Category Archives: Pop Culture

The Be-Attitudes: Hungry Or Full? (Sunday’s Sermon Today)

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.–Matthew 5:6 How long could you go without eating? Generally speaking, I can usually make it from lunch until dinner…. Seriously though, the average study seems to find … Continue reading

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Catch Fish Or Die Trying (Mustard Seed Musing)

I am not a fisherman. But the other day, at my sons’ insistence, I bought a state fishing license and a container of night crawlers; my wife dusted off to rod and reels from her dad’s garage. That night, we … Continue reading

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The Be-Attitudes: Quiet Strength (Sunday’s Sermon Today)

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.–Matthew 5:5 The old joke puts a different spin on this: “the meek will inherit the earth… if that’s alright with the rest of you.” It’s somewhat tense, exploring meekness in … Continue reading

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The Be-Attitudes: What Jesus Says When Someone Suffers (Sunday’s Sermon Today)

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.–Matthew 5:4 There’s an old joke about humanity that goes something like this: After God created Adam, and Adam had been in the Garden for a really long time, he started to … Continue reading

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Open Grave: Sharlto Copley Vs The End Of The World (Movie Review)

This is not the kind of film I’d normally go looking for, but when I saw that it starred South African up-and-comer Sharlto Copley (District 9, Elysium, Maleficent), I had to give it a spin. It’s framed like a gritty “what is real?” reality … Continue reading

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The Be-Attitudes: Finish Last (Sunday’s Sermon Today)

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.–Matthew 5:3 This week, we’re kicking off a series on the Beatitudes, Jesus’ most-famous collection of sermons, found in Matthew 5. It’s an interesting list of what it means … Continue reading

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Amtrak & The Church: A Traveling Experience (A Mustard Seed Musing)

For our summer trip to see my family in Rhode Island, we decided that the train was a viable option and one we needed to explore for my family of four. It was cheaper than our normal day-and-a-half car ride … Continue reading

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Ten Words #9: Little White Lies (Sunday’s Sermon Today)

You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.–Exodus 20:16 Growing up, I had a very narrow view of this ninth commandment: don’t lie. It seemed simplified, but not easy; straightforward, and yet superiorly complicated. Consider the things that we lie … Continue reading

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The LEGO Movie: Grace Versus The Law (Movie Review)

This movie is awesome, Chris Pratt is awesome, the animation is awesome. It is self-reflective, self-deprecating, hilarious, and insightful. Given that Chris Lord and Christopher Miller have written and directed the kid flick Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and … Continue reading

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How To Train A Dragon 2 (3D): Heart Of A Chief, Soul Of A Dragon (Movie Review)

Paramount Pictures’ second adaptation of Cressida Casswell’s series about Hiccup the Viking and his dragon, Toothless, finds our hero exploring his own calling, wrestling with family, and battling against a tyrant bent on controlling all of the dragons. Painted beautifully in realistic-looking … Continue reading

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