A collection of my publications from recent months
‘Boy Erased’ Suggests Sexual Desire Can’t Change, So Religion Must (November 13, 2018, THE GOSPEL COALITION)
A review of the film Boy Erased (dir. Joel Edgerton)
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‘Buster Scruggs’: What the Coen Brothers Get Right and Wrong About Death (November 16, 2018, THE GOSPEL COALITION)
A review of the film Buster Scruggs (dir. Joel and Ethan Coen)
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111 Great Songs for Advent (December 1, 2018, THE GOSPEL COALITION)
A playlist of songs I curated for Advent 2018.
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4 Films About the Eighth Commandment (December 7, 2018, THE GOSPEL COALITION)
A review essay exploring the theme of thievery in American Animals, The Old Man and the Gun, Widows, and Shoplifters.
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18 Pieces of Goodness in 2018 Pop Culture (December 15, 2018, THE GOSPEL COALITION)
A celebration of the good, the uplifting, the life-giving in 2018 popular culture.
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The Best Movies of 2018 (December 28, 2018, THE GOSPEL COALITION)
My picks for the best movies released in 2018.
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The Indie Synth Worship of South of Royal (January 15, 2019, THE GOSPEL COALITION)
An interview with Texas worship band South of Royal
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9 Movie Moments of Unmerited Grace (February 1, 2019, THE GOSPEL COALITION)
Nine movie scenes that remind us of the beauty and unearned gift of our divine Rescuer.
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New Documentary Reckons with Christianity’s Spotty History (February 16, 2019, THE GOSPEL COALITION)
A review of new documentary For the Love of God
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‘The Favourite’ and ‘Roma’: Contrasting Visions of Power (February 22, 2019, THE GOSPEL COALITION)
An essay comparing and contrasting two recent Oscar-nominated films and their views of power
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Make ‘Christian’ Engagement with the Arts More . . . Christian (March 1, 2019, THE GOSPEL COALITION)
A review of Jeremy Begbie’s 2018 book, A Peculiar Orthodoxy
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Musical Conversations with Jesus: A Free TGC19 Playlist (March 7, 2019, THE GOSPEL COALITION)
A playlist of songs curated, with Caroline Cobb, for TGC19
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The Perils of Falling for a ‘Fyre’-Style Faith (March 11, 2019, THE GOSPEL COALITION)
A review essay on the Netflix documentary Fyre
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Where Were You? ‘Apollo 11’ Takes Us Back to 1969 (March 16, 2019, THE GOSPEL COALITION)
A review of new documentary Apollo 11
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Why Pro-Choice Movies Are So Rare (March 26, 2019, THE GOSPEL COALITION)
An essay on the curious lack of pro-choice themes and abortion depictions in film and television.