The Good Wife, a new weekly drama on CBS, reacts to the one question everybody asks whenever there’s a press conference for a politician disgraced by a sex scandal, and his wife stands supportively next to him: what’s she doing there? Why isn’t she following Carrie Underwood’s advice and taking a Louisville Slugger to his [...]
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Letterman’s Confession
What to make of Letterman? I find myself conflicted.
On his Late Show program Thursday night, David Letterman relayed the true story of a blackmail attempt against him for $2 Million, starting about three weeks ago. Letterman’s response was both to have the extortioner arrested and, presumably to pull the teeth out of any future threats, [...]
‘Wipeout,’ spectacles, and the image of God
On Wednesday nights I open up TiVo and exclaim with relief, “Oh good, it’s ‘Wipeout’ night!” ‘Wipeout’ relies on the least complex reality TV premise I know of: people fall off jumbo toys and go splash in the water. The obstacles on this freak obstacle course range from the benign (the Big Balls) to the [...]
‘Lost’ finds religion
Is it safe to talk about “Lost” yet?
The cult television series had its season finale a few weeks back, so hopefully this post won’t ruin anything for anyone. If it’s still waiting on your DVR, a familiar word of warning: spoilers ahead.
The episode, entitled “The Incident,” opened with a scene that appeared to offer a [...]
Awkward Questions About Jesus
I have a great appreciation for parents or anyone who works with children in ministry.
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How do you handle these kinds of questions about Jesus?
Pocket God
The number one paid app for the iPhone right now is a game called “Pocket God.” For $0.99, you are promised that you can understand what it would be like to be a god.
Here’s how the game’s creators tout the app.
What kind of god would you be? Benevolent or vengeful? Play Pocket God and discover [...]
Magnificent God on Letterman
Is anyone else amazed at what U2 can get away with?
The band has a new album out and appeared on David Letterman every night last week. On Tuesday, they played a song called “Magnificent” which reads like Old Testament Psalm:
Magnificent!
Magnificent!
I was born, I was born to be with you
In this Space and Time,
after that, the [...]
Why I Got Rid of My DVR
I’ve made a bold choice for this New Year. I’ve decided to give up my DVR.
A DVR is a Digital Video Recorder. It allows you to pause, rewind, and record TV shows with alarming ease. For me, this meant I could start a program, pause it, go get a cup of tea and a cookie, [...]
‘Dark Knight’ of our souls
In the latest Batman film, the villan’s green clown wig and make-up are gone! Instead, The Dark Knight’s “Joker” is the very face of evil. And yet, in his madness, he forces the citizens of Gotham to examine their own good and evil—and the shadows that lie between.
Bruce (Batman) Wayne pleads to his butler, “People [...]
Jelly Telly
Phil Vischer—you know, the VeggieTales guy—recently announced he’s getting back into Christian media. How, you ask? Well, he’s launching a kids media studio that will distribute exclusively on the internet through a monthly subscription service.
Oh, and you get to pick your price.
It’s just crazy enough to work.
He explains how and why in the video below [...]

