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Movie Review: The Grey

“They know we’re wounded…” Those ill-omened words, spoken with characteristic gruff solemnity by Liam Neeson during a tense encounter with a hostile wolf pack, strike right to the anguished heart of director Joe Carnahan’s meaty, contemplative survival thriller The Grey. Deceptively marketed as a fist-pumping man vs. nature action flick on […]

Appreciating the Patriots

It is OK to appreciate the New England Patriots, even if you don’t like them. I had a conversation with a friend the other week about how much an athlete’s likability influenced our ability to appreciate their skill. The conversation revolved around Kobe Bryant — one of the most polarizing […]

Risk and Paradox

The kingdom Jesus preached is an environment that does not fear looking upside-down to others. It involves risks; sometimes very small ones, sometimes great leaps of faith, standing upon nothing except the promises of the Bible, what some call “blind faith”, or, disparagingly, “foolishness”. In this universe He created, God […]

Plastic bags, John Stott & God

Recently in Seattle Washington a city ordinance was passed which bans the use of single use plastic bags.  In other words, if you go to the grocery store to purchase food in Seattle (and other cities) you will not be given a plastic bag to carry it out.  Plastic bags are banned.  I […]

A date with Jayesslee

It’s not at all hard to see how the Australian-Korean musical twin sister duo captured the hearts of their 200,000 subscribers on YouTube. You could say it’s their on-screen charm, their dazzling smiles, their angelic voices or their silly sisterly banter. But what really charmed us about the these sisters […]