Who Will Stand Alone When the Circle Leaves Room for 1?

Years ago, before the Baptist battles escalated, a seminary professor described a crucial weakness of fundamentalism: By its nature, fundamentalism opposes. It fights against everything that doesn’t conform to its ideals and principles, which will be narrower...

Reading Aloud to Other Daddies’ Children

Millions of adults who long ago passed the sixth grade nonetheless will go back to elementary school on March 3. That is just one day past Dr. Seuss’ birthday, and it marks the sixth annual Read Across America. RAA Day is the National Education...

“Gods and Generals”

The stage for war is set, and the bullets—and prayers—start flying. That’s right: “Gods and Generals” features more divine petitioning than any Hollywood product in recent memory. Clocking in at over 3 ½ hours, the new Civil War drama from Ted Turner...

Astronauts’ Song Choices Tell Story

We grieve the loss of these seven men and women. Though their loss is profound, we lose people around us everyday. One day, this world will claim us. What then? What song will people remember that we have sung? What lyrics will people remember that we wrote with our...

“Daredevil”

“Daredevil” is good, but not great. For comics fans, it will be hailed as a wonderful realization. But for others, it may seem to be just another guy in a leather suit beating people up. The movie is about a blind lawyer named Matt Murdock. Matt’s...