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Category Archives: Theology
Exodus Gods & Kings: Aiming For Greatness (Movie Review)
Exodus Gods & Kings was one of those ‘no-brainer’ films for me: it involved my favorite Old Testament figure and it was directed by Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator, Prometheus, Kingdom of Heaven, Robin Hood, etc.) A dozen brave souls … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Reviews, Pop Culture, Reviews, Theology
Tagged Aaron, Aaron Paul, Ben Kingsley, Burning Bush, Joshua son of Nun, Moses, Ridley Scott, Yahweh, Zipporah
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Twas Three Nights Before Christmas (A Mustard Seed Musing)
So, A Visit From Saint Nick (sometimes referred to by the story version title, Twas The Night Before Christmas) influences next Sunday’s sermon. Just for kicks, I sat down to see what I’d come up with if I played with Clement Moore’s poem. I … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Culture, Theology
Tagged advent, Angels, christmas eve, Church, poem, poetry, Twas the Night Before Christmas, Worship
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Is It A Wonderful Life Without Jesus? (Sunday’s Sermon Today)
Are you afraid of the dark? There’s something disquieting about it. I know as a kid I didn’t like to go into our basement by myself. My family made a joke about the three men who lived there (real funny, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Movie Reviews, Pop Culture, Sermons, Theology
Tagged Frank Capra, It's A Wonderful Life, John 1, John 3:16-17, The Dark
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One Magical Christmas: An Angel, Santa, & A Kid Walk Into A Situation (Movie Review)
I had a vague recollection of a movie from the 1980s where some unfortunate, tragic events occur and show a family what the Christmas spirit is really about, tugging at the back of my memory. So, I searched by various … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Reviews, Pop Culture, Reviews, Theology
Tagged Elisabeth Harnois, Gary Basaraba, Harry Dean Stanton, Jan Rubes, Mary Steenburgen, Walt Disney
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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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Random Thoughts From The Train (A Mustard Seed Musing)
While the airline fees predicate a certain socioeconomic class, the train still allows for a melting pot of cultural diversity. But you still need a ticket to ride. It’s kind of like grace- it may be free but it ain’t … Continue reading
What #Ferguson Tells Us About Ourselves (A Mustard Seed Musing)
My Facebook feed has been riddled with rants about how justice was served (!) or how justice wasn’t served (!) for the last seventeen hours, after the verdict came back with no indictment of Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Theology
Tagged Amos 5:24, christmas, Darren Wilson, Ferguson, Fox News, Isaiah 2, Michael Brown, Rodney King, Trayvon Martin
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Jacob Sahms 