Film
« Previous EntriesNooma Shells | 020 - Free Preview
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008Run over to facebook to see the free preview of Rob Bell’s newest Nooma film - Shells. Only available until Wednesday.
See it
HT: Lon
As We Forgive Those
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008I just found out about the documentary As We Forgive Those which chronicles how 40,000 murderers from the Rwandan genocide are being released from prison. It looks at the way people are being forgiven and extending forgiveness. It looks really powerful:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK0W4jx2OZY
The only thing that can compel this kind of forgiveness, ultimately, is a [...]
Nooma Open | 019 - Free Preview
Monday, February 18th, 2008For the next couple of days you can check out the Nooma film Open before it releases….for free.
Visually stunning as always, the film deals with the issue of prayer.
After you watch it I’d love to have your thoughts on the actual content of the film. What do you think of Bell’s description of prayer? [...]
Gone Baby Gone & Moral Issues
Monday, February 18th, 2008I haven’t done much posting on movies lately. And that is mostly because I haven’t been able to watch too many and those I have seen haven’t been worth the time.
But last night as a way to relax after a hectic week I rented Gone Baby Gone. In case you didn’t know this [...]
Movies I Want to See
Friday, October 19th, 2007Here are 2 movies I’d like to actually see in the theater.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeroJ1BK6GQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LAuzT_x8Ek
Anyone seen either?
Film: Deliver Us From Evil
Friday, July 27th, 2007At some point in the last month or so I found out about Deliver Us From Evil and popped it my blockbuster que. The film is a documentary related to the sexual abuse scandal involving priest Oliver O’Grady of a diocese in California and the accused cover up of the now Cardinal of the [...]
Thursday Night Reflection
Friday, April 20th, 2007The Well was a great time last night. It was the second to last worship gathering of the semester for us and for me maybe ever.
The numbers were down which is a trend we see at the end of the year for some reason. But it was still a valuable experience with several new people [...]
Reading Culture
Thursday, April 19th, 2007I just started Everyday Theology: How to Read Cultural Text and Interpret Trends by Kevin Vanhoozer (The Hooz as someone said). For me, Vanhoozer has been one of the most important younger Theologians and Philosophers, and I’d contend that he is so more generally as well.
The Book focuses on seeing culture as a text to [...]
Film: Jesus Camp
Monday, April 16th, 2007I’d held off watching Jesus Camp as long as I could but finally brought myself to watching it this weekend. Wow. I could hardly believe what I was seeing. It felt like a behind the scenes look at a militia indoctrination camp or something. I can see how one reviewer said [...]
Film: The Killing Fields
Monday, April 16th, 2007I’ve been trying to use our Blockbuster online subscription to watch a lot of different kinds of movies (Carrie would call them weird movies). I’d like to eventually have seen all the films of AFI’s Top 100 Movies List. This weekend we watch The Killing Fields, starring Sam Waterston and Haing Ngor.
Taking place in Cambodia [...]