Movie Review: Mars Hill Church’s ‘Good Friday’ film

Source: Mars Hill Church Editorial Note: I wrote this post in 2013, before The Seattle Times reported on Mars Hill Church’s senior pastor Mark Driscoll’s spiritual abuse in 2014, and long before the 2021 release of The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast by Christianity Today. After I read the victim’s stories describing Driscoll’sContinueContinue reading “Movie Review: Mars Hill Church’s ‘Good Friday’ film”

‘Red’ attempts to define experiences through color

This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Feb. 4, 2013. By Eleanor SkeltonNews Editor The scene opens with an abstract red painting center stage and the modern painter Rothko who is smoking his cigarette and nudging a 20-something apprentice wannabe into the painting. “What do you see?” Rothko asks. UCCS Theatreworks’ “Red,” which runs Jan. 31ContinueContinue reading “‘Red’ attempts to define experiences through color”

Book Review: The Christian Zombie Killers Handbook by Jeff Kinley

I know what you’re thinking.  Christians… and zombie killers?  How much more oxymoronic can you get? But I like mindbenders, and the title of this book alone was enough to intrigue me.  Still, I wasn’t expecting much more than a thrill and maybe a laugh. Wrong. This is not another half-hearted attempt to mishmash someContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Christian Zombie Killers Handbook by Jeff Kinley”

Review: UCCS Theatreworks Student Production of Doctor Faustus

Doctor Faustus poster | Graphic Credit: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs VAPA department and Theaterworks. This review was written on October 20, 2011. Last Saturday evening, I went to see Doctor Faustus, performed at University Hall in the smaller theater downstairs. As I took my seat on the front row right next to theContinueContinue reading “Review: UCCS Theatreworks Student Production of Doctor Faustus”

Harry Potter and Me, Part 2

If you haven’t seen it yet, this blog post will make more sense if you’ve read Harry Potter and Me, Part 1 first. Continuing on—here’s more issues anti-Potter articles often mention. Subjects That Hogwarts Students Study Besides magic and spells, there are a few other subjects that, on first glance, might appear to correspond to occultic practices in our world.ContinueContinue reading “Harry Potter and Me, Part 2”