1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1093+ words) For fans, this hasn't necessarily been a bad thing. NIL has kept gcood players in college longer and sharpened competition. "The basketball at the top is better than it's ever been," college basketball analyst Ken Pomeroy told ESPN just ahead…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (470+ words) Last year, I made a case for "reading as rebellion," a way of clawing back attention from the corporations and platforms seeking to colonize our minds. The response was encouraging. Many people, young and old, want to rebel by reading…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (1139+ words) Want to grow in your grasp of our metamodern cultural moment? This summer Brett McCracken is teaching a five-week cohort, "Metamodernism 101: How Movies Help Us See a Cultural Shift." Learn more and register. Andy Weir"s novel Project Hail Mary…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago  (1072+ words) It's not every day that a Christian-made, gospel-inspired film gets nominated for an Academy Award. Perhaps the last time it happened was Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life in 2011. But this year, one of the five Oscar nominees for Best…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (186+ words) To know Jesus" love more fully'its breadth, length, height, depth (Eph.3:18) " Jesus, for those who love college basketball, it"s that time of year that everyone gets excited about: March Madness and all the games played towards the Final Four…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (700+ words) Count me among the chorus of those cheering for Disney Pixar's newest film, Hoppers. It's the best Pixar endeavor in years'an energetic and likable protagonist in Mabel, a memorable storyline, and the kind of comedy that earns its laughs from…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (660+ words) Sometimes poetry helps us understand truth that logical reasoning cannot. Describing the effects of a severe health crisis, Ben Palpant writes, "I could not track an argument in prose, but I could follow a line of poetry to where it…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (1988+ words) To celebrate the first birthday of The Deep Dish, Courtney and Melissa welcome special surprise guests to answer tough questions sent in by listeners. They talk about the difference between shame and the Spirit's conviction, how to seek advice about…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (514+ words) Harriet Tubman's life teaches us that sometimes it's worth risking everything for justice and goodness. In a world that values safety and comfort, we need reminders that real change in society rarely comes from behind a keyboard. Shar Walker's addition…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (916+ words) On My Shelf helps you get to know various writers through a behind-the-scenes glimpse into their lives as readers. I asked Brad Edwards'a pastor and the author of The Reason for Church: Why the Body of Christ Still Matters in…...