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Here Comes the Future?
Much has been written and said about this presidential election. I have absolutely nothing to add on a personal note. (Well, that’s not totally true. I’ve got something lined up for tomorrow, but more on that then.) Tomorrow was the … Continue reading
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Doctor Strange: Apologist for the Transcendent Frame
Caught a Thursday night showing of Doctor Strange, the latest entry in Marvel Studio’s ever-expanding cinematic universe. It was a great experience, hitting all of the right notes with storytelling and visual cues. Doctor Strange tells the story of a … Continue reading
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“Every Man’s Hat”
Yesterday marked the 499th anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. The folks at First Things posted a great article by Timothy George about one of the phrases often associated with the “movement,” the concept of the “priesthood of … Continue reading
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The Monster and Dr. Wells
One of the more interesting and unexpected curve-balls thrown at viewers in the most recent episode of The Flash was the team’s decision to recruit a Dr. Harrison Wells from another Earth to replace the Wells from Earth-2 (who became … Continue reading
“You All Loved Him Once”
I’d heard that Conor Oberst had recently released a new album, but I hadn’t given much thought to checking it out until last night. I started with “You All Loved Him Once.” What a brutally poignant song about what we … Continue reading
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“A Stranger Things Christmas”
This fan-made mash-up of Stranger Things and A Charlie Brown Christmas is a classic in its own right, I think. Spoilers all through it, of course. It’s good to see the Christmas lights in good and appropriate use . . … Continue reading
The Deep Truth of Ordinary Things
Last week I got to watch a couple of episodes of the first season of Black Mirror, a BBC anthology show that’s been called the technology version of The Twilight Zone. While the content pushed a number of envelopes, it did … Continue reading
Theological Thinking and Doing
I’m always interested in (and frustrated by) the weird intersection between thought and action in the Christian faith. The two should be hold well together, but we tend to focus one over the other, disparaging thoughtless deeds or deedless thought. … Continue reading
Tom Haverford Talks Food
For all of the fun character on Parks and Recreation, it ends up being Tom Haverford that I laugh at the most. Tonight I watched the episode where Leslie takes tries online dating and ends up matched with the “nerd” … Continue reading
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Fantastic and the Bill of Rights
Captain Fantastic could easily have been the most faith-friendly movie of the year with its rooted-in-tradition, standing-against-culture mindset. And while it didn’t (couldn’t?) deliver on that promise, it still attempted to be a considerable critique of contemporary living. Here’s one … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 