Tag Archives: superheroes

Why Story Matters (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on November 6, 2014 by

Originally published through the blog connected to Context with Lorna Dueck: Life Beyond the Headlines in Canada. Why does ‘story’ matter? Why does what we watch on television, venture to the movies, or crack open a book matter? What difference can a … Continue reading →

Posted in Pop Culture, Theology | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Be-Attitudes: Peacemaking or Keeping the Peace? (Sunday’s Sermon Today)

Posted on August 20, 2014 by

Blessed are the peacemakers,for they will be called children of God.–Matthew 5:9 I’ve always wanted to be a superhero. Whether it was Superman or Luke Skywalker, I wanted to be the person who would defeat evil and make it so … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Current Events, Pop Culture, Theology | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Sunday’s Sermon Today: A Different Kind of Leadership

Posted on July 25, 2013 by

For August 4, at Blandford UMC and The Stand.  We live in troubling times. People hear about terrible things, and talk about how the world is going to hell in a hand basket. But the truth is that people have … Continue reading →

Posted in Pop Culture, Sermons, Theology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Man Of Steel: Epic Reboot (Part I)

Posted on June 14, 2013 by

My most anticipated film of the summer had arrived. After years of waiting for my favorite superhero from childhood to be “refinished,” for the sour taste of Superman Returns to be washed out of my mouth, I engaged Zach Snyder’s Man of … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Reviews, Pop Culture, Theology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment