Horror stories exist as a means of helping us explore our fears. They make us single out the fear, look it in the eye, and ask ourselves, "Why is this here and what are we going to do about it?" Here are my Top 10 current favorite scary stories; what are yours? #10 - Scream… Continue reading Top 10 Scary Stories
If you go to church, and especially if you're in church leadership, you probably heard about a Gallup poll published back in March reporting that church membership in the U.S. has fallen below 50% of the population for the first time in polling history. Most of us kind of knew church was trending down due… Continue reading Define “Good”
We Star Wars fans represent both the best and the worst in all the fandoms. On the dark side, we have the misogynists, flunkies, and trolls who translate their "love" for the original trilogy into cruelty so strong that it has broken the hearts and affected the careers of Kelly Tran, Jake Lloyd, Hayden Christensen,… Continue reading In Defense of The Phantom Menace
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... ...there was an aspiring young man named Luke. Luke didn't know it, but he lived a very sheltered existence. His family kept him close, his farm kept him fed, and a silent warrior in hiding kept him safe. Amidst this bounty of provision, unfortunately, Luke… Continue reading We Are All Luke Skywalker
Epic thoughts revisited as we wait out the six weeks between Deadpool and Civil War.
A Walk in the Woods, by Bill Bryson, has been one of my favorite books for almost a decade now. Since that time, I have read it twice and recently commenced a third go-around in honor of the movie. I am enjoying it just as much this time as I did the first, and find… Continue reading the 5 stages of reading A Walk in the Woods
At the risk of losing all of my fangirl street cred, I have to make an important confession: I did not hate the 2003 Daredevil movie. The script was weak, granted, and it struggled with tone and motivation (Am I an action movie? A thriller? A romance? Which one will make the most money?). But… Continue reading Daredevil: a redemption story
Comic-Con International is coming up this week and I am irrationally, inordinately, ridiculously SUPER-pumped for it...especially for some one who's not even going. I don't know how it is that I've never been. Comic-Con is a shining beacon of and for nerdom around the world. Teeming masses of fans, friends, artists, cosplay exhibitionists, geeks, gamers,… Continue reading superpower of choice
I had a classic parenting moment this weekend. My ten-year-old came to me with a problem - mean girls - and I spent about half an hour with her explaining the phenomenon. We covered everything from the art of recognizing knuckleheads in the wild to rooting herself in the knowledge of how God sees her. … Continue reading feedback
“I think there must be something wrong with me, Linus. Christmas is coming, but I’m not happy. I don’t feel the way I’m supposed to feel…” -Charlie Brown I hate to admit this, but in the past, I have written off this bewildered confession as evidence of weak character on good old Charlie Brown’s part. How… Continue reading blue
Lucinda S. Sutton 