(Warning: this article contains a few spoilers for those who haven’t yet seen the movie!) Deadpool, a.k.a. Wade Wilson, is that lovably ego-driven superhero who is not really a hero, except when he’s out for revenge. Yet Deadpool is also…
C.S. Lewis wrote about his early discovery of joy in his book Surprised by Joy. The experience of joy first came to him when reading fantasy stories and Norse mythology. Those tales touched something deep and majestic that brought a…
Who was Jesus really? Some consider him divine, others a good moral teacher, and some say he never existed. While the most liberal of historical scholars would agree that Jesus was a real person who died by Roman crucifixion, his…
People are afraid of death, yet no one can escape the winding down of time. Everyone lives and eventually dies. The inevitability of death and the mystery that surrounds it has led many to fear death. The thought of leaving…
Is Christianity a fairytale? Can we take seriously stories involving a roving miracle worker who died and came back from the dead? At first glance, Jesus may seem mythical, but we must not rest with our first glance. Some seem…
The Force. It’s a spiritual substance that permeates the entire galaxy. The Jedi can control it if they train their minds to that effect. But what is it? If you recall a scene in the recent Star Wars: the Last…
Last year was riddled with sex scandal after sex scandal. Movements like #metoo are shedding light on sexual misconduct. As people are discussing how to prevent misconduct, the exposure has led the media to reopen a long time rule known…
There is a rampant movement afoot today on many college campuses to sensitize the public through safe spaces and trigger warnings. A trigger warning is a warning beforehand that content is potentially traumatic or offensive. An example would be a…
Excitement was high as Marvel began to kick off its expanded universe with the original Thor movie back in 2011. And who can blame us with names like Natalie Portman, Stellan Skarsgård, and the undeniably talented Anthony Hopkins behind the…
It’s been less than 24 hours and somehow I have managed to watch all of season 2 of Stranger Things. While I’m no foreigner to the Netflix phenomena of binge-watching a TV series, I typically don’t power through shows the…