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The Wilberforce Force — Undying Passion To Make A Difference For Righetousness

Posted on March 2, 2013 by

Yesterday I watched a movie about William Wilberforce, the man who in the early 1800 spent many years trying to get a bill to end the slave trade through the British Parliament.  The force of Wilberforce’s example and lifestyle moved … Continue reading →

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Fly The Flag! Rally ‘Round The Flag! (Like In Les Misérables)

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

In Les Misérables (the new movie, the Broadway play, and the book) people boldly and courageously wave and carry a revolutionary flag.  Perhaps it’s time to boldly carry and wave an even more revolutionary flag — a Christian flag. Why are … Continue reading →

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Is America Violent & Alienated From God Like Jean Valjean In Les Misérables?

Posted on December 28, 2012 by

Les Misérables, the new movie musical staring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, and Amanda Seyfried, beautifully brings Victor Hugo’s 1862 French novel to life.  However, it made me wonder:  Is America violent and alienated from God like the main … Continue reading →

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Is Soicety Reaping The Violence It’s Been Showing?

Posted on December 16, 2012 by

Is society reaping the graphic violence it’s been showing for decades in movies, on TV, and in video games?  Can that be a factor in the evil acts of random mass murder being frequently committed in America? Does showing scenes … Continue reading →

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I Saw Lincoln (You Should Too!)

Posted on November 17, 2012 by

I saw Abraham Lincoln, not in person, of course, but in the new movie, Lincoln, directed by Steven Spielberg and staring Daniel Day-Lewis as Lincoln.  I was expecting a drama about the life of Lincoln, but this was not that. … Continue reading →

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“Bond — James Bond” vs. “Bond — Lifetime Bond”

Posted on November 13, 2012 by

1)  “Bond — James Bond” In the first James Bond movie, Dr. No, Sean Connery identifies himself by saying:  “Bond (long pause) James Bond!”  For 50 years, from that first Bond movie to Sky Fall, the 23rd one, the Bond … Continue reading →

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Unconditional Will Wow You!

Posted on September 23, 2012 by

Unconditional, a new movie staring Lynn Collins and Michael Ealy, is based on events in the life of Joe Bradford, affectionately known as Papa Joe by the people whose lives he has changed in the projects of Nashville, Tennessee.  It is a … Continue reading →

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