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April 22, 2025
Giving Thoughts To The Pontiff, Pope Francis
Those who read my regular work know my commitment to Christian/faith-based Hip Hop culture to...
April 14, 2025
Deconstructing Lecrae: An Apologetic of Christian Hip Hop
Lecrae gained popularity through his framing of Hip Hop originating in a Christian doctrine, then...
April 05, 2025
“Depeche Mode’s ‘Personal Jesus’: Preaching to the Masses”
"Depeche Mode’s ‘Personal Jesus’: Preaching to the Masses" is the third in the series of...
March 2025
March 25, 2025
“Missing God?” Tori Amos analyzing “God”
This is the second in the series that started with the article on "Faith" by...
March 16, 2025
Annexing Faith: Deconstructing “Faith” by George Michael
This is the first in a two-part series working through a faith-based/Christian critique of pop...
March 09, 2025
“Play or Pray? Exploring Faith and Choice in Young Sheldon”
September 25, 2017. The date may not stand out to most. For others, this...
February 2025
February 25, 2025
Bizzle Be Better: Critiquing the Christian Rapper Bizzle
Few Christian Hip Hop artists can connect the lyrical poetics of both roots of Hip...
February 17, 2025
Edie Brickell’s ‘What I Am’: Pop, Philosophy & Shallow Faith
Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians, "What I Am" “Really? Is That What You Are?”...
February 10, 2025
Christian Hip Hop: The Cross Movement and the Power of Roots
The Cross Movement: A Soundtrack of Faith and Authenticity When all else fails, go back...
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December 13, 2024
What Would People Think? DC Talk, “Jesus Freak”
So You Want To Write a Grunge-style Christian Song? Going to battle for your faith...
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September 18, 2024
To Be A Kumare?: A Socio-Religious Critique of Kumare
To Be A Kumare?: A Socio-Religious Critique of Kumare An Abject Expression Vikram Ghandi took...
September 08, 2024
Bustin’ Bizzle and Savvy Sanders, Christian Hip Hop
Bustin' Bizzle and Savvy Sanders, Christian Hip Hop and Culture Christian Hip Hop, culture, and...
June 2024
June 22, 2024
Small, Medium, Large: Three Christian Hip Hop Reviews
Small, Medium, Large: Three Brief Christian Hip Hop Reviews These past months, I've taken a...
April 2024
April 21, 2024
The Battle for Christian Hip Hop: Faith or Profit?
There's no secret that Hip Hop has both a direct and underscored ability to contest...
March 2024
March 03, 2024
It’s a G thang. Faith and fashion in Christian Hip Hop
It's a G thang. Faith and fashion in Christian Hip Hop My weekly Youtube episodes...
February 2024
February 27, 2024
Why Christian Hip Hop Matters
Why Christian Hip Hop Matters: Faith and Identity in Christian Hip Hop Who said anything...
February 08, 2024
Not just for kids, Nemo, Elmo, and calling 311
Not just for kids: Missing Nemo, Elmo’s question, and calling 311 I’m not going to...
January 2024
January 27, 2024
I am what I am? A punk apologetic deconstruction of Popeye
What did he say? It's true, today, Wednesday, January 17, 2024, is National Popeye the...
January 09, 2024
Good House Keeping: House, Faith, and Stoicism
Good House Keeping: House, M.D. and Faith through Stoic Philosophy Thousands of years of blazing...
December 2023
December 24, 2023
The Diaspora of a Faith-Based Im/migrant
Van Halen. Dreams. 5150, 1986. Diaspora – A Tragedy of Circumstance for Liberal Existence...
December 10, 2023
A Track for the People – A faith-based reading of the Hip Hop track People by Classified
Classified, Song Kick, 2023. Let the People Speak After watching the video...
November 2023
November 30, 2023
“Hey Mr.!…Mister! What’s that song?” – An apologetic deconstruction of Broken Wings by Mr. Mister
“Hey Mr.!...Mister! What’s that song?” – An apologetic deconstruction of Broken Wings by Mr. Mister...
November 22, 2023
“Sheena Had Faith In Being A Pop Punk Rocker – Can Pop Punk Be Positive? A Discursive Reading”
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November 14, 2023
Is there (now) a phony populism in pop culture?
In 1993, George Ritzer published a groundbreaking book, “The McDonaldization of Society”. This work drew...
November 13, 2023
System of A Down, Protect the Land – an Apologetic Deconstructive Reading
The application of a faith-based apologetic dialectic and deconstructive critique of the work Protect the...
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