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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: Keeping it Real
Difficult Questions While the first film navigated themes of beauty, capitalism, and value, the second film pivots a bit—asking instead:...
Mental Health: The Missing Piece
The Power of Beliefs Psychologists have long maintained that a sense of purpose and the ability to process life’s disappointments...
Ballerina Farm, Tradwives, & Vulnerability
Divine Dependence Although the tradwife trend is not a comprehensive portrayal of Christian values and beliefs surrounding femininity, it is...
Science, Self-Help, or a Savior with Noah Kahan
Kahan is popular because he is giving voice, across so many of his songs, to the question that millions...
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The Root of Evil: Sin or Systems?
The implication of J. Cole's “pride.is.the.devil” is that if people are broken, we cannot fix society just by targeting the...
Overcoming Grief with Persevering Love
WandaVision shows us firsthand how powerful grief is, as well as how much pain unprocessed grief can cause.
Justice and Mercy in Judas and the Black Messiah
How do we fight for justice without leaving mercy behind, and how do we practice mercy while pursuing justice?
Hillbilly Elegy – Confronting Abuse
Hillbilly Elegy is profoundly moving in its three-dimensional perspective of human nature; one which is insufferably selfish, deeply flawed, and...
Is "Body" Body-Positive?
Megan Thee Stallion is being praised as a role model not in spite of her brash, explicit persona and lyrics,...
AJR Is “Way Less Sad” but Still in “Bummerland”
In addition to telling AJR's story, the lyrics—which are exploring a reality common for many—resonate with many other twentysomethings.
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View AllSorry: The Truth in Love about Transgenderism
There is no doubt that the foundational truth the song proclaims is correct: No matter what people say or do,...
Stopping Anxiety
Sense of Self Both this film and the original have similar themes, with Joy—one of Riley’s personified emotions—trying to prevent...
Power & Who Is Allowed to Use It
As Above, So Below Magic has been a common feature of Disney films going all the way back to 1937’s...
Bitcoin: A Call for Christians to Engage
An Analogous Framework: The Gutenberg Printing Press Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press was on the leading edge of technology—think...
Pain & Justice in The Tortured Poets Department
So What? You might be tempted to think: So what? A billionaire and unbelievably famous singer-songwriter isn’t getting to marry...
Room for Leaving Questions Open
Is There an Architect? “The Architect” begins with what seems like a genuine reflection on the small wonders of the...
