What can we learn from the current obsession for nostalgia?

I write a weekly column for The Dallas Morning News as a contributor to their Texas Faith blog. This week we were asked, "What would Jesus…

A review of the film Les Misérables.

At one time, every parent and child knew all about Nativity plays. Many will have memories and photographs of tea-towel-adorned shepherds,…

According to the Romans, ‘bread and circuses’ were the key to keeping a population content. As long as their immediate physical…

What happens when people are given free reign to do what they want with impunity? When there are no consequences for their actions because…

Writer / directors Joel and Ethan Coen’s latest cerebral masterpiece is a fable on the purpose of morality, and the reasons for…

Teachers lurk anxiously behind tinsel-covered curtains; excited children wait for their big moment; and nervous parents hope that their…

Bill Maher, a well-known American comedian, satirist and religious sceptic has added this comedy-documentary to the growing number of…