Harry Potter 7.2: Thoughts on a journey
I first met Harry Potter while I was in seminary, after my teacher-sister recommended this great book one summer while I was visiting home. She couldn’t stop reading it. Or […]
“Always Say ‘Yes'” and Other Truths from Bossypants
Full disclosure: When Tina Fey was hosting Weekend Update in the early oughts, I rocked a pair of tortoiseshell glasses, mostly because my boyfriend at the time had a giant […]
Bless Her Heart: Because You’re Not the Only One
Ashley-Anne Master and Stacy Smith’s Bless Her Heart: Life as a Young Clergy Woman will be on the bedside table of every young clergy woman. Whether these women are seminarians, […]
“Punishment Comes One Way Or Another”: A Review of True Grit
by Christine M. Hinton Editor's Note: This review contains spoilers. Lots of 'em. Don't read this if you don't want to know how this movie ends. However, if you've seen […]
Better Than That: A Review of Love Wins by Rob Bell
by Lee Hull Moses Love Wins: A Book about Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived, the highly-publicized book by megachurch superstar/pastor Rob Bell, arrived on […]
How to Tell the Kids It’s All Right: Reviewing the Oscar-Nominated Film
By Audrey Connor Editor's Note: This review contains spoilers. Not anything you wouldn't get from reading most reviews… but be forewarned. Also, there's profanity, in a direct quote from the […]
Sex, Ministry and Marie Claire
Our congregational meeting in mid-January was congenial. Praise God, the church has a strong sense of mission and the books are in the black. Despite this, throughout the meeting I […]
Interpreting The Help or How to avoid being racist in the way we’re being not-racist
by Sandhya Jha Editor's Note: This installment of The Jesus Review marks the first in our month-long, publication-wide focus on diversity. Its subject, the bestselling debut novel from Kathryn Stockett, […]
Light in the Darkness: An Advent Playlist
by Leah Grundset I always contemplate how I could make a living creating playlists. Other than being a DJ, I’m not sure this talent is highly desired or sought after […]
It Gets Better
by Audrey Connor Editor’s Note: Audrey was recently featured in an article in The New York Times discussing various Christian responses to the rash of suicides among GLBTQI teens this […]
