I love chocolate. But I can’t stomach it in cross form. Read my take on marketing chocolate crosses to Christians in my column this week at Christ and Pop Culture. Mixed Signals: Sanctify Your Easter Bunny Basket with a Chocolate Cross
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Check out my column this week at Christ and Pop Culture. I’m analyzing the messaging that’s heading our way based on a newer, supposedly kinder version of the American Dream. Mixed Signals: Christians and the American Dream
Hey, gals, this week’s Mixed Signals column over at Christ and Pop Culture is all about our obsession with weight, body image, and character—and how companies attempt to help us in our pursuit. Special K cereal has a new campaign addressing these things. It’s called “What Will You Gain When…
The new TV spots for the Red Cross may be my favorite of the year. The execution is spot-on with endearing animation and a heartening message. You can see the spots and read my analysis in my Mixed Signals column over at Christ and Pop Culture. Click over to read…
Sure, you can put shame in a pretty dress. But wouldn’t it be better to get rid of it altogether? Besides, Adam and Eve tried that cover-up solution already; it didn’t help. But God was merciful to rescue us and clothe us in something that would be a permanent solution….
Before I got an iPhone this past spring, I rarely used a mobile phone. This is mostly because I would forget to keep it charged. But then I got an iPhone. Keeping it charged is now a priority, a task I rarely forget. I use my phone daily, not only…
My work exposes me to both the worst and the best of human behavior. I’m plunged to the depths of despair when I hear of the brutal reality of sex trafficking, bonded laborers, and the exploitation of the weak. Then I hear stories of redemption that send my heart soaring—there…
What do you get when you cross an iPod with a thermostat? You get a Nest. Check out my marketing analysis of the process that leads to such creative leaps over at Christ and Pop Culture: Mixed Signals: Creative Lessons from a Thermostat Enjoy! _______________ Mixed Signals is my weekly…
Dictionaries are fairly utilitarian. Most people own one, and an old one at that. Some people appreciate them enough to collect them—like the guy who read through the entire Oxford English Dictionary in a year. Few people get excited over the release of a new edition. I’m one of the…
A theme is emerging in my writing this week. It’s all about being who God made me to be: His image bearer. But sometimes I get distracted by what other people are doing or I feel insecure about who I am . . . and that pushes me to be…
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