Midsommar: A Haunting Portrayal of Pagan Religion Midsommar, written and directed by Ari Aster, is likely a movie that no one should really watch, or, at least, should really want to watch. Aster’s particularly disturbing cinematic display tells the story of a group of American anthropology students invited to witness a secret festival in a … Continue reading Paganism in Art and Reality
I had a great conversation yesterday with a wonderful local pastor here in Orange County. As we were getting to know each other, we started talking about the current cultural climate. He asked me what I thought about the future of our country and I honestly just had to respond, "I don't think it's going … Continue reading Remembering 9/11: Looking at Historical Tragedy in a Post-Historical World
“Now when this corruptible is clothed with incorruptibility and this mortal is clothed with immortality, then the saying that is written will take place: “Death has been swallowed up in victory. O Death, where is your victory? O Death, where is your sting?” (1 Cor 15:54-55)"The doctrine that war is always a greater evil seems … Continue reading “Finity Wars”: The Problem of Worldview in Marvel Comic Movies
On a crisp, clear December night shortly before Christmas 2008, I walked up the stairs from the underground parkway on Lower Wacker Drive in beautiful, downtown Chicago. I was home on block leave from AIT (Advanced Individual Training) at Fort Huachuca, AZ. The purpose of my visit to downtown Chicago that night was to meet … Continue reading Between a Modern Rock and Post-Modern Hard Place: The Church in the Middle of Man’s Extremes
I'm of the opinion that the culture we find ourselves in, the culture of social justice "warriors," snowflakes, safe spaces, gender sensitivity training, "perceived" realities, and "felt needs," is often, but not always, the result of one group of people (call them the "victim group," or VG) who in their childhood years were, in some … Continue reading Childhood Trauma, Social Justice and The Tragedy of Guilt Transference
