It’s time for a July/August look back and ahead! I’ve gotten quite a bit of feedback that readers like this feature, so I’m sticking with it. Let me know your thoughts in the comments! I believe that everything is formational, so here’s what’s been forming me. A look back on what I read and watched in July, […]
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Unity vs. Liberty in Captain America: Civil War
The competing values of unity and liberty are central the debate in “Captain America: Civil War” — and in the Church.
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Look Back & Look Ahead: June-July
It’s time for a June/July look back and ahead! It’s somehow only been a month since I last did this. It feels like at least three. Alas, the blog posting schedule does not lie. Most of what I read and watch doesn’t get written about. Not because it’s not worthwhile (though there’s some of that), but […]
New Feature: Look Back & Look Forward
A look back at the movies, books, and tv shows that in/formed me in May, and a look forward to what I’m hoping to read in June.
Christian Ritual & Developing Eyes to See God in Secular Culture
Christians develop eyes to see baptism in rain and eucharist in wine; to see God in secular culture. Here’s why it happens and how sight is cultivated.
What Bing Bong Can Teach Us About Christ
What does Bing Bong have to teach us about Christ, the crucifixion, and atonement? Does he deserve the title of Bing Bong Christ?
Mad Max: Fury Road: Looking for Redemption
Mad Max Redemption: Looking for redemption in Mad Max: Fury Road — and finding good news for the land and the oppressed.
Mad Max: Fury Road: Witness Nux
Early in the film, the war boy Nux cries “witness me!” For the rest of the film, the audience does witness Nux throughout his conversion and life.
Mad Max: Fury Road & Competing Hopes
Mad Max: Fury Road is essentially about different types of hope. The narrative sets up two competing forms of hope before resolving in healthy hope.
A Look Back at 2015 in Movies
A look back at the movies I watched in 2015 – and a request for recommendations.