God, LSD, and the Summer of Love
The unusual (to say the least) conversions of four San Francisco hippies: an excerpt.
London Letters, 6
Particularly fetching.
Less Miami, More Vice
Critics pull over the fast cars and fast affairs of Miami Vice, admire The Ant Bully, applaud Little Miss Sunshine, sample Scoop, and sentence John Tucker Must Die. Plus, more thoughts on Monster House and Lady in the Water.
Alexander and The Kranks Leave Critics Cranky
Alexander’s not so great. Christmas with the Kranks makes critics cranky. But A Very Long Engagement dazzles. Plus more reviews of The Polar Express, National Treasure, Finding Neverland and Sideways.
Pastors Off the Hook in Sex Cases
Earl Paulk case dropped, Lonnie Latham not guilty, Md. pastor gets mistrial. Plus: Calling Akinola out on Nigeria’s anti-gay law, W&M’s cross returns, Jars of Clay’s un-Dixie Chicks moment, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Megachurches on the Defensive
Plus: The real “Lucy,” Australia’s churches respond to rioting, keeping Benny Hinn out of Fiji, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Patrick Redux-Again
The Western Church’s continuing romance with Celtic Christianity
Ravi Zacharias, Rich Mouw Speak in Mormon Tabernacle
Plus: Couple attempts to sacrifice children at church altar, the new head of the Catholic bishops’ conference, a focus on Dobson, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Is Tony Blair Converting to Catholicism?
Plus: Decoding religion-speak at the presidential debate, waiting for the shoe to drop on Anglicanism’s future, and other stories from online sources around the world.