Monthly Archives: November 2014

The Better Angels: Boy To Man In Black & White (Movie Review)

Watching the early years of Abraham Lincoln’s life as laid out across the black and white canvas of The Better Angels, one gets the distinct impression that writer/director A.J. Edwards spent a significant amount of time watching The Tree of Life and the … Continue reading

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Why Story Matters (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Originally published through the blog connected to Context with Lorna Dueck: Life Beyond the Headlines in Canada. Why does ‘story’ matter? Why does what we watch on television, venture to the movies, or crack open a book matter? What difference can a … Continue reading

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The Overnighters: When Ministry Gets Messy (Movie Review)

You and I are a whole lot more alike than we are different. We’re broken. And we’re in this together.– Rev. Jay Reinke, to a homeless worker Pastor Jay Reinke never meant to start a program for homeless workers in … Continue reading

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David’s Story: View From The Goodyear Blimp (Sunday’s Sermon Today)

If you’ve watched a professional or college football game, more than likely you’ve seen footage of the stadium and the city where the game is being played, filmed from the Goodyear Blimp. In fact, they’ve been covering games for nearly … Continue reading

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John Wick: Angel Of Death (Movie Review)

So, Keanu Reeves is in another action thriller. I figured it would be more 47 Ronin (which was mostly horrible with glimmers of imagination) than The Matrix/Speed/Point Break. Happily, I was wrong. In John Wick, two of Reeves’ Matrix buddies, … Continue reading

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