Tag Archives: social media

Why we Don’t Live in the Future: A #BackToFutureDay Post

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

I am too young to have seen Star Wars in the theatres. In any case, being humble rural folk, I couldn’t afford the movie ticket and parental bribe needed to get “to town.” That’s also why I missed ET, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Memorable Quotes, News & Links | Tagged 1980s, Back to the Future, Back to the Future Day, fashion, film, film criticism, invention, Michael J. Fox, pop culture, social media, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg | 13 Comments

Can You See Beauty in Things You Disagree With? The Ihsan of Evangelicalism

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

I remember when I first stumbled across the word “Ihsan” in my studies. It is from a mystical path in Islam, and is best translated “Doing What is Beautiful.” As soon as I read the word, I knew what it … Continue reading →

Posted in Thoughtful Essays | Tagged apologetics, culture war, Education, environment, evangelical controversy, evangelicalism, Fundamentalism, homosexuality, Ihsan, Islam, media, pop culture, sex, social media, Theology of Culture | 43 Comments

I Don’t Want my Son to be a Stupid Girl

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Pink is in the news again. No, it isn’t because she has sold more than 14 million albums, or created music that has asked real social questions and influenced younger artists. It isn’t because she has been caught in public … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged American President, Barbie, body image, body shaming, Clueless, culture, fashion, Hillary Clinton, Jessica Simpson, Lindsay Lohan, parenting, pink, social media, stupid girls, Theology of Culture | 7 Comments

On Being a Digital Leopard Frog

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Imagine digital technologies in the Reptile Room at your local zoo or aquarium. I think there are three types of technology creatures in our culture zoo. Technology Turtles are our reptilian luddites. They withdraw from technological advancements into their hard shells … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged culture, frogs, leopard frog, luddites, philosophy, social media, technology, Theology of Culture | 14 Comments

The Crash of Heart and Flesh, or Culture’s Confusion of Intimacy in 50 Shades of Grey

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Behind the hazy waves of light, distilled and fragmented with reds and blues and yellows and flashes of street and skin, one of the many storied voices of the 2004 film Crash says these words: “It’s the sense of touch. … Continue reading →