Weblog: Is Christianity to Blame for Teen Self-Mutilation?
"Pat endorses Arnold, MAP International founder dies, and other stories from online sources around the world"
Ted Olsen

Getting Older Younger
Marketing to teens and tweens
Nathan Bierma

Weblog: Israel Demolishes Foundation of Nazareth Mosque
"Mel Gibson visits Focus on the Family, Falwell gets eponymous website, and other stories from online sources around the world"
Ted Olsen

Our Man in the Orient

Our Man in the Orient
The Enduring Myth of Prester John
Nate Barksdale

(The Voice of) Larry the Cucumber Speaks
Nobody thinks growing up that they're going to be a cucumber.
Mike Nawrocki

Film Forum: Radio Gets Poor Reception
"Tolkien fans grab tickets to Trilogy Tuesday, and what religious critics are saying about Beyond Borders, Sister Helen, Scary Movie 3, horror movies, Brother Bear, other current releases."
Jeffrey Overstreet

Apocalypse Without the Beasts
A high school teacher finds the sacred in all the wrong places

Christian History Corner: Where Have All the Classics Gone?
These days it's a triumph when a movie is simply inoffensive. But we can do better than that
Chris Armstrong

Wagner and The Lion King
Where to find the total work of art.
John H. McWhorter

Limit Conditions
How to portray the Holocaust on stage and film.
By Jan Lüder Hagens

Weblog: Sudan Peace Stalled Again by Possible Genocide
Plus: Easter, Australia rejects Christian asylum from Iran, gay marriage in the church, and more articles from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Rob Moll

Your Chip Is Showing
Four recent films show a battle for control among men, women, and machines.
By Peter T. Chattaway

Weblog: A Third Way with Stem Cells
Plus: Creation vs. evolution, William Tyndale College closes, 10 questions with Billy Graham, World Vision pulls out of Iraq, Christians protest Kinsey film, and more articles from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Rob Moll

A Practical Romantic
The films of Douglas Fairbanks.
By S.T. Karnick

Weblog: Separation of Church and Store
Plus: Bulldozing a church, murdering an atheist, Britain's designer babies, and apparently today is Election Day.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Christian History Corner: Good News to the Jew First
Critics of The Passion of the Christ assume the story embodies an anti-Semitic message. But does it?
Steven Gertz

Weblog: The Ten Commandments Display Roy Moore Doesn't Like
"California drops official firefighter chaplains, Foxman calls Gibson an anti-Semite, Christian higher ed booms, and other stories from online sources around the world"
Ted Olsen

Second-Best Kid Lit Ever
John Granger considers the Potter series the best thing since The Chronicles of Narnia.
Reviewed by Douglas LeBlanc

"At No Time Conspicuous, as a Party, for Talent or Learning"
Newman and evangelicalism.
Grayson Carter

Film Forum: Critics Punish The Magdalene Sisters
"What critics in the religious press are saying about Freaky Friday, S.W.A.T., Le Divorce, war movies, Harry Potter, The Passion, and more"
Jeffrey Overstreet

The Movies and America
What the Academy Award nominees for Best Picture tell us about ourselves.
Drew Trotter

Turning the Lens on Itself
Jean Luc-Godard, agent provocateur.
By Michael Leary

Screwtape Proposes a Divorce
The pitfalls of Great Expectations.
By Eric Metaxas

"Film Forum: Christian Critics Hail Third Rings, Harass Last Samurai"
"Christian press critics sneak a peek at The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, charge against The Last Samurai, and dance to the beat of Honey. Plus, more reviews of 21 Grams, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, and Mel Gibson's The P"
Jeffrey Overstreet

Faith and Fantasy
The Gospel According to Tolkien reveals a deeply Christian work
Cindy Crosby

