by Drew Dickens | Sep 5, 2017 | Cultural Commentary, Faith and Spirituality, Faith and Technology, Religion and Media, Spirituality in Culture
My Burning Question For Burning Man…Why? Burning Man is an annual gathering of 75,000 people from around the world that takes place at Black Rock City—a temporary city erected in the barren northern Nevada desert. Burning Man is not a festival. Burning Man is a...
by Drew Dickens | Feb 18, 2017 | Cultural Commentary, Faith and Spirituality, Faith and Technology, Religion and Media, Spirituality in Culture
Diet Porn I Will Take a Diet Coke With My Porn. DISCLAIMER: This was not my original thought. A dear friend of mine wrote this and I thought it must be shared. He asked I not share his name but he knows who he is. And I am grateful he allowed me to pass his thoughts...
by Drew Dickens | Feb 11, 2015 | Cultural Commentary, Religion and Media, Spirituality in Culture
50 Shades of Grey: Romance or Sexual Abuse? “He is a stalker. Abusive. Manipulative. Ignores safe words. Ignores consent. Controlling. Jealous. Threatening.” -Anastasia from 50 Shades of Grey Is this a movie about romance or rape? Is this a movie about finding...
by Drew Dickens | Nov 5, 2014 | Religion and Media, Spirituality in Culture
Hozier – “Take Me To Church”…whats in the chained satchel? “Take Me to Church” is a song by Irish recording artist Hozier. In May 2014, Hozier performed the song on the Late Show with David Letterman. He played it on SNL a few weeks ago and its heard on the sound...
by Drew Dickens | Nov 2, 2014 | Cultural Commentary, Faith and Spirituality, Religion and Media
To Trevor Moran and his new song: Echo IF YOU DON’T KNOW who Trevor Michael Moran is…Trevor is 16, from California, and lives at home with his parents. At the age of 10 Trevor walked into an Apple Store. He activated the camera on a Mac and begin recording a video of...
by Drew Dickens | Oct 30, 2014 | Cultural Commentary, Religion and Media
Tim Cook: “Being gay is God’s greatest gift.” Huh? The CEO of Apple announced today “I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.” More so than Steve Jobs, Cook has always strived for a basic level of privacy in his...
