I have a strong emotional reaction while watching the wonderful show Planet Earth that is intimately tied in with my struggle with my faith and spirituality. On the one hand, watching the show fills me with awe at the beauty of creation. I get filled with an appreciation of the natural world and its inhabitants. This has long been a grounding of my Christianity, something I recognized intimately during my six weeks at sea during college. Sailing on a small ship and surrounded by the power of the ocean, I felt more sure of my faith than at any other Read more…

If I watched shows simply based on the posters, this poster would convince me to fly through Season 2 so that I was caught up for the new season.

Every so often you hear, that some show is “the best on television.” The two that come to mind are The Sopranos and The Wire. I would say, “Yeah, they probably were.” Recently, I kept hearing that Mad Men was the best on television. We were excited to watch it and got the first season. But it just never measured up. Having just finished the final episode of Season One, I’m still not even sure I’ll want to keep going. My biggest hang-ups: I don’t like the “superiority” it tries to engender in the viewer. I feel like I’m supposed Read more…