There has been a modern revival of vampirism in recent years.  Although AIDS has put a dampener on sucking your girlfriend’s blood, no one can deny there is a growing subculture which embracing everything vampish, and its popularity has spilled over into mainstream pop-culture.
What is modern-day vampirism? Simply, the party by night, sleep by day mentality. Dressing in [...]

There are many concepts addressed in C. S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce that are extremely insightful, if not equally controversial. (Read the flannelgraph review here).
I admit to being only an amateur musician, focusing mostly on writing songs for use in congregational worship, but I find Lewis’ insight into the motivations of the ‘Christian’ artist deeply challenging.
“It was all a [...]

The Shack was a story written for my six children, with no thought or intention to publish. It is as much a surprise to me as to anyone else that I am now an ‘author’. (William P. Young)
Last night I finished reading The Shack (You can read my review over at flannelgraph).
Currently (September 2009), The Shack is #2 on [...]

It’s been too long since my last post. I’m easing myself back into it by writing a good old fashioned book review. Paisley Jade bought me this book for Father’s Day, and I’m really glad she did.
The full title is ‘Me, Myself, and Bob: A True Story About God, Dreams, and Talking Vegetables’ by Phil Vischer. The following is the [...]

Just to surprise you all, tonight’s post is my pick on the top seven children’s books of all time. Having once been a kid myself, and now having four (which we take to the library weekly), I think my opinion is qualified

So for those of you with nieces/nephews between the ages of 2 to 6, or who are [...]