Novelist Kent Haruf passed away in November, 2014.

When the Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia in 1975, Louong Ung was 5 years old

Now that the weather is changing and we’ll all be spending a bit more time indoors,

In 2007, Rev. Michael Spurlock received his first assignment as an Episcopal priest. 

Henrietta Lacks, a young black mother and wife, died of cervical cancer in 1951

“Riot or Rebellion?” That was the sign I saw outside the Detroit Historical Museum,

Usually ghost stories are about people being haunted by ghosts.

You probably know already that Christopher Nolan’s film Dunkirk has received rave reviews

In the early 1900s, Percy Fawcett tries to move up in the British military ranks with little success

I’m certain most nerds have a special place in their hearts for Spiderman.

Daniel Blake is 59, living in Newcastle upon Tyne in England.

Shortly after World War II, a young man and a young woman notice each other at a missionary society dance in London.

Maudie is based on the real life story of Maud Lewis, a Nova Scotian folk artist. 

Original sin and grace. Two things I wasn’t expecting

Margaret Atwood’s 1985 dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, made a splash when it came out,

When the news came out 14 months ago that a new Anne of Green Gables series was cooking from the creative "kitchen" 

In the common icebreaker game Two Truths and a Lie, players take turns coming up with two truths and a lie about themselves.

The Case for Christ is a surprising film with no surprises. 

Reinhold Niebuhr was one of the most influential theologians and ethicists of the 20th century.

It’s time to meet the parents.

On the southernmost Italian island, Lampedusa, people live modest but mostly comfortable lives.

Elections in the U.S. and Britain show a distinct distrust of the establishment.

Back in 2011, Phil Vischer of VeggieTales fame produced the first in a 13-DVD series