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Category Archives: Books
Unbroken: A Second Look (Movie Review)
A month after seeing Unbroken for the first time, I went back with a group of folks from church to see what new insights I might glean from director Angelina Jolie’s cinematic translation of Laura Hillenbrand’s bestseller Unbroken: A World War II Story … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Current Events, Movie Reviews, Theology
Tagged alcoholism, Angelina Jolie, Jack O'Connell, Louie Zamperini, PTSD
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My [Definitive] Best Of 2014 (Movies, Books, & TV)
One friend challenged me to read fifty books this year; another asked me what my movie-to-book ratio was- said there was no way I actually read that many books with the movies I review regularly. So this year, I kept … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Comics, Current Events, Movie Reviews, Pop Culture, Reviews, Sports, Theology
Tagged Adam Hamilton, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Anderson, Anthony Horowitz, batman, Blackish, brad Pitt, Church of the Redeemer, darren aronofsky, Edge of Tomorrow, Fury, Guardians of the Galaxy, hands free mama, how to train a dragon, John Wick, Keanu Reeves, kyle idleman, Lauren Hillebrand, Lego Movie, Live Die Repeat, Louie Zamperini, Making Sense of the Bible, Matthew McConaughey, Moriarity, Noah, pierce brown, Red Rising, Scott Snyder, The Divide, The Song, The Wake, Tom Cruise, True Detective, Will Ferrell, woody harrelson
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Unbroken: Surviving The Darkness (or, How Angelina Jolie Made A Movie About Faith) (Movie Review)
Louie Zamperini’s troubled childhood was saved by competitive running, a winding road that led to racing in the Olympics (Germany, 1936). But World War II tabled his running career, and after forty-seven days adrift at sea, internment in a Japanese prisoner of war … Continue reading
An Innkeeper, Home Alone? (Sunday’s Sermon Today)
“There was no room for them in the inn.” Without a doubt, that’s the scariest phrase for me in the opening vignettes of Jesus’ miraculous birth and life. Not that an unwed, teenage girl would be his mother; not that … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Current Events, Pop Culture, Sermons, Theology
Tagged advent, christmas, manger, No Room in the Inn, Prodigal Son, Stable
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Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give In: Cynthia Zamperini-Garris On Unbroken, Her Father, & His New Book
What would you do if you were lost at sea? Imprisoned and beaten in an enemy war prison? Losing the love of your life because of your own addiction and anger? In 1949, Louie Zamperini heard Billy Graham preach, and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Current Events, Interviews, Pop Culture, Reviews, Sports, Theology
Tagged Angelina Jolie, Cynthia Zamperini-Garris, David Rensin, Louie Zamperini, Luke Zamperini, plane crash, POW, The Bird, Unbroken, USC, World War II
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Is Reading Fundamental? (A Mustard Seed Musing)
As a father, husband, pastor, blogger, adult, etc. I know I get to the end of the day, and sometimes the last thing I feel capable of is opening a book and providing non-robotic, out-loud reading. It would be easier … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Current Events, Parenting, Theology
Tagged Books, how to train a dragon, Reading, Reading the Bible, The Bible
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John Connolly’s Wolf In Winter: Evil Feeds (Book Review)
The twelfth Charlie Parker novel that John Connolly has intrigued, scared, and tortured us with since 1999, The Wolf in Winter delivers the powerful, supernatural punch that the other books have, combining elements of Scott Smith’s The Ruins with cultic small-town evil … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Reviews
Tagged Angel, charlie parker, john connolly, Louis, Scott Smith, stephen king, The Collector, The Ruins
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Amy Poehler’s Yes Please: A Funny Look At Life (Book Review)
Saturday Night Live and Parks & Rec star Amy Poehler delivers a stunning book debut with her memoir, Yes Please. Given that I’ve occasionally watched the first and never watched the second, I’m not sure why I requested a copy of the book- but … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Reviews
Tagged amy poehler, parks & rec, saturday night live, upright citizens brigade
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Amy Simpson’s Anxious: Tackling Worry, Anxiety, & Fear (Book Review)
Amy Simpson, author of Troubled Minds, tackles the layers of worry, anxiety, and fear in her latest book, Anxious: Choosing Faith in a World of Worry. From the get go, she’s clear that a faithful focus doesn’t replace counseling or medicine as … Continue reading
What I’ve Been Reading (Book Reviews)
A host of books have caught my attention lately- some sent my way and some I’ve purchased. Here are some of the more notable ones… Jon Bassoff, Factory Town. A dark, dark book that leaves you guessing, this one reminded me of … Continue reading
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