Chris Williams
Patheos
Livonia, MI, United States
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Past articles by Christopher:
Christmas in November
The calendar says Ordinary Time, but our hearts and souls cry out for Advent throughout the year. → Read More
The need for a “purple” church: Why the Body of Christ isn’t democrat or republican
To choose our worship along political lines is to misunderstand the reason for the church and miss out on opportunities to grow and model the Kingdom. → Read More
Your inner voice is your worst enemy
Our inner voices sound like truth and we are inclined to believer them -- but they have a horrible batting average and often misrepresent reality. → Read More
I was a teenage Jesus Freak
My years as a self-righteous Baptist boy hid a faith that hadn't been tested and beliefs that had never entered into community. → Read More
5 Reasons Why You Should Sing in Church
You speak a sermon when you worship on Sunday mornings. Will yours be one of exuberant, joyful participation or a refusal to let joy shine through? → Read More
If your child asks for peace, will you give them a bullet?
Our refusal to listen to our children and do something about guns is bad parenting at best and child sacrifice at worst. → Read More
The church is not a judgment-free zone
If we are serious about leaving behind sin and moving on in repentance, the church must not be a place where we are afraid to judge and be judged lovingly and honestly. → Read More
‘The Riot and the Dance’ takes a breathtaking tour of ‘God’s Museum’
The nature documentary doesn't preach or lecture, but rather meditates on the beauty of creation and draws us to worship its imaginative creator. → Read More
Review: "Blade Runner 2049" is Smart, Stylish Successor to Cult Classic
Dennis Villeneuve's return to futuristic Los Angeles is as visually mindblowing and even more philosophically profound than its predecessor. → Read More
The Rainbow Reconnection: How "The Muppet Movie" Helped Me Fight Cynicism
Revisiting the 1979 big-screen debut of Kermit and company rekindled a love of artistry, passion for joy, and optimism for the future. → Read More
Review: "Dunkirk" is Christopher Nolan's WW2 masterpiece
Christopher Nolan delivers his best work with this immersive, tense and quietly moving retelling of the battle of Dunkirk. → Read More
How the movies helped me reconcile faith and science
On creation and evolution, faith and science, and how the films "Noah" and "The Tree of Life" helped me make peace with it all. → Read More
Holy Week Viewing: 7 Films About Jesus
From the passion to the last temptation, from superstars to young messiahs, a look at the most effective and powerful movies about Jesus. → Read More
"Beauty and the Beast" and the backfiring of outrage
Maybe instead of being an angry mob ready to riot and kill the beast, we should be people of beauty and compassion who love a sinful world to Christ. → Read More
Fail as Old as Time: Why Boycotting Disney is Stupid
Getting upset because Disney is including a gay character in "Beauty and the Beast" isn't just an ineffective idea; it's also an un-Christian one. → Read More
3 Reasons You Should See 'Moonlight' This Weekend
The Academy Award winner for Best Picture returns to theaters nationwide this weekend. Here's why you should check it out before it leaves. → Read More
Goodbye, Family Christian Stores
The major Christian retailers' recently announced liquidation is bittersweet, both a nostalgic loss and yet hopefully an end to some problematic practices. → Read More
Top 10 Pixar moments to make you cry
No one makes you reach for the tissue like Pixar. → Read More
The strange love affair between Christians and guns
This isn’t the first time I’ve addressed this, and I hate that. This post, in fact, is adapted from a now-defunct blog I used to have; I just had to tweak it for the tragedy du jour. I hate that 50 people are dead because one man was filled with hate and had access to a [Read More...] → Read More
The Small God of Christian Subculture
A recent article by Leah Libresco at FiveThirtyEight revealed that the number of positive words and concepts in Christian pop music far outweigh the number of negative ones. Reviewing the list of the top 50 Christian pop songs on Billboard’s charts over the last five years, Libresco found that there were more than twice as many mentions [Read More...] → Read More