Category: Reformed Reviews
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About that Super Bowl commercial…
Ultimately, while I do think the He Gets Us ad has its problems and in some cases only furthered the resentment some feel toward Westernized Christianity today, I’m thankful for the opportunity it’s provided for conversations about authentic Christianity.
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Theology in Taylor Swift’s Midnights
I’ve chosen three songs that got me thinking a lot about the messages they send: “Anti-Hero,” “You’re On Your Own, Kid,” and “Karma.” As with any culture I consume, I read these songs through my Reformed, biblical worldview.
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Reformed Christmas: A Charlie Brown Christmas
That’s exactly what A Charlie Brown Christmas Became: In a world distracted and enamored by the artificial (like the aluminum Christmas trees Charlie Brown and Linus see on the tree farm), one man (well, both Charles Schulz and his fictional counterpart, Charlie Brown) stood up for the real.
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Reformed Christmas: It’s a Wonderful Life
“I know what I’m going to do tomorrow and the next day and the next year and the year after that: I’m shaking the dust of this crummy little town off my feet and I’m going to see the world! Italy, Greece; the Parthenon, the Colosseum…Then I’m coming back here and go to college and…
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Reformed Christmas: Elf
In the story of Elf, the son searches for and saves the father. This is exactly the opposite of the Christmas story.
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Reformed Christmas: The Polar Express
In previous posts, I’ve shared how I interact with music and paintings, using them to intentionally focus on “whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable” (Phil. 4:8). It shouldn’t be a surprise that I’m the same way with movies. Even when I’m watching casually,…
Detroit, Reformed. 