Film Forum: Talking About Revolutions
"What religious critics are saying about The Matrix Revolutions, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Elf, Brother Bear, The Human Stain, In the Cut, Shattered Glass, Mystic River, Radio, Veronica Guerin, and the upcoming Return of the King, and DaVinci Code"
Jeffrey Overstreet

Shrekked
Why are readers responding passionately about a simple film review?
John Wilson

Spielberg and Kubrick—The Brothers Grimmer
"What Christian and mainstream critics are saying about A.I., crazy/beautiful, and Baby Boy, plus readers' video alternatives"
Jeffrey Overstreet

"Right, Wrong, and Rated 'R'"
"Is nudity a no-no? Also, what critics and readers are saying about A.I., Cats and Dogs, Kiss of the Dragon, and Scary Movie II."
Jeffrey Overstreet

Ending It
Mercy killing at the movies.
Peter T. Chattaway

Jedi or Jesuit?
Looking for God at the cineplex.
Jason Byassee

The Movies and America
What the Academy Award nominees for Best Picture tell us about ourselves.
Drew Trotter

Weblog: Kerry Touts His Sleeveless Faith
Plus: Mugabe's demand for church support, Economist predicts a new golden age of giving, new claims about the Dead Sea Scrolls, and other stories from online sources around the world.

Weblog: Heavy Lifting During a Busy Religion News Week
"Oodles of religion news stories, on topics from Joyce Meyer to Franklin Graham, from gay marriage to The Passion of the Christ"
Ted Olsen with Rob Moll

"Film Forum: Christian Critics Hail Third Rings, Harass Last Samurai"
"Christian press critics sneak a peek at The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, charge against The Last Samurai, and dance to the beat of Honey. Plus, more reviews of 21 Grams, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, and Mel Gibson's The P"
Jeffrey Overstreet

Limit Conditions
How to portray the Holocaust on stage and film.
By Jan Lüder Hagens

An Ecumenical Luther
The Reformation as a movie.
by Sarah Hinlicky Wilson

Getting It Half-Right
What's worth celebrating in Gods and Generals—and what's not
Mark Noll

Cheated by the Affirming Church
Contrary to what some churches teach, it is homosexuality—and not its suppression—that enslaves people like me.
by Anonymous

Weblog: What Else Pat Robertson Said
Plus: World Vision teams with Ricky Martin, Halloween hit from both sides, TBN update, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Weblog: House Fails to Pass Marriage Amendment
Britain's Terri Schiavo : Parents fight doctors to keep their baby alive. The Vatican outsources prayers. Plus: Billy Graham plans NY mission, Spain to allow same-sex marriages, reviews of Woman, Thou Art Loosed, and more articles from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Rob Moll

Flesh and Blood in the Magic Kingdom
Frederick Buechner's most recent works shed light on the shadows of the human heart
Wendy Murray Zoba

Sex and the Single Christian
No, chastity isn't archaic.
Agnes Howard

Wagner and The Lion King
Where to find the total work of art.
John H. McWhorter

Weblog: Christians in Iraq, Bethlehem Face Difficult Christmas
Plus: The Polar Express an evangelical film? religious people allowed on New Jersey juries, the battle for Christmas, new approach in the Sudan, Sikhs violently protest British play, and more articles from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Rob Moll

Running Out of Miracles
Big Idea creator Phil Vischer had his dream crumble, but he's no longer s-scared.
By Bob Smietana

Putting Big Idea Back Together
Bob Smietana

VeggieTales Creators File for Bankruptcy
"Bob the Tomato and friends sold to company that already has Lassie, Lone Ranger, and Rudolph"
Bob Smietana

Running Out of Miracles
Big Idea creator Phil Vischer had his dream crumble, but he's no longer s-scared.
By Bob Smietana

VeggieTales Creators File for Bankruptcy
"Bob the Tomato and friends sold to company that already has Lassie, Lone Ranger, and Rudolph"
Bob Smietana

Let's God to the Tape
As churches experiment with preaching on video. What are we learning?
Eric Reed