Judas and the Gospel of Jesus, by N.T. Wright
Summary by Jeff Stauffer Editors Note: This article is part of the Book Summary Project, an initiative designed to provide Christians with summary statements of the main ideas of each chapter of important books. Inclusion in the Book Summary Project DOES NOT constitute endoresment
What Kindergarten Taught me about Valentines’ Day
By: Stacey Tuttle They say that everything you need to know you learned in Kindergarten. As a single facing another Valentine’s day alone, I tend to feel that this is a holiday that doesn’t apply to me. However, my friend was
It’s Complicated
Review by Stacey Tuttle For every example of noble, sacrificial love there are at least a thousand examples of self-serving , shallow love. It’s Complicated was a story about several people with the latter type of love, each using the other
Dear John
Review by: Stacey Tuttle It isn’t all that often that Hollywood produces a main stream movie about sacrificial love. There have been a few that have stood out to me: Gran Torino, The War (Kevin Costner), Life is Beautiful (Ok, it
Leap Year: What would YOU grab?
Review by: Stacey Tuttle The pivotal question in Leap Year is when Declan asks Anna if her house was burning and she had 60 seconds, what would she grab. Interestingly, we don’t ever know Anna’s answer to that question. However, her
Avatar – Movie Discussion Guide
Avatar By: Stacey Tuttle While there are a variety of interesting topics for discussion from Avatar [1] the topic which is probably most obvious and of greatest concern to Christians centers around the New Age philosophy which permeates Avatar. Neytiri teaches
What The Bleep Do We Know – A Christian Response (Movie Review)
What The Bleep Do We Know - A Christian Response If you missed this film when it debuted, there’s no need to feel out of the loop. You’re in good company with most of the rest of the world. What the
Star Trek: Movie Review
Star Trek A Man of Two Worlds In the 2009 movie, Star Trek, Spock struggles with having parents of two very different worlds. His mother is human, his father Vulcan. Those two cultures have substantial differences in their values – most notably
The Golden Compass – The Anti-Narnia? (Movie Review)
The Golden Compass - The Anti-Narnia? Review by Craig A. Smith © 2007 Shepherd Project Ministries On Friday, The Golden Compass hits movie theaters and Christendom seems deeply concerned. Websites have gone up, blogs have been written and email chains have been set
Barb’s Blog
Welcome to Barb Larson's brand-new blog! Her first post is coming soon!
The WORD Conference and Why it Matters
The WORD Conference and Why it Matters By Stacey Tuttle A friend recently drew my attention to an article posted in the Christian Science Monitor about the “Coming Evangelical Collapse.”[1] The entire article is thought provoking and worth the read as he
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides – Movie Review
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides – Movie Review Review by Stacey Tuttle Generally, I try to give a recap of the storyline and pull out some way that it relates to faith. However, I think in the case of the
Something Borrowed – Movie Review
Something Borrowed – Movie Review Review by Stacey Tuttle Rachel says, “This is who I am. I can’t just do what I feel and not what’s right.” But that is exactly what she has been doing throughout the whole affair. Rachel has been
Thor – Movie Review
Thor – Movie Review Review by Stacey Tuttle There is something that seems critically different to me when you take a story about beings with super-human physical and/or mental abilities and, instead of calling them superheroes, call them gods. I cannot help