A boy grows up without a father and finds himself shiftless and devoid of meaning, manhood, and mission. Another young man, facing racial discrimination because of a mixed marriage, finds himself wrestling with emotional immaturity. Finding themselves in the same work environment, facing imminent danger and opposition, their shared struggle gives them a new sense [...]

Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence (generally in the form of blood) of living creatures. Although the subject matter gives some Christians pause, they are not demons; they are fictional. However, the notion of vampirism has existed for millennia; question is, what it is about blood and [...]

Through Jesus Christ, we are reconciled to God and brought into relationship with our creator. We are brought into His story, for His glory, restored as image-bearers of God and reflecting Him in worship, community, and mission. As image bearers we mirror Jesus, in worship we discover and declare His glory, and we do this [...]

Forget everything you ever thought you knew about community. Unless you JUST became a Christian (congratulations, BTW) you probably have many ideas about being Christian family that you need to UNlearn. We usually define community around us…they are the caricatures around your story instead of characters in Jesus’ story.
Image-bearing is not done individually. God is [...]

“We reflect what we revere to our own ruin or redemption.” – Beal
Worship is not defined by the music we sing, or caged by the service we attend on Sunday. Worship is something we are doing constantly, which brings into question the object (or objects) of that worship every second of every minute of every [...]

Jesus, in his humble incarnation, revealed where our identity is to be found, unveiling himself as the center of God’s story. As Creator, Sustainer, Servant, Savior, and King, he is the author and hero of the true story of our existence and thus the pivot point upon which our meaning, our role, and our daily [...]

Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and co-directed in India by Loveleen Tandan. The film tells the story of a young man from the slums of Mumbai who appears on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and exceeds people’s expectations, thereby arousing [...]

The film begins at the end… then proceeds to explore the life of a man in a series of vignettes, through the eyes of those who knew him… while this may not sound like a groundbreaking idea today, “Citizen Kane” was the first film to use non-linear storytelling like this. With its revolutionary writing and [...]

Someone freely offered me pot on Independence Day Weekend in downtown Seattle. In Fremont, people exercised freedom of assembly to dress up like Zombies and shamble through city streets. North of Seattle in hickilicious Monroe, people celebrated by demolishing cars and freely flaunting their mullets. Everybody was celebrating “independence”.
John Adams said of Independence Day: “I [...]

Peter wrote two important letters that fill out our Bible with Spirit-filled wisdom, encouragement, admonishment and more. It’s only by the crazy grace of God, which defies human “reason”, that this impulsive, ignorant, well-intentioned yet often ill-informed, passionate fisherman (who swang between cowardice and violence) was transformed into the pivotal figure in the formation of [...]