Darren Aronofsky’s Noah will debut in two weeks. I saw an early trailer for the movie almost a year ago at the Catalyst Conference. I have been looking forward to the movie since then and featurettes like the one below have only gotten me more excited for the film. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InxsexEeIkc&w=560&h=315] As I wrote aboutRead more
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Traditional Jewish thought stated that there were 613 commandments from God. I’ve barely got the Ten Commandments memorized; I can’t even imagine having to memorize 603 more commandments. Thankfully, in Mark 12, Jesus simplified things quite a bit for those who wanted to honor God. One of the teachers of the law came and heardRead more
Earlier this week I watched the premiere of Cosmos, the relaunch of Carl Sagan’s vision of exploring the universe on television. The new iteration is hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson and makes great use of modern technology and CGI to help us explore the universe. Last week faithful reader and prolific commenter, Mike, shared thisRead more
This past weekend I gave a sermon on humility, which you can listen to here. I said if we really want to experience healing in our lives then we need to humble ourselves before our great Healer. We all have brokenness in our lives that God is willing to heal, but sometimes our pride keepsRead more
I saw the first 300 in theaters back in 2007. I was blown away by Zack Snyder’s vision and the stylized action. It’s still a fun action movie to watch. Gerard Butler is charismatic as King Leonidas and it’s fun to see Michael Fassbender on the cusp of his stardom. Since its release, many moviesRead more
I haven’t always been a gamer. In the 80s my parents wouldn’t buy me a Nintendo, no matter how many Christmases I asked for one. They eventually got me a Sega Genesis when I turned 13 and I played Sonic the Hedgehog 2 until my eyes were as blurry as Sonic. I missed out onRead more