A Spiritual Journey 20 Years in the Walking
All good things—and even God things—must come to an end. That fate was sealed way back in the beginning, in Genesis 3. And it occurs to me that the reality of sin, the very thing that prompted that ongoing human condition, rests at the heart of what Plugged In has been doing, and will continue […]
2016 Plugged In Movie Awards: Winners
Just in case you didn’t check out Jake and Paul’s Plugged In Movie Awards vodcast yesterday, here’s the written rundown for the 2016 Plugged In Movie Awards (which are selected from all the movies that came out during the 2015 calendar year). BEST MOVIE FOR KIDS Nominees: Cinderella, The Good Dinosaur, Inside Out, The Peanuts Movie, Shawn […]
2016 Plugged In Movie Awards: Best Christian Movie
All this week we’re unveiling our picks for our Plugged In Movie Awards, wherein we select the movies we feel best nourish both the mind and soul. (But make sure to read our full reviews before deciding whether you or your family should see any of these!) Our four categories are Kids, Teens, Adults and […]
2016 Plugged In Movie Awards: Best Movie for Adults
All this week we’re unveiling our picks for our Plugged In Movie Awards, wherein we select the movies we feel best nourish both the mind and soul. (But make sure to read our full reviews before deciding whether you or your family should see any of these!) Our four categories are Kids, Teens, Adults and […]
2016 Plugged In Movie Awards: Best Movie for Teens
All this week we’re unveiling our picks for our Plugged In Movie Awards, wherein we select the movies we feel best nourish both the mind and soul. (But make sure to read our full reviews before deciding whether you or your family should see any of these!) Our four categories are Kids, Teens, Adults and […]
2016 Plugged In Movie Awards: Best Movie for Kids
Oscars, schmoscars. Since nobody’s actually paying much attention to all that manufactured buzz about the likes of The Revenant and Mad Max, we’ll move right along with our own set of moviedom honors. It’s time once again for our Plugged In Movie Awards, wherein we select the movies we feel best nourish both the mind […]
April Showers Bring May Flowers Which Bring … a New Plugged In!
Look at what just sprouted in our Internet garden! As of today, for most of you at least, Plugged In‘s review site has grown a new look: lots of pretty pictures and, in a Plugged In first, lots of purple. Seems fitting for that springtime thing, right? Love it or, um, just like it, know […]
Pop Culture Might Have Replaced the Prophet, But Nobody Can Push Away the Power of Story
Our world is soaked in pop … culture. Entertainment saturates everything around us. It’s impossible to get away from it all, even if we wanted to. And, truthfully, how many of us want to? Entertainment tries to fill lots of holes in our lives. It can be an escape. A salve for hard times. It […]
2015 Plugged In Movie Awards: Winners
Announcing the winners of the third annual PLUGGED IN MOVIE AWARDS! BEST MOVIE FOR KIDS Nominees: Big Hero 6, Dolphin Tale 2, The LEGO Movie, Muppets Most Wanted, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Plugged In’s Pick: The LEGO Movie This was a tough choice for us. All the movies here are solidly […]
A Sanctified Super Bowl Party?
Super Bowl parties happen. They just do. And they even happen at church. Should that make us pause a bit? Because it’s not. The event has become such an inculcated part of our society that few of us even think past the first kickoff (and rounding up some good grub) when it comes to what […]