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It has been a while since I’ve read anything from Water Breuggemann, a celebrated scholar and theologian specializing in Old Testament texts. An interview awakened me to his new book Delivered Out of Empire: Pivotal Moments in the Book of Exodus and it is truly paradigm shifting inthe way it breaks open the Exodus storyContinue reading “Book Review: Delivered Out of Empire: Pivotal Moments in the Book of Exodus By Walter Brueggemann”

This is a really interesting concept that potentially gets bogged down by the weight of a few uncertain parts. I found that it’s far more interesting to ponder after the fact than to experience in the moment, and this is due to the fact that there isn’t a whole lot of mystery or even necessaryContinue reading “Circle (2015, Aaron Hann, Mario Mslcone): A Game of Life and Death, Winners and Losers and How Faith Disrupts the Rules of the Game”

It’s the first Friday of the new year which means the first official releases of 2021, beginning with the female led action film from Simon Kingerg, The 355 out today. As the pandemic goes so does the constantly evoloving slate of movie releases. Production delays, films getting bumped from their release schedule as theatre attendenceContinue reading “Looking Ahead: My Most Anticipated Films of 2022”

For those interested I walked through my most important reads in 2021 in this space over the last 10 days. They included the following: 10. The Nolan Variations: The Movies, Mysteries, and Marvels of Christopher Nolan by Tom Shone 9. Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know by Adam Grant 8. TheContinue reading “2021 Retrospective: Favorite Non-Fiction Reads”

The Princess and the Goblin by George Macdonald A lovely and simple old world fantasy that remains influential for the ways it helped establish a genre and set the stage for others to shape its landscape. It’s about characters and the paths they travel as lives intersect, offering characters who exist beyond caricatures of goodContinue reading “2021 Retrospective: Favorite Fiction Reads”

My Most Important Reads of 2021: #1- History and Eschatology: Jesus and the Promise of Natural Theology by N.T. Wright It’s no secret that Wright has been a formative voice in my life. This is one of a handful of new books released in the last year or two, a few of which could beContinue reading “My Most Important Reads of 2021: #1- History and Eschatology: Jesus and the Promise of Natural Theology by N.T. Wright”

I wrote some reflections on Encanto in relationship with Advent. It’s found here at the Fear of God: https://www.thefearofgodpodcast.com/blog/holdingcourtencanto

My Most Important Reads of 2021: #2- Irrationality: A History of the Dark Side of Reason by Justin E. H. Smith Without a doubt the book I have recommended and cited the most in 2021. The brilliance of its central thesis is the way it operates as a foundation through which to engage all elseContinue reading “My Most Important Reads of 2021: #2, Irrationality: A History of the Dark side of Reason by Justice E. H. Smith”

This is a piece I wrote on The French Dispatch in convsersation with the book and the online movement Accidentally Wes Anderson. It is posted on the Fear of God Website here: https://www.thefearofgodpodcast.com/blog/holdingcourtthefrenchdispatch

My Top 10 Most Important Reads in 2021: #3- Work: A Deep History, from the Stone Age to the Age of Robots by James Suzman If you’ve ever wondered about how it is that our society with its 5 day work week and economic/social expectations came to be this is a wonderful book that tracksContinue reading “My Top 10 Most Important Reads in 2021: #3 Work: A Deep History, from the Stone Age to the Age of Robots by James Suzman”