Like St. John of the Cross, we wait expectantly in the darkness.

Sammy Rhodes's @prodigalsam is self-deprecating, observant—and hilarious.

A sequel to Alice in Wonderland, Liam Neeson, Johnny Depp leaves the Bulger biopic, and lots of Pixar on the way.

The Hobbit, The Lorax, Life is Beautiful, and Longmire.

It’s time for Christians to tone down the controversy and show some love.

God cares more about our gifts than our gender.

What letter writing reveals about our relationships—and ourselves

Hint: It's not homosexuality, says the first non-Dutch president in over 60 years.

Box office news, the Palme d'Or, Mr. Morgan's Lost Love, and Jane Got a Gun.

The caper film is just engaging and playful enough to be entertaining on the whole, but may leave you feeling slightly more robbed than wowed.

Lessons from the case of Guatemala’s Efraín Ríos Montt.

Setting the record straight on special needs and disability.

What to watch this weekend (hint: don't make a huge mistake).

Alternative organizations saw rising interest amid debate.

Should church teaching evolve in the digital age?

Epic is inventive and lively, but lacks a solid core to root its concern for the natural world.

Dowsing, Zac Efron, Timecop returns, and the Despicable Me minions go big.

Why we should be concerned that women remain outnumbered in theological education.

Reconciling original sin and death of the innocent.

Shannon Polson sought healing from her father's death by retracing his fatal journey into the Alaskan wilderness.

Examining the lies that sex is worth nothing or sex is worth everything.

The final installment in the "Hangover" trilogy will definitely give you one.

A woman’s take on the New Radicals.

Box office news, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cannes, and AFI honors Mel Brooks.

Refusing to let beauty become a trap.

The IRS scandal, Benghazi incidents, and the disappointment of dishonorable leadership.

Lots of explosions but not much heart makes this a film that will please most but might leave fans disappointed.

When the joy of sex gets replaced by the fear of not being sexy enough.

Jesus showed us that under the skin, we are all kin.

Where are we going? A word to Hispanic believers about building a future together.

Pressure to put a ring on it can distract from other pursuits and callings.

How Jim and Pam's struggling marriage saved the show's final season.

Noah Baumbach's best film yet is an elegant pairing of serious and funny, as its name implies.

Human cells have been resistant to cloning—until now.

How faith meets this scary, stressful, but ultimately divine surprise.

In a documentary along the lines of 'Jesus Camp,' who's demonizing whom?

Striving for moderation on high school's biggest night.

What if the self-made man wakes up one day and hates himself?

Why Christians should know his films.

Iron Man beats Gatsby at the box office, Star Wars, Robert Downey Jr., new sound in theaters, and charges of bias in the Academy.

Neighborly love means if you see something, say something.

Is another chase after Passion dollars a good thing?

Looking for something to watch at home? We've got some recommendations.

Mother's Day, infertility, and redemption.

Updated best practices point the way forward for missionary-Muslim interactions.

Searching for an explanation for evil.

He taught me to live into the rhythms of the Spirit.

Cinderella, gun control, Dungeons and Dragons, Andrew Garfield in Silence, and Jurassic Park 4 - hopefully not extinct.

Seeking lives that steward our giftedness wisely and well.

Exploring the reason for Christ's ascension into heaven.

He wrote and taught like no one else on the 'with-God life.'

Our careless language reinforces stigma.

After 40, life doesn't have to fall downhill.

If we're not careful, big groups breed shallow friendships.

What to watch on Netflix and Amazon Prime this weekend.

Deanna Durbin, Daniel Radcliffe, Natalie Portman as Lady Macbeth, John Williams and Star Wars, and Soderbergh announces his retirement.

Kathryn Joyce's book, 'The Child Catchers,' misses out on how adoption benefits women.

'The Child Catchers' demonizes overseas adoption through agenda-driven journalism.

Two movies about power—Pain & Gain and Iron Man 3—that remain strangely toothless.

Two movies about power—Pain & Gain and Iron Man 3—that remain strangely toothless.

Why I couldn't bear to follow the coverage this time.

The unexpected surrender of parenting adolescents