Mister Rogers’ America
The height of my political idealism (or naïveté, as you please) was around the year 2015. Amid all the usual rancor, I felt optimistic that things could improve. One of […]
Tag Archives: Bible
A Poem for Easter
Tzipporah and the Sharp Stone
Either Way, We Have a Lot of Work to Do
This is chapter 12 of Paul’s epistle to the Romans, rendered in three different English translations: English Standard Version I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to […]
Caped Wonder, Winged Freak: A Superman/Batman Postmortem
Superhero movies have, over the course of seventy-odd years, blown up like a balloon. With each stage of development, from serials to television to early blockbusters to post-9/11 tentpoles, the budgets […]
My Favorite Movies: Pinocchio
He looked up and said, “I see people; they look like trees walking around.” –Mark 8:24 Despite its reputation as a uniquely harsh and frightening film from a studio best […]
My Favorite Movies: Pulp Fiction
Let’s talk close-ups. Not of actors, although there are plenty of interesting faces in Pulp Fiction, and almost every member of its large ensemble gets at least one close-up during the […]
Kids’ Names
I love cool names, and the thought of bestowing some on children of my own has always excited me. Considering how many steps I still need to take to become […]
Where Christians Can Find the Rainbow in Darren Aronofsky’s Noah
You’ve probably heard about the new movie Noah. It’s been a controversial subject among Christians since long before anyone had seen it, and now that it’s arrived in theaters, that controversy […]
My Most Anticipated 2014 Movies
Another year has gone by. I’ve done significantly better with my “most anticipated” list for this year than the previous one. As of my writing this, I’ve seen eight out […]
The 2013 Update of My “Favorite Movies” List
I like to make Events out of these things. For the last few months, I’ve been looking forward to my annual shuffling of favorite movies, anticipating some major changes. If […]
Geppetto's Clocks 