Chris Thiessen
@christhiessen.bsky.social
Freelance Writer/Editor in Music, Pop Culture, Theology, and the Arts. MA from Fuller Theological Seminary.
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Chris Thiessen
@christhiessen.bsky.social
· Feb 13
Kendrick Lamar is playing a different game
The “great American game” is played to win and to exclude. Lamar’s halftime show made the case for turning our attention to something...
www.christiancentury.org
Psst...I wrote about Kendrick's halftime show in my debut for
@christiancentury.bsky.social www.christiancentury.org/features/ken...
@christiancentury.bsky.social www.christiancentury.org/features/ken...
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“New York Times conducts hostile interview with children’s education influencer questioning her recognition of comprehensively documented war crimes” is not a sentence I could have imagined a few years ago
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“New York Times conducts hostile interview with children’s education influencer questioning her recognition of comprehensively documented war crimes” is not a sentence I could have imagined a few years ago
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A message from our staff on Hearing Things's first birthday. Thanks to everyone who's read and supported us over the last year. We're just getting started!
One Year of Hearing Things
Renew those subscriptions cuz we’re just getting started!
www.hearingthings.co
October 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A message from our staff on Hearing Things's first birthday. Thanks to everyone who's read and supported us over the last year. We're just getting started!
On repeat lately www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cTa...
The Beths - "Til My Heart Stops" (Full Album Stream)
YouTube video by The Beths
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October 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
On repeat lately www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cTa...
Had the pleasure of writing about Tyler, the Creator, the sticky issue of having cameras for phones, and enfleshing freedom through dance for @christiancentury.bsky.social.
“Tyler, the Creator’s album Don’t Tap the Glass suggests that our phone cameras pose a threat to our embodied human freedom.”
– @christhiessen.bsky.social
www.christiancentury.org/features/fea...
– @christhiessen.bsky.social
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The fear of being filmed
Tyler, the Creator’s album Don’t Tap the Glass suggests that our phone cameras pose a threat to our embodied human...
www.christiancentury.org
September 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Had the pleasure of writing about Tyler, the Creator, the sticky issue of having cameras for phones, and enfleshing freedom through dance for @christiancentury.bsky.social.
Wrote this!
“While this change to Superman’s origin story has proven controversial for some, it was this moment that resonated powerfully with my own experience, causing me to reflect on my journey of faith, identity, and deconstruction.”
– @christhiessen.bsky.social
www.christiancentury.org/features/whe...
– @christhiessen.bsky.social
www.christiancentury.org/features/whe...
When Superman deconstructs
Many have criticized the new film’s twist on its hero’s origin story. I found it powerfully...
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July 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Wrote this!
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“The original Twin Peaks series debuted on primetime television 35 years ago this week. I’ve devoted much of the last two years to studying Daid Lynch for various projects. As I fell in love with his vision of the world, I asked many questions. Chief among them: Why?”
– Christopher Thiessen
– Christopher Thiessen
Embracing mystery with David Lynch
The filmmaker knew that our desire to comprehend is intimately tied to our desire to...
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April 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“The original Twin Peaks series debuted on primetime television 35 years ago this week. I’ve devoted much of the last two years to studying Daid Lynch for various projects. As I fell in love with his vision of the world, I asked many questions. Chief among them: Why?”
– Christopher Thiessen
– Christopher Thiessen
Hello! I wrote about Lynch, mystery, and love for @christiancentury.bsky.social! www.christiancentury.org/features/emb...
Embracing mystery with David Lynch
The filmmaker knew that our desire to comprehend is intimately tied to our desire to...
www.christiancentury.org
April 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Hello! I wrote about Lynch, mystery, and love for @christiancentury.bsky.social! www.christiancentury.org/features/emb...
Driving through the Smokies listening to Big Thief >>>
March 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Driving through the Smokies listening to Big Thief >>>
Today’s McKay’s haul. It was a good one!
March 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Today’s McKay’s haul. It was a good one!
