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Why does understanding John’s intent on reflecting a new Genesis and a new Exodus important for grappling with the idea of the incarnation? John 1:1-51 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came intoContinue reading “The Word Made Flesh: A Movement Into The Wilderness Space”

Film Journal 2023: SaltburnDirected by Emerald Fennell I could not get on this films wave length, and the end result was a viewing experience that felt more grating than enjoyable or even satisfying. I’m tempted to write that off as simply not my thing, but even still I’m having a difficult time understanding precisely whereContinue reading “Film Journal 2023: Saltburn”

Reading Journal 2023: Black, White, and The Grey: The story of an Unexpected Frienship an a Beloved Restaurant. I had no idea what to expect when I picked thiis one up. I was inspired to do some after my recent trip to Savannah. Black, White and the Grey tells the story of a white investorContinue reading “Reading Journal 2023: Black, White, and The Grey: The story of an Unexpected Frienship an a Beloved Restaurant.”

Reading Journal 2023: A Christmas Story Author: Jean Shepherd My first though after finishing this book- if they ever remake A Chrirstmas Story it needs to be Wes Anderson I actually had no idea the classic Christmas movie was based on a book. It’s actually more of an anthology, or a collection of essays, eachContinue reading “Reading Journal 2023: A Christmas Story”

Film Journal 2023: Wish Directed by Chris Buck, Fawn Veerasunthorn By far (and away), the greatest strength of the latest original to come out of Disney Studios is its honest to goodness attempt to reflect on and remember the reason Disney exists and why it makes films in the first place. It takes an originalContinue reading “Film Journal 2023: Wish”

Film Journal 2023: Dream Sequence Directed by Kristoffer Borgli This far into his current late stage renaissance and Cage is still finding ways to surprise. It’s almost tempting to say he’s playing to type here, but that doesn’t quite capture it. This is it’s own thing, and it’s a ton of fun. The same couldContinue reading “Film Journal 2023: Dream Sequence”

Film Journal 2023: Napolean Directed by Ridley Scott You wouldn’t be faulted for walking into this expecting a Gladiator type historical epic. By all appearances that’s precisely what this seemed to be advertising. If you were, or are, caught off guard by the fact that a fair portion of this film ends up a comedyContinue reading “Film Journal 2023: Napolean”

Film Journal 2023: The Killers of the Flower Moon Directed by Martin Scorsese It genuinely feels like the skies the limit in terms of this films potential to reward multiple rewatches. I suppose that comes with the territory of a 3 and a half hour epic, but even more so this is due to theContinue reading “Film Journal 2023: The Killers of the Flower Moon”

Reading Journal 2023: Existentialism: A Very Short Introduction Author: Thomas R. Flynn One might ask, is it possible to write a book that breaks existentialism down into words the common person can read and understand? Flynn gives this his best shot in this short introduction. But alas, if this is any indication, such a questionContinue reading “Reading Journal 2023: Existentialism: A Very Short Introduction”

Film Journal 2023: The CreatorDirected by Gareth Edwards If Edwards proved anything to me with Rogue One, its that he knows how to tell a good, old fashioned story, and how to tell it well. His ability to do this within a well established mythos was simply a testament to his disciplined approach behind theContinue reading “Film Journal 2023: The Creator”