Movies by the Coen brothers tend to leave me hot or cold but never lukewarm. No County for Old Men is no exception. It’s a dark movie (maybe their darkest), but it has something to say— especially in the character of Ed Tom Bell (played by Tommie Lee Jones). The story (adapted from the novel of theContinue reading “Waiting For Death (No Country For Old Men)”
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“You Want To Talk About It?” (Bella)
Ever since by faith I saw the streamThy flowing wounds supply,Redeeming love has been my theme,And shall be till I die. Those words are from the William Cowper song, There is a Fountain. They point us to one of the most powerful qualities of love—it’s redemptive character. It’s Barnabas standing up for Saul when everyone else isContinue reading ““You Want To Talk About It?” (Bella)”
“You Are Our Mission” (World Trade Center)
Oliver Stone’s World Trade Center provides a powerful look at a very small slice of what happened on 9/11. The story centers on two Port Authority officers, John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno, their families, and the efforts to rescue the two men as they lay trapped beneath tons of rubble. By the end of that fateful day, mostContinue reading ““You Are Our Mission” (World Trade Center)”
Understanding The Times (God’s Not Dead)
God’s Not Dead is about a freshman, pre-law student (Josh Wheaton), who enrolls in a philosophy class where the teacher (Professor Radisson), wants his students to sign a statement saying that God is dead so the class won’t have to waste time on this issue. Josh refuses and as a result, he ends up in a prolongedContinue reading “Understanding The Times (God’s Not Dead)”
Uncreation And New Creation (Waterworld)
Water World is a 1995 movie that takes place in a future world where the polar ice caps have melted and water covers the earth. Anarchy and chaos reign in what remains of human civilization (i.e., factions known as the smokers, drifters, slave traders, mutants, etc.). Like the Mad Max movies before it and The Postman after it, WW isContinue reading “Uncreation And New Creation (Waterworld)”
Think Bigger (Sarafina)
Sarafina is a movie that chronicles the plight of schoolchildren in South Africa under a government declared state of emergency that was instituted in 1976 in response to the Soweto Riots. This state of emergency lasted for thirteen years until 1989. During this time, 10,000 schoolchildren were imprisoned and 750 were put to death. Sarafina is the nameContinue reading “Think Bigger (Sarafina)”
The World That Once Was . . . And Be Again (2) (Field Of Dreams)
If we dipped ourselves in the waters of the fourth chapter of the book of Acts, we’d get a look at a church that was functioning as Resurrection Central. We’d see: Some people were disturbed by the resurrection of Jesus (v. 2). The Sadducees didn’t believe in the resurrection while others that did thought it was something that would happen onlyContinue reading “The World That Once Was . . . And Be Again (2) (Field Of Dreams)”
The World That Once Was . . . And Could Be Again (1) (Field Of Dreams)
Ray Kinsella is an Iowa farmer who plows up part of his corn to plant a baseball field because some voices told him to do so in the movie, Field of Dreams. When he is finished, a team from the past (featuring Shoeless Joe Jackson), mysteriously comes out of the corn to play on the field. The badContinue reading “The World That Once Was . . . And Could Be Again (1) (Field Of Dreams)”
The Way It’s Meant To Be (Roman Holiday)
Janice and I spent the night at my mother’s house recently. I was looking through her collection of DVD’s and VHS tapes and came across Roman Holiday. I had never seen the movie and it has Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn in it, so that was all the incentive I needed to put it in the VCR. Continue reading “The Way It’s Meant To Be (Roman Holiday)”
There’s No Place Like Home (The Wizard Of Oz)
Somewhere Over the Rainbow is a magical song, isn’t it? As opposed to the endless number of trendy songs that soar to the top of the charts for a week or two and then are never heard from again, it’s a classic that has stood the test of time. There’s a reason for this. I’m sure part of theContinue reading “There’s No Place Like Home (The Wizard Of Oz)”
A Taste of Grace with Bruce Green 