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Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?” —Genesis 17:17 There is a dialogue set up in our faith. One voice says, “Can you imagine!” The otherContinue reading “Lent and The Promise of New Creation”

Film Journal 2023: BrotherDirected by Clement VirgoWhere to watch: now playing at Mcgilvary Cinemas; watch for a streaming or VOD release in the near future This is the first I’ve seen from Virgo, who directed last year’s Dahlmer. Its the second film however that I’ve seen in the last two years set in Scarborouh (theContinue reading “Film Journal 2023: Brother”

Film Journal 2023: Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming With David LettermanDirected by Morgan NevilleWhere to watch: Disney+ “There is no them. There’s only us.” For as long as I can remember U2 has existed as a sort of larger than life and largely undefinable enigma. As someone who grew up in thoseContinue reading “Film Journal 2023: Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming With David Letterman”

Film Journal 2023: John Wick Chapter 4Directed by Chad StahelskiWhere to watch: now playing in theaters Where this stands in terms of the larger franchise will be subjective opinion of course, but I do think it’s fair to say that the fourth entry in the series reflects a natural progression in the story. There’s theContinue reading “Film Journal 2023: John Wick Chapter 4”

And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit. —2 Corinthians 3:18 “Imagine ordinary people arguing about sexuality and money and leadership andContinue reading “Lent and the Breaking in of the Holy”

Who was Asaph?A Levite and dependent of Gershon, the Son of LeviAn appointed member in the house of GodA seer or prophet who led a group of skilled poets and singersThe superscription attributed to Psalms 73-83. I got interested specifically 8n Psalm 73 when I came across scholar Walter Brueggemann making the case for itContinue reading “Living in the Tension: Seeing Psalm 73 and the Prodigal Son in Dialogue”

One of the final films to release wide and cap off the 2022 calendar year was Noah Baumbach’s ambitious and divisive adaptation of the sprawling and seemingly unadaptable novel, White Noise. Much digital ink has been spilled debating its merits and its failures outside of this space, and there’s no need to rehash that conversationContinue reading “Hey 2022 Film Year, What’s Up With All the Death: Some Pre Oscar Reflections”

I recently engaged in a discussion from one of the online groups I’m a part of that had to do with the following quote by Immanuel Kant: Everyone is entitled to seek his own happiness in the way that seems to him best as long as it does not infringe the liberty of others inContinue reading “How The Science of Awe and the Search for Meaning Relates to Liberty and Happiness: Discussing Kant and Keltner”

Film Journal 2023: 80 For BradyDirected by Kyle MarvinWhere to watch: now showing in most theaters A perfectly charming and effortlessly likeable aged comedy based on a true story. It’s not often we get films for the above 60/70 demographic, but it’s always a pleasant surprise when we do. While this isn’t really laugh outContinue reading “Film Journal 2023: 80 For Brady”

Film Journal 2023: Knock at the CabinDirected by M. Night ShyamalanWhere to watch- now playing in most theaters As a staunch M. Night defender, which seems par for the course for anyone who is a fan, I am pretty much here anytime he releases a new project. I have been particularly intrigued by Knock atContinue reading “Film Journal 2023: Knock at the Cabin”