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My kid got into an argument with a kid at school who said Lauryn Hill ain’t all that so I took him out for ice cream
February 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
My kid got into an argument with a kid at school who said Lauryn Hill ain’t all that so I took him out for ice cream
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The hospitality of God is not interested in ROI, not interested in rubbing shoulders with the elite, not interested in schmoozing with the powerful, not interested in "networking" to climb social ladders. (1/3)
February 28, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The hospitality of God is not interested in ROI, not interested in rubbing shoulders with the elite, not interested in schmoozing with the powerful, not interested in "networking" to climb social ladders. (1/3)
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American Christianity is technically polytheism and the American Christians who have intuited this are angry about it, which is what motivates them. I won’t be taking questions at this time
February 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
American Christianity is technically polytheism and the American Christians who have intuited this are angry about it, which is what motivates them. I won’t be taking questions at this time
Yes please open.spotify.com/track/6lqBLx...
Sugar Water (feat. Quelle Chris and Anjimile)
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February 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Yes please open.spotify.com/track/6lqBLx...
Great review of a phenomenal show. Was a pleasure to be in the room!
Saturday night at The Blue Room at Third Man Records, MCs Chuck Indigo and Mike Floss called for community.
Chuck Indigo Calls for Community at The Blue Room
Fellow rapper Mike Floss also stresses the need for local advocacy during opening set
www.nashvillescene.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Great review of a phenomenal show. Was a pleasure to be in the room!
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“This is not a call to rugged individualism. It is a call to love others as only we can, to show up for each other with the unique gifts we’ve been given, and to celebrate the differences in our neighbors.”
#kendricklamar @christiancentury.bsky.social
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#kendricklamar @christiancentury.bsky.social
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Kendrick Lamar is playing a different game
The “great American game” is played to win and to exclude. Lamar’s halftime show made the case for turning our attention to something...
www.christiancentury.org
February 18, 2025 at 10:26 AM
“This is not a call to rugged individualism. It is a call to love others as only we can, to show up for each other with the unique gifts we’ve been given, and to celebrate the differences in our neighbors.”
#kendricklamar @christiancentury.bsky.social
www.christiancentury.org/features/ken...
#kendricklamar @christiancentury.bsky.social
www.christiancentury.org/features/ken...
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20 mins apart
I guess he meant the first one as an endorsement
I guess he meant the first one as an endorsement
February 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
20 mins apart
I guess he meant the first one as an endorsement
I guess he meant the first one as an endorsement
Wrote this!
"We can still accept the invitation to authentically play a game that offers life to all."
Still pondering Kendrick Lamar's halftime show? Read this. 👇
www.christiancentury.org/features/ken...
Still pondering Kendrick Lamar's halftime show? Read this. 👇
www.christiancentury.org/features/ken...
Kendrick Lamar is playing a different game
The “great American game” is played to win and to exclude. Lamar’s halftime show made the case for turning our attention to something...
www.christiancentury.org
February 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Wrote this!
Reposted by Chris Thiessen
Some of you haven't read @christhiessen.bsky.social on Kendrick Lamar's art and it shows. www.christiancentury.org/features/ken...
Kendrick Lamar is playing a different game
The “great American game” is played to win and to exclude. Lamar’s halftime show made the case for turning our attention to something...
www.christiancentury.org
February 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Some of you haven't read @christhiessen.bsky.social on Kendrick Lamar's art and it shows. www.christiancentury.org/features/ken...
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“The 13-minute set took place on and between stages that looked like the buttons of a PlayStation video game controller, immediately raising the question, ‘Who is controlling the game?’”
– @christhiessen.bsky.social
www.christiancentury.org/features/ken...
– @christhiessen.bsky.social
www.christiancentury.org/features/ken...
Kendrick Lamar is playing a different game
The “great American game” is played to win and to exclude. Lamar’s halftime show made the case for turning our attention to something...
www.christiancentury.org
February 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“The 13-minute set took place on and between stages that looked like the buttons of a PlayStation video game controller, immediately raising the question, ‘Who is controlling the game?’”
– @christhiessen.bsky.social
www.christiancentury.org/features/ken...
– @christhiessen.bsky.social
www.christiancentury.org/features/ken...
Psst...I wrote about Kendrick's halftime show in my debut for
@christiancentury.bsky.social www.christiancentury.org/features/ken...
@christiancentury.bsky.social www.christiancentury.org/features/ken...
Kendrick Lamar is playing a different game
The “great American game” is played to win and to exclude. Lamar’s halftime show made the case for turning our attention to something...
www.christiancentury.org
February 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Psst...I wrote about Kendrick's halftime show in my debut for
@christiancentury.bsky.social www.christiancentury.org/features/ken...
@christiancentury.bsky.social www.christiancentury.org/features/ken...