UAP (unidentified…

  

• Fortune & Glory and Nostalgia

  As film technology advances, the way we use it says something about our deepest longings. How theology intersects with de-aging in our favorite films and franchises… Get ready for more…

  

• An American Fourth In Britain

  I’m sitting in our flat here in the UK. It’s a dreary morning. The mist hangs on the windows. I watch our three kids eat their breakfast. I’m thinking of…

  

• This Is America

  Everyone has already made up their mind. Not about what happened in DC. But about what we want to believe happened in DC. That matters. Profoundly. The reality we live…

  

• Against Christian Nationalism

  Christian Nationalism is a form of theological syncretism, a blending of religion & politics. It hijacks Christian Scripture, symbolism, and imagery to promote American glory & good as ultimate. In…

  

• When You Wish Upon A Future

  Walt Disney shaped the American Church because he shaped American culture. His vision of American progress in the 1960’s promised that technology would bring about the good life, less work…

  

• A Great (Secular) American Revival

  America may be less Christian, but it is not less religious. We still worship. All human beings do. It’s just the altar was moved awhile ago. Now, truth is what…

  

• The Debate Showed Us Ourselves

  We weren’t watching a debate last night, we were watching ourselves. The debate last night was a mirror. Take a good long look. This moment is showing us who we…

  

• Jesus Says This Matters

  If you keep a Spiritual trophy case somewhere in your soul, Jesus would like a word. I know, because he’s in the process of clearing mine out. We so quickly…