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Category Archives: Current Events
Sunday’s Sermon Today: Wise Men Say Part I (Proverbs)
When I think of wisdom, I think of old men with beards like Gandalf from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings books (or movies). Consider the wisdom he shared with Frodo, when Frodo was wishing that the Ring would … Continue reading
The East: An Eye For An Eye (Movie Review)
The trailer of The East drew me in and I’ll admit it, I bought a copy. Gasp! Determined to review things for free, I usually rely on publicity contacts, but this one had something that intrigued me. What if an underground … Continue reading
Chicago Fire: What’s Your Family’s Style (TV Review)
I’ll admit it: I like to binge watch television shows. My record is still two and a half days for the first season of the greatest television show ever (Lost). But over the last week, I blew through the first … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Pop Culture, TV
Tagged chicago, community, firefighters, prisoners, rescue squad
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: True Freedom (Nehemiah 5:1-13)
The walls have been rebuilt, the city has been restored. It’s one of those holy moments where the workers can look around and see what they have done, and sit back and be proud. But sometimes, it’s easier to fix … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Pop Culture, Sermons
Tagged freedom, i have a dream, martin luther king, nehemiah
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Sunday Sermon’s Today: Dealing With Adversity (Nehemiah 4:1-15)
One of my favorite movies of all time is The Power of One. It’s based on the Bryce Courtenay novel, but the film version stars Morgan Freeman as Geel Piet, a black South African who teaches a young man named PK … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Sermons, Sports, Theology
Tagged bryce courtenay, daniel craig, morgan freeman, stephen dorff, the power of one
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Are You For Or Against? (Nehemiah 2:11-20)
I love to go to different stadiums, to see teams play. There’s something about being there in person that brings a different degree of enthusiasm out, as the crowd chants, and you can hear the sounds of the sport. But … Continue reading
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Tagged all in, dating your spouse, jerusalem, nehemiah, relationships, sanballat, tobias
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Rebuilding Mode (Nehemiah 1)
Sometimes, broken things have to be broken even more before they can be rebuilt. But an eye for what things can be shows the beauty in the broken. In The Six Million Dollar Man, the astronaut Steve Austin is nearly killed in a … Continue reading
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Tagged bruce almighty, Evan Almighty, meant to live, nehemiah, Six million dollar man, steve austin, Switchfoot
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FF Rant: Free Agents Of Change Week 2 (Fantasy Football)
As a New England fan, last week’s Thursday night game was… underwhelming. On one side of the ball, you have a quarterback who has thrown twice as many interceptions as touchdowns in his young career, and only started because his … Continue reading
The Journey So Far: How Grace Is Gonna Get You (2001-2010)
This is part three in my blog series on my “story,” beginning with why I’m a Christian, continuing with why I’m a pastor. If you missed the first (“Why I’m A Christian“) or the second (“How Seminary Ruined My Life … Continue reading
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