The Social Solution: Digital Aestheticism + The Social Dilemma

This lively and insightful look into the Netflix Docu-drama The Social Dilemma explores the darker side of social media, the ramifications and asking how our faith integrates with technology. The panel considers the movie in light of Pastor John Mark Comer's invitation to Digital Aestheticism as a practice and where boundaries can move social media from an addiction to a tool to be used for good.

Vile Humans, Know My Pain: Unforgiveness in Princess Mononoke

FilmMeljun PicardalJanuary 31, 2021yudai chiba, princess mononoke, studio ghibli, anime, forgiveness, pain, how should we live, issue 15 Comments

Forgiveness in a Galaxy Far, Far Away

FilmMeljun PicardalJanuary 31, 2021sandi troup, ahsoka, ahsoka's boundaries, clone wars, justice, forgiveness, jedi order, leaving for good, forgiving yourself, star wars, anger, control whens it enough, issue 15 Comments

Finding Self-Forgiveness on Fantasy Island

FilmMeljun PicardalJanuary 31, 2021andrea bufkin, sexual abuse, fantasy island, shame, love yourself, freedom, guilt, forgiveness, forgiving yourself, abuse recovery, issue 15 Comments

Miracles and Suffering in Fatima

Connecting Through Dashes in Enola Holmes

FilmMeljun PicardalJanuary 1, 2021mia burke, independence, enola holmes, dash, truth, never alone, lonely, sherlock, Mycroft, tewksbury, lies, expectations, issue 14 Comments

Come In, We’re Open: Ableism Through The Crown

FilmMeljun PicardalDecember 31, 2020ayla roback, the crown, able, discovering, inclusion, princess margaret, able-sim, issue 14 Comments

Is This the Way? A Mandalorian Podcast

FilmMeljun PicardalDecember 31, 2020stephen stinton, mark stinton, the mandalorian, conversion, the way, openminded, traditions, issue 14 Comments

Tradition and Fiddler on the Roof

FilmMeljun PicardalNovember 30, 2020tradition, passing down, change, past, classic, fiddler on the roof, reality, remembrance, tevye, jewish tradition, issue 13 Comments

Memory and Tolkien

FilmMeljun PicardalNovember 30, 2020tolkien, lord of the rings, the hobbit, escapism, characters, heros journey, bilbo, frodo, sam, eowyn, fantasy, impact, story, gandalf, small, making a difference, serving others, diversity, good vs evil, whispers of the enemy, golem, whats true, thorin, dwarves, elves, hobbits, wizards, be the helper, issue 13 Comments

A Christmas Story: Nostalgia and Traditions

A Guide to the Afterlife, According to Beetlejuice

FilmMeljun PicardalOctober 1, 2020alexandria furlow, beetlejuice, afterlife, death, purgatory, deceased, book of the recently deceased, guide to the afterlife, october, issue 11 Comments

What the Fork! An Analysis of the Afterlife in The Good Place

FilmMeljun PicardalOctober 1, 2020cameron cortez, the good place, theology, the bad place, what the bible says, october, issue 11 Comment

Coco: Honoring Family Through Celebrating the Dead

FilmMeljun PicardalOctober 1, 2020sabeth kapahu, coco, holiday, biblical explanation, death, life, living, day of the dead, abuela, miguel, hector, ernesto, family, dia de los muertos, mexican culture, de la cruz, music, guitar, celebration, honor, tradition, heritage, ancestors, october, issue 11 Comments

Haunting of Hill House: It's Not As Bad As It Is In Your Head

FilmMeljun PicardalOctober 1, 2020ayla roback, liam burke, scary, art, death, life, supernatural, spirit, ghosts, horror, theafterlife, mentalhealth, haunting, mental illness, haunted, netflix, haunting of hill house, fear, october, issue 11 Comments

Who Are You? Ford v. Ferrari

FilmMeljun PicardalSeptember 1, 2020bonnie schultz, ford v. ferrari, identity, shelby, miles, intersubjectivity, mutual mind, identity formation, identity between friends, friendship identity, connected, connected to Jesus, who are you, september, issue 10 Comment

Identity, Animation, and Politics: How Disney is Teaching Our Kids to Behave

FilmMeljun PicardalSeptember 1, 2020wes siler, disney, elsa, edmond burke, truth, political identity, healing the culture, disney teaches, moana, coco, september, identity, issue 10 Comments

Onward: The Great Quest for Purposeful Story

Ayla Roback shares her love for original storytelling with Onward and all things Disney to help us discover the magic and lessons held within a good story!

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