Pixar’s SOUL is the Perfect Movie for a World Weary of Living
There’s a scene in Pixar’s latest movie Soul where Joe Gardner (Jamie Foxx), a struggling middle school music teacher, steps out of a jazz club after one of the most…
Why Batman Is a Terrible Superhero (Or, Why Our Present Social Crises Demand a Different Class of Hero)
Published in Tor.com on September 28th, 2020. I’m a huge fan of the Dark Knight, so I was ready to throw hands a few weeks ago when someone…
Does the Commentary Class Know that Multiple Things Can Be True at the Same Time?
On the strange “either/or”-ism in the wake of George Floyd’s murder It’s been over a week since George Floyd was senselessly killed by (now former) Minneapolis police officer…
BOOKS
- There Are No Cruel Narnians: What The Horse and His Boy Can Tell Us About Racism, Cultural Superiority, Beauty Standards, and Inclusiveness, 2021
- The Diverse Kingdom: Growing Inclusion in SFF Publishing is a Small Fulfillment of God’s Plan, 2018
CULTURE & CURRENT EVENTS
- Stubbornly Alive: Pixar’s Soul is the Perfect Movie for a World Weary of Living, 2021
- Why America’s Confederate Monuments Can’t be Compared to Hitler and Nazi Germany, 2020
- Now is Not the Time for Creators to Cancel Their Work: Why Art is Essential to Social Justice, 2020
- Three Things White People Can Learn from Dan Cathy and ‘The Babylon Bee’, 2020
- Does the Commentary Class Know that Multiple Things Can Be True at the Same Time?, 2020
- Why Christian College Presidents Should Not Endorse Political Candidates, 2020
- A Revolt Against Death, 2018
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SUPERHEROES & SCIFI
- Why Batman Is a Terrible Superhero (Or, Why Our Present Social Crises Demand a Different Class of Hero), 2020
- The Enduring Legacy of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., 2020
- 6 Leadership Lessons From Phil Coulson, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., 2020
- How ‘It: Chapter Two’ Defeats Its Devilish Clown, 2019
- Why Batman Can’t Save Gotham, 2019
FAITH
- The Christian Church Failed Jon Steingard, and It’s Failing Your Kids Too, 2020
- Christian Teens and Social Media: Positive Stats You Should Know, 2019
- Blurred Reflections, 2018
- 3 Things the March for Our Lives Tells the Church About Gen Z, 2018
- What ‘American Gods’ Says About American Christianity, 2017
MUSIC