John Stackhouse
3 min read
The Bus Wars
We all now know about the city bus ad campaigns, first started in Britain by secularists who encouraged readers that “There’s probably no...
John Stackhouse
3 min read
Does TV Simply Preclude Good Preaching?
The news this week is that the struggle between Robert Schuller père et fils continues to diminish the ministry that has made them both...
John Stackhouse
2 min read
Christmas Movies: Recommendations?
Our gang watched Scrooged last night, one of the two best renditions of A Christmas Carol ever filmed, the other being the Alistair Sim...
John Stackhouse
2 min read
The Ethics of Filmmaking: A New Course at Regent College Next Summer
Here’s some early notice of the course I’ll be co-teaching next summer at Regent’s pretty fabulous Summer School. Now, if you’re inclined...
John Stackhouse
5 min read
Sarah Palin and the (White) Evangelical Binary Mind
The question I set before myself today is the one I threw out a few days ago to y’all, namely, what does it say about American...
John Stackhouse
1 min read
"Expelled" and Intelligent Design: Thanks for the Help!
We weren’t able to go to “Expelled”‘s preview last night, but if I do get to see it soon (we usually watch movies at home, since some...
John Stackhouse
1 min read
"Expelled" and Intelligent Design: Help, Please
I’ve been given comp tix to see “Expelled” in a couple of days, just before it opens here in Canada. How can I not? Several of the Big...
John Stackhouse
2 min read
At Last: An "Evangelical Manifesto" That Doesn't Punch Someone in the Face
A few correspondents have asked me what I think of the new “Evangelical Manifesto,” recently released by a group of evangelical leaders...
John Stackhouse
1 min read
Sad Ending, Good Result
A month ago I showed my film-making son Trevor the bizarre and troubling movie by Terry Gilliam, Brazil. Trevor recently wrote about how...
John Stackhouse
2 min read
Listen Smarter: Mars Hill Audio
More and more of us are spending more and more time commuting. “Super-commuters”–those who take 90 minutes or more each way–are now in...
John Stackhouse
3 min read
Overstepping? Evangelical Leaders and a Palestinian State
A number of American evangelical leaders, among whom I count several friends, recently wrote an open letter to President Bush urging a...
John Stackhouse
1 min read
Some Musings on Missions…
One of my favourite magazines is Books & Culture, a sort of Christian New York Review of Books. Its editor, John Wilson, is perfectly...
John Stackhouse
2 min read
Cartoons & Caricatures: Falwell on Tinky Winky and Dobson on SpongeBob
I was preparing this morning for my fourth interview on the life of Jerry Falwell when I thought I’d look into the strange case of his...
John Stackhouse
4 min read
If It's on TV, It Must Be Unreal
We used to joke that “if it’s in print, it must be true.” But now we seem to think that our dominant medium, TV, makes things unreal. I...
John Stackhouse
4 min read
A Lesson from Ted Haggard–and Henri Nouwen
By now we’ve all heard the latest about Ted Haggard, former pastor of New Life Community Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and former...
John Stackhouse
2 min read
My Favourite Muslim: Irshad Manji
If you don’t know about Irshad Manji, author of The Trouble with Islam Today, then you probably should. Her website is here. Irshad is a...
John Stackhouse
1 min read
Why read blogs?
I’d really like to know. I’m still mostly a print guy–I subscribe to a dozen magazines and read more of them on-line (as well as Google...