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Category Archives: Theology
Taken 3: Spoofing Liam Neeson (Movie Review)
Sometimes, you just need to know when to quit. Especially when it comes to movie sequels. Spiderman 3. Rush Hour 2. Any Matrix movie after the first one. But after the disappointment that was the too-focused-on-Famke Janssen and Maggie Grace sequel to the … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Reviews, Reviews, Theology
Tagged Bryan Mills, Famke Jannsen, liam neeson, Luc Besson, Maggie Grace, taken, Unbroken
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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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Something In The Water (Sunday’s Sermon Today- Luke 3)
In our scripture today from Luke 3, Jesus’ cousin John gets his marching orders before Jesus begins his public ministry. It says that the word of God called John from what he was doing – his private life – to … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Culture, Sermons, Theology
Tagged baptism, Covenant of Renewal, Jesus' baptism, John Wesley
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The Good Lie: Substitionary Atonement (DVD Review)
In Huckleberry Finn, Huck lies to keep the ex-slave Jim from being discovered and recaptured. This is a “good lie,” one which doesn’t actually benefit Huck but which is committed selflessly to protect someone else. It’s the ‘hook’ or spin of … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Movie Reviews, Pop Culture, Reviews, Theology
Tagged hunger games, Reese Witherspoon, Unbroken
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Now What? Part I (Sunday’s Sermon Today- Luke 2)
It’s that time of year again for…. You thought I was going to say New Years Resolutions, right? Nope, I’m going with the NFL playoffs! My two favorite teams, the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, are in the … Continue reading
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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A Christmas Prayer (A Mustard Seed Musing)
Holy God, This Christmas, like the first Christmas, there is enough darkness around to fill up the night. We watch the news and experience the gloom; we visit the hospitals and sick rooms and see those suffering; we see the … Continue reading
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The Miracle On South Crater Road (Christmas Eve 2014)
The Christmas Eve sermon for Blandford UMC 2014. I must admit it- I haven’t always enjoyed Christmas as much as I do now. The traditions, the preparation- sometimes I just wanted to get to the good stuff. But there’s always … Continue reading
Why Aren’t There Easter Lights? (A Mustard Seed Musing)
Driving home one night last week, I passed a church that was wrapped in lights. Not lit up with a spotlight or a Living Nativity display. With actual, multicolored lights. It seems like even the church wanted to get into … Continue reading
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Tagged christmas, cross, death and resurrection, Easter, Jesus Christ
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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
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