Christ and Pop Culture

1 week ago | christandpopculture.com | Mike Schramm

Finding some Christian element in such things… equips us to contribute something meaningful to a conversation with others that goes beyond scolding. For a show dripping with irony, The White Lotus, whose third season has now excitingly concluded, has sincere points to make. Some of these points are hidden behind graphic imagery, sensitive subject matter, and “adult situations,” while remaining nonetheless profound.

2 weeks ago | christandpopculture.com | Benjamin Vincent

I will never forget the first time I heard OneRepublic’s hit song “Counting Stars.” I was 15 years old. My taste in music was limited, to say the least. I rarely listened to anything “mainstream,” and I was more than a little inclined to judge my peers who filled their ears with godless pop music. When “Counting Stars” came on at a birthday party, I couldn’t help liking the catchy tune. It was a good song, and everyone seemed to enjoy it.

1 month ago | christandpopculture.com | Mike Schramm

Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers for the series Kaos. With the recent canceling of the Netflix series Kaos, starring Jeff Goldblum as Zeus, it led me to speculate about what this says about the movement within popular culture in general and our response to “these types of shows.” These types of shows in question are not the updates of Greek mythology but those that include the shoe-horning of postmodern, near-nihilistic perspectives on hierarchy and freedom.

1 month ago | christandpopculture.com | Mike Schramm

Many of us in Panem eagerly await the new Hunger Games prequel from Suzanne Collins, Sunrise on the Reaping, which covers pivotal moments in the backstory of everyone’s favorite high spirited curmudgeon, Haymitch Abernathy.

2 months ago | christandpopculture.com | Taylor Standridge

Every year, the Super Bowl halftime show sparks conversations, debates, and polarizing reactions. This year was no different with Kendrick Lamar taking the stage. I braced myself for the inevitable wave of criticism, particularly from older audiences who struggle to connect with modern artists. And unfortunately, much of this criticism seems disproportionately aimed at Black artists like Lamar—and rap music in general.