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Given the film’s wildly altered and modernized storyline, I can’t bring myself to give Journey to Bethlehem the support I usually give biblical fiction and musicals. · Marian Jacobs

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‘Journey to Bethlehem’ Gets Lost on Its Way

Given the film’s wildly altered and modernized storyline, I can’t bring myself to give Journey to Bethlehem the support I usually give biblical fiction and musicals. · Marian Jacobs
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Do Daily Wire Hosts Want to Tear Down Culture or Build It Up?

Which way, western man? Behind the Candace Owens/Ben Shapiro feud lies a deeper divide over the purpose of cultural conservatism. · E. Stephen Burnett

Yes, Christian Creators Can Hire Secular Staff

From sets of “The Chosen” to other positions, faithful employers face challenges when they work with unbelievers. · E. Stephen Burnett

Thirty Questions for Critics of ‘The Chosen’ or Other Christian Creators Who Hire Unbelievers

Yes, we must judge any creative work with righteous judgment, but don’t strain at gnats while swallowing camels. · E. Stephen Burnett

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Many TGC articles cause nobody to panic, because it’s all part of the plan. But, publish a stranger article about sex … · E. Stephen Burnett

Clearing My Tabs, March 2023

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Does ‘Engaging Popular Culture’ Include Right-Wing Talk Radio?

If anyone would engage popular culture for God’s glory and others’ good, then you must find the good even in populist conservative culture. · E. Stephen Burnett

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You may have grown up hearing that certain fantastical tales are “bad” or “good.” Yet how does Scripture actually reveal that popular culture is a mess of all the above? · E. Stephen Burnett

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Quotes and Notes: Should Christian Fantasy Include Magic?

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