“Do You Get the Picture?”—Classic Christmas Films through the Lens of Creation, Fall, and Redemption

The greatest stories are stories that show in some way the drama of Creation, Fall and Redemption.Such stories are great not merely because that is the very drama that we are all experiencing (or may experience, for of the three movements, only redemption Continue Reading

Neil Postman, Irene Dunne and the Right Use of Entertainment

When the late, great Neil Postman (1931-2003) wrote that we were Amusing Ourselves to Death (1985) he spoke of a generation that we all know too well. Our money, our priorities, our talk, our time and thus our lives, are consumed with a Hollywood Continue Reading

Irene Dunne, Entertainment, Neil Postman, and Living

When the late, great Neil Postman (1931-2003) wrote that we were Amusing Ourselves to Death (1985) he spoke of a generation that we all know too well. Our money, our priorities, our talk, our time and thus our lives, are consumed with a Hollywood Continue Reading