Joel Hodgson

Read a script just like they do in Hollywood The Bags is a feature screenplay the world has never seen... until now. The Bags: When trash bags come to life and try to smother the inhabitants of a small town, a frightened family unites to stop the ruthless corporation who created this garbage monster. The Bags is a comedy/horror film that takes on the real-life terrors of consumerism, marketing, and packaging. Nell Scovell is a comedy writer and author of Just the Funny Parts: And a Few Hard Truths about Sneaking into the Hollywood Boys' Club. She was the creator/showrunner of ABC's Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and has written for The Simpsons, Monk, Charmed, Late Night with David Letterman, NCIS, and The Muppets. Joel Hodgson started out performing magic and ventriloquism in eighth grade and went on to create Mystery Science Theater 3000 in the late '80s. The show is still going strong with over 200 episodes and a Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcasting. Also, its latest iteration on Netflix is rated at "100% Fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes. As a performer, Joel has appeared on Saturday Night Live, Freaks and Geeks, and voiced the role of Mayor Dewey on the animated series Steven Universe

God is not an idea. Christian faith is not a set of propositions you either believe or reject. According to a proper Trinitarian understanding, God is essentially relationship, a relationship of sheer, active, ecstatic, self-giving love. If we truly are encountered by this magnificent love of the Trinity, then faith becomes a living and active daily practice. Just like a healthy marriage or a close and loyal friendship, it becomes something you choose every day. This "51% Christian" moniker is a ridiculous label with a deadly serious point. You now have permission to doubt, to question, to get angry at God. But, in the end, it's not about you. Faith is about relationship: a living, daily relationship, based on trust, and active in concrete, daily practices. With this sort of freedom ingrace, Stenberg takes a fresh new look at theology, thirteen topics that, one by one, examine the best of what the Bible and the history of Christian practitioners have to say. Looking through this grace-based, radically relational lens, the author offers a lively and engaging discussion of topics such as creation, violence, love, death, heaven, and hell. You might not always agree.