In the Beginning: The Opening Chapters of Genesis, by Henri Blocher, trans. David G. Preston (Leicester, England: Inter-Varsity Press, 1984) Review by Brad Barlow I was in Charlottesville a few months ago to visit a friend at the Center for Christian …

I love the film “Blue Like Jazz” for the same reason I love the book Blue Like Jazz. It’s real. Donald Miller tells a real story of his journey from faith to doubt to faith without sugarcoating any of it. …

Reviewed by Callie Gaskins “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 74th annual Hunger Games. May the odds be ever in your favor!” With those fateful words uttered by Hunger Games announcer Claudius Templesmith, the characters Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark’s …

Reviewed by the Rev. Dean Miller Sometimes I like a challenge in my movie-viewing. “Tree of Life”, Terence Malick’s beautiful, acclaimed, criticized storytelling of eternal meaning, parents, sons, death, life, and childhood is absolutely that, but a challenge well worth …

I had the joy of living in Chapel Hill, NC for five years in my twenties.  Anyone who has visited or matriculated in this city knows it is a quintessential university town; home to the University of North Carolina, Franklin …

The Ranger’s Apprentice – Book 1: The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan Reviewed by Matthew and Jeff Lindeman Matthew: I think you should really read the Ranger’s Apprentice series because it’s an intriguing adventure-filled story with well-described characters. Ranger …

Reviewed by Lisa Pinkham Last week, as I was driving east on route 7, my mind filled with all that needed to be accomplished in the Monday that loomed before me.  Much to my surprise, I heard myself cheerfully saying, …

Reviewed by Katrin van der Vaart Of Gods and Men is loosely based on the predicament a community of French Cistercian monks faced in Algeria during 1993-1996—a time when Islamic fundamentalists terrorized large parts of that country. The monastery had been founded …