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Monthly Archives: February 2013
Ben Affleck Says Marriage Is Hard Work
Twitter, Facebook, news media, and tabloids have been buzzing for twenty-four hours with the justified win by Argo for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, as director Ben Affleck nervously approached the microphone and announced: “I want to thank you [wife, Jennifer … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy Awards, Argo, Ben Affleck, Golden Globes, Jennifer Garner, last man standing, Marriage, oscars, romantic comedies, Work
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Getting Out Of The Boat 2/24/13
(Matthew 14:22-36) Do you ever wish you could take a break? Southwest’s commercial slogan, “want to get away for awhile,” has appealed to almost all of us at some point. We just need to stop, take a break, recharge, and … Continue reading
Mid-season TV Replacements: What2Watch
My tolerance for television has reached an all-time low. A new show is lucky to get a five-episode trial run, and a lesser show barely gets a reprieve after two issues of lackluster scripting or acting. So what can be … Continue reading
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Tagged Golden Boy, Red Widow, The Bible, The Following, TV, Winter Replacements, Zero Hour
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Snitch: The Parable Of A Father’s Love
John Matthews (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) lives a good life; he’s remarried with a young daughter and his truck company is expanding its fleet. But then he gets “the” phone call that changes everything: his teenage son (Rafi Gavron) from … Continue reading
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Tagged Dwayne Johnson, Jesus, Movies, parenthood, parenting, Snitch, The Parable of the Prodigal Son
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Snitch: A Real Life Parable of Love
John Matthews (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) lives a good life; he’s remarried with a young daughter and his truck company is expanding its fleet. But then he gets the phone call that changes everything: his teenage son (Rafi Gavron) from … Continue reading
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Modern Day Parables (2/17/13)
The word for parable, mashal, translates to be “side by side” (parallel explanations), but sometimes it has been used to define the “hidden things” that Jesus taught his disciples and crowds who followed him. Either way, it’s clear that Jesus … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged Jesus, Lego Wii, modern translations, parable of the good samaritan, parable of the sower, parables, religion, theology
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Martin’s Game Of Thrones: Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely
Watching the second season of my guilty pleasure, George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones: Season Two in high definition, I’m struck by the way that Martin’s story brings the family dynamics into absolute focus, and presents us with a graphic tale … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Reviews, Pop Culture
Tagged Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, HBO, power, Tryion Lannister
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Why Everyone Should See: Zero Dark Thirty
I am a pacifist at heart, but I love action movies. I value peace universally, and I tend to steer clear of war movies based on real stories. I like the work of Kathryn Bigelow, but I cringe at the … Continue reading
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Tagged God, Jessica Chastain, Osama Bin Laden, oscars, politics, Revenge, Zero Dark Thirty
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