Michael S. Poteet is a teaching elder (ordained minister) in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and a freelance writer-researcher and wordsmith. His most recent publication is the youth study guide for Half Truths (Abingdon Press). Follow him on Twitter (@WriterMPoteet).
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is not as bad a movie as the professional critics say it is. Only 28% “fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes? Ouch. Now, I admit there’s a lot wrong with this…
America loves conspiracy theories. “Freaking out over imagineered shadowy plots,” wrote James Poulos for The Week last spring, “is one of our most durably American habits.” In his self-described “weird Western” novel The Man Who…
When I brought Ryan Britt’s new book home from our local library, my 8-year-old daughter—who came to Star Wars last year by way of Rebels and now proudly proclaims herself “a bigger Star Wars geek than…
With Lent’s penance now just hours away, confession is in order. Here’s a mea culpa from me: When I was still preaching weekly, I sometimes relied too heavily on preachers’ magazines. I never lifted another…
In 1978, as Star Wars reached its first birthday, I was in first grade. One of my few clear memories from that school year is sitting at a lunch table, happily reading the paperback novelization of…
An omnipresent, omnipotent source of strength with us, always, may sound familiar to Christians—but should it? O Emmanuel, our King and Lawgiver, the Expected of the nations and their Savior: Come and save us, O…
Fear of aliens was standing Imperial procedure, but God’s people are gloriously diverse. O King of the Gentiles and their Desired One, Cornerstone that makes both one: Come, and deliver us whom you formed out…
What would a Christian Jedi have to say to Anakin Skywalker about his fear of death? O Dayspring, Brightness of the light eternal and Sun of justice: Come, and enlighten those who sit in darkness…
What does Han Solo have to do with the harrowing of hell? O Key of David and Scepter of the House of Israel, who opens and no one shuts, who shuts and no one opens;…
Which offspring of royalty is an ensign for the people of the Galaxy Far, Far Away? O Root of Jesse, who stands as an ensign of the people, before whom kings shall keep silence and to whom…
