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Sayaka Murata and the Idea of “Normal”

By Courtney Floyd | March 23, 2023

Sayaka Murata’s bizarre works seem bent on addressing societal pressures and the idea of normal. How does that relate to Christians?

Christians & Book Banning

By Courtney Floyd | September 30, 2022
Censorship divides us

Read on to find out some reasons books are banned and the importance of intellectual freedom. How should Christians respond?

The Gift of Death: The Good Place, Star Trek: Picard, The Silmarillion, and the Holy Bible

By GUG Contributor | September 10, 2022

“What is the meaning of life?” is a big question that leads to another: “What is the meaning of death?”

Comics & Graphic Novels

Review – Pride of Baghdad

By Nathan Kiehn | May 4, 2023
Lions come across Victory Arch

Through four different sets of eyes, readers follow the devastation of war and the search for peace when the familiar is disrupted.

Review – Invincible series

By Nathan Kiehn | March 2, 2023

Invincible is a powerful coming-of-age superhero series with strong characterization and world-building balancing out the violence

Review – Batman: Earth One Trilogy

By Nathan Kiehn | January 24, 2023

Batman: Earth One depicts Bruce’s earliest crime-fighting days in an alternate continuity with a grounded feel.

Manga

Idol with stars in her eyes sings and smiles

Review — Oshi no Ko (Vol. 1 & Episode 1)

By Courtney Floyd | April 25, 2023

Oshi no Ko is a popular anime of the Spring 2023 season, but how does the story hold up in both its original and adapted forms?

Boy in red and red motorcycle

Review – Akira

By David Koury | November 11, 2022

Forty years after the influential manga’s release, we examine if it still deserves its status. Check out our review to see the conclusion.

Review – Demon Slayer series

By Courtney Floyd | October 12, 2021

Demon Slayer appears to be standard shonen fare, but it is much more. Tanjiro’s search for a cure for demons keeps readers on their toes.

Novels

Sayaka Murata and the Idea of “Normal”

By Courtney Floyd | March 23, 2023

Sayaka Murata’s bizarre works seem bent on addressing societal pressures and the idea of normal. How does that relate to Christians?

Review – Man in White: A Novel (1986)

By Tyler Hummel | February 2, 2023

Johnny Cash retells the story of Paul the Apostle and his conversion.

The Headless Horseman in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Classic Review – The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (1820)

By Tyler Hummel | December 20, 2022

The Sketch Book is one of the most important and influential works of literary in contemporary history, but it is also fun and accessible in ways may classics aren’t.

Non-Fiction

Review: Who Chose the Books of the New Testament?

By Tyler Hummel | May 8, 2023

Professor Charles E. Hill offers a brisk but useful tract for young Evangelicals and Calvinists to grapple with serious challenges to the authority of scripture.

Review — Jesus of Nazareth

By David Koury | April 18, 2023

In this review, we examine the first volume of the late Pope Benedict XVI’s trilogy on Jesus as He is portrayed in the Gospels.

Review – Light at the Torn Horizon

By David Koury | March 9, 2023

Light at the Torn Horizon is a book of poetry published by the Catholic ministry Word on Fire. Our review looks at whether it’s a must-buy.

Classics

Classic Review: The Man Born To Be King (1942)

By Tyler Hummel | April 7, 2023

The Man Who Would Be King is an accessible work that puts the complex life and theology of Christ into the words of normal people.

Classic Review — The Consolation of Philosophy (523AD)

By Tyler Hummel | February 14, 2023

The 6th century Roman philosopher explores how philosophy can lead us towards Christ.

Review – Man in White: A Novel (1986)

By Tyler Hummel | February 2, 2023

Johnny Cash retells the story of Paul the Apostle and his conversion.