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Category Archives: Theology
Epic: Incarnational Living (Movie Review)
In the animated tale of nature’s battle between growth and decay, the human teenager MK (Amanda Seyfried) is shrunk down to Thumbelina size, where she inherits the mission of the dying forest queen. Befriended by the Leafman, namely the battle-tested … Continue reading
Sunday’s Sermon Today: Are You Undignified?
This sermon is for 9 a.m. at The Stand UMC worship on August 25, based on the scripture from 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12-21. Have you ever bought something because you had to have it, recognizing that everyone else (or at least those … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons, Theology
Tagged david dances, footloose, God's glory, i hope you dance, joy, joy vs. happiness, lee ann womack, michal despises
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Elysium: Good News For All? (Movie Review)
A few years ago, I found myself “discussing” Neill Blomkamp’s first feature film, District 9, with a friend. My friend thought it was an incredibly entertaining and visual film, but nothing more. I was incredulous! How could he not see the … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Reviews, Pop Culture, Theology
Tagged District 9, isaac assimov, Matt Damon, Neill Blomkamp, philip k. dick, science fiction, Sharlto Copley
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: God’s Chosen One
This sermon is for Sunday, August 18, at the 11 a.m. Blandford UMC worship service on I Samuel 17:1-10. I have a very jaded view of war, thanks to the various war movies I’ve seen and the way that we’re … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Pop Culture, Sermons, Theology
Tagged braveheart, David, Goliath, I Samuel 17, Independence Day, Philistines, Romans 8:37, war
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: What God Sees
This is the sermon for the 9 a.m. worship service of The Stand, currently meeting at Blandford UMC in Prince George, Virginia. “Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Culture, Sermons, Theology
Tagged Dagoba, Empire Strikes Back, I Samuel 16, Jedi, King David, Luke Skywalker, prophet, Samuel, size matters not
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2 Guns: There Is No Code… Or Is There? (Movie Review)
DEA agent Bob Trench (Denzel Washington) and Navy Intelligence officer Mike Stigman (Mark Wahlberg) are both undercover, infiltrating the Mexican drug cartel run by Papi Greco (Edward James Olmos). But neither of them knows that the other is actually one … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Movie Reviews, Theology
Tagged baltasar kormakur, denzel washington, graphic novel, Mark Wahlberg
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Neill Blomkamp’s Message For Christian Filmmakers
With the release of Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium, the story of a dystopian future where the privileged live in a safe space station above Earth while the impoverished struggle in a desolate waste, I went back to the first of Blomkamp’s … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Movie Reviews, Pop Culture, Theology
Tagged apartheid, Beatitudes, christian art, District 9, Elysium, immigration, Jesus, Neill Blomkamp, science fiction, segregation, Sharlto Copley
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: What If… (Ruth Part II)
There are crazy couples everywhere. Couples that should never be together (anyone who has ever married a Kardashian); couples that have their pictures, and their babies on national television (Prince William and Kate Middleton). Desi and Lucy. But bridging the … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Culture, Sermons, Theology
Tagged David's Lineage, Desi and Lucy, God's kingdom, Jesus Christ, Kardashian, Ruth
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Robin Hood: Act Justly, Walk Humbly (Movie Review)
There are a series of stories that I consider classics, both because I grew up adoring the characters and because they are, well, classic. Stories about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Robin Hood, the Three Musketeers, … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Reviews, Pop Culture, Theology
Tagged james 1:27, king richard, micah 6:8, prince john, robin hood, sherwood forest, Walt Disney
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Sword In The Stone: Your Undiscovered Potential (Movie Review)
There are a series of stories that I consider classics, both because I grew up adoring the characters and because they are, well, classic. Stories about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Robin Hood, the Three Musketeers, … Continue reading
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