Whenever Christians object to certain books, the media seize on it, portraying it as the demise of civilization. Especially if that means we prefer that those books not be available to kids in school. Does that mean Christians are anti-intellectual bigots? Secularists certainly think so. And some of those secularists are teaching our kids. Krista Tyler, an instructional technology specialist at a Middle School in the Leander District near Round Rock, Texas, wrote a poem…
Whenever Christians object to certain books, it seems to be big news. Especially if that means we prefer that those books not be available to kids in school. Earlier this month Rev. Dan Reehil removed the Harry Potter books from the St. Edward Catholic School’s library in Nashville, TN. That made the news, but it was slanted to reinforce the narrative that Christians are all legalistic prudes who won’t let kids read fun stuff. But…
The Shack has finally made it to the big screen. The bestselling 2007 novel hit a crazy, successful streak in 2009, and by 2010 had sold over 7.2 million copies. Now it has reached the rare status of a novel with over 10 million in sales–unprecedented for any novelist, let alone a first-time author like Paul Young. Young drew on personal childhood pain when he crafted this short book that chronicles a man’s horrible loss…