Jack Chick’s Nightmare Theology
Just in time for Halloween, I discussed the "scared-straight"-style evangelical tracts by the late artist Jack Chick. What made these...
Masculinity and Altar Serving
I was a guest on EWTN's Morning Glory radio program, discussing masculinity, serving as an acolyte, and Donald Trump's so-called "locker...
Making Better Men
"When I ask my friends for their formative, positive male role models, the answers (real and fictional) were often men of quiet...
Trump’s Revolt Against Vows
"Trump’s policies, such as they are, usually come down to America breaking its promises. In the debate, he doubled-down on his previous...
The Compassion of Kubo and the Two Strings
"Kubo and the Two Strings, the latest concoction from Laika Studios, will blow you away with its gorgeous stop-motion animation. But it...
The Moral Heart of Hamilton
"Aaron Burr, Hamilton’s narrator and Hamilton’s killer, complains that Hamilton has been “seated at the right hand of the father,”...
Faith and Pete's Dragon
"Grace’s father Mr. Meacham (Robert Redford, with the kindliest of twinkles in his eye) is a teller of tall tales, but she never believed...
In Defense of Pokémon Go
I bring together my arguments in favor of Pokémon Go when I appear on Zach and Sally Crippen's show Vernacular to defend the game against...
Pokémon Go and the Kindness of Strangers
"One night early in my Pokémon journey, I spotted about twenty young adults gathered, phones in hand, around an equestrian statue in...
Pokémon Go Re-enchants the City
"Pokémon Go is reshaping pedestrianism in Manhattan. Unlike many video games, it is not played by someone indoors and stationary, but by...
