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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Sunday’s Sermon Today: God’s Chosen One
This sermon is for Sunday, August 18, at the 11 a.m. Blandford UMC worship service on I Samuel 17:1-10. I have a very jaded view of war, thanks to the various war movies I’ve seen and the way that we’re … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Pop Culture, Sermons, Theology
Tagged braveheart, David, Goliath, I Samuel 17, Independence Day, Philistines, Romans 8:37, war
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: What God Sees
This is the sermon for the 9 a.m. worship service of The Stand, currently meeting at Blandford UMC in Prince George, Virginia. “Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Culture, Sermons, Theology
Tagged Dagoba, Empire Strikes Back, I Samuel 16, Jedi, King David, Luke Skywalker, prophet, Samuel, size matters not
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FF Rant: What To Do With Your First Pick? (Fantasy Football)
The first inaugural fantasy football post went over so well, that you all have egged me on to more. Given that it’s only halfway through August, it seems too early to give my sleepers and busts, or talk about scheduling. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Fantasy Football, Pop Culture
Tagged a.j. green, aaron rodgers, adrian peterson, andy reid, calvin johnson, drew brees, fantasy football, jamaal charles, kansas city chiefs, keeper league, krispy kreme, lesean mccoy, maroon 5, marshawn lynch, monster hamster, owl city, PPR, ray rice, skittles, Sopranos, trent richardson, U2, Walking Dead
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2 Guns: There Is No Code… Or Is There? (Movie Review)
DEA agent Bob Trench (Denzel Washington) and Navy Intelligence officer Mike Stigman (Mark Wahlberg) are both undercover, infiltrating the Mexican drug cartel run by Papi Greco (Edward James Olmos). But neither of them knows that the other is actually one … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Movie Reviews, Theology
Tagged baltasar kormakur, denzel washington, graphic novel, Mark Wahlberg
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Neill Blomkamp’s Message For Christian Filmmakers
With the release of Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium, the story of a dystopian future where the privileged live in a safe space station above Earth while the impoverished struggle in a desolate waste, I went back to the first of Blomkamp’s … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Movie Reviews, Pop Culture, Theology
Tagged apartheid, Beatitudes, christian art, District 9, Elysium, immigration, Jesus, Neill Blomkamp, science fiction, segregation, Sharlto Copley
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: What If… (Ruth Part II)
There are crazy couples everywhere. Couples that should never be together (anyone who has ever married a Kardashian); couples that have their pictures, and their babies on national television (Prince William and Kate Middleton). Desi and Lucy. But bridging the … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Culture, Sermons, Theology
Tagged David's Lineage, Desi and Lucy, God's kingdom, Jesus Christ, Kardashian, Ruth
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Robin Hood: Act Justly, Walk Humbly (Movie Review)
There are a series of stories that I consider classics, both because I grew up adoring the characters and because they are, well, classic. Stories about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Robin Hood, the Three Musketeers, … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Reviews, Pop Culture, Theology
Tagged james 1:27, king richard, micah 6:8, prince john, robin hood, sherwood forest, Walt Disney
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Sword In The Stone: Your Undiscovered Potential (Movie Review)
There are a series of stories that I consider classics, both because I grew up adoring the characters and because they are, well, classic. Stories about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Robin Hood, the Three Musketeers, … Continue reading
FF Rant: I Hope You Dance, Or, Why I Auction (Fantasy Football)
With fantasy football right around the corner, I’ve been asked by several folks how a fantasy football auction drafts work. So, here’s my play-by-play. Ask questions, challenge points. I’ll use ESPN as my example, as I find it to be … Continue reading
Oz The Great & Powerful: Accomplishing Great Things (Movie Review)
I really wanted to dislike Disney’s Oz the Great and Powerful. It seemed so easy from my easy dismissal of the trailer that looked so cheesy, with James Franco as Oz in black and white. But Sam Raimi’s prequel to Frank … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Reviews, Pop Culture, Theology
Tagged frank baum, James Franco, mila kunis, rachel weisz, sam raimi, wizard of oz
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