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Time Strikes Back

We’re just over a month away from the return of The Flash on the CW.  The kind folks in charge have released a quick trailer for the season premiere.  We’re smack-dab in the middle of a major time paradox.  Check … Continue reading

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For These Days

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Spectacle and Arrival

A recent article at The Ringer pointed out that one of the reasons movies like the recent Ben-Hur remake has failed is because movies that once had the upper hand on spectacle of epic (biblical) proportions no longer have a … Continue reading

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Animated and Shiny

Running into a fan of Joss Whedon’s Firefly is always a good thing (and nowhere near as rare as finding a fan of Dollhouse, but I digress).  The show caught has caught a lot of people’s fancy, especially in light … Continue reading

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Love, Friendship, and Destiny

During one of my first summers in Hawaii, I taught a course at church using Larry Crabb’s Soul Talk.  The basic premise of the book was that Christians should be able to communicate with one another in such a way … Continue reading

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Learning the Language

A quote from Bonhoeffer’s Meditating on the Word recently crossed my Twitter stream that I thought was interesting: Grounded in the Scripture, we learn to speak to God in the language that God has spoken to us. It’s a wonderful … Continue reading

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The False Distinction of Religion and Relationship

One of the most frustrating things that I hear in conversations and sermons is the idea that Christianity is “not a religion; it’s a relationship.”  Don’t get me wrong: I totally understand what those who say such a thing are … Continue reading

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Be the Body, Eat the Body

The church, both universal and local, has been a big part of my thinking for a long time now.  For as long as I can remember, the church has been central to my experience as a person and as a … Continue reading

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The Empire Goes Rogue

This past weekend, I posted the latest trailer for Rogue One, the first stand-alone Star Wars movie of the Disney era.  Now a fan with skills have taken the trailer and story beats from that trailer and brought them together … Continue reading

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Who Needs a Patronus When . . .

The nostalgia factor of Pokemon Go could lead anyone to think that the whole strategy has been planned for years.  Which makes you think something like this could be right around the corner (especially for those unsatisfied with The Cursed … Continue reading

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