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Category Archives: Film
Midwest Meditations | Saturday Morning Edition | September 14th, 2024
Join us this morning as we discuss the book of Galatians, DC Comics, Halle Berry, Sharon Stone, Maybelline cosmetics, Seinfeld, dirty dishes, mold, mildew, law and grace. Grab your coffee, your favorite energy drink, chamomile tea, a smoothie, or however you start your morning and spend some time with us as we continue reading throughContinue reading “Midwest Meditations | Saturday Morning Edition | September 14th, 2024”
In Anticipation of ‘The Rise of Skywalker’…
In 1977’s A New Hope, a well-known deleted scene depicts Luke Skywalker looking through a pair of telescopic binoculars while observing the battle between the Alliance and the galactic Empire as it unfolds across a celestial battlefield. There’s also a reference to that moment in the opening of The Last Jedi when a Resistance memberContinue reading “In Anticipation of ‘The Rise of Skywalker’…”
Virtue Among Thieves
Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Reservoir Dogs’ bears important law/gospel implications worth considering. Check out this brief reflection from my Substack!
The Book of Clarence | A Review
The opening shot of Jeymes Samuel’s Book of Clarence shows several criminals nailed to crosses per the first century Roman method of capital punishment. In the foreground, a white Jesus remains prominent, after which the camera maneuvers to concentrate our focus on the titular character portrayed by LaKeith Stanfield. After this, we see a creditContinue reading “The Book of Clarence | A Review”
Friday Reflections | January 12th
Happy Friday! I’m a little late to the party on this, but I wanted to squeeze in my ‘top ten’ list for 2023 articles that helped me see grace in practice, law/gospel implications, and the law-in-life. My year-end list is followed by an end of the week round up of where I noticed grace intersectContinue reading “Friday Reflections | January 12th”
Steven Spielberg Made Me Believe I Could Fly…
“You made me look like I can fly!…but I can’t fly…” The Fabelmans The final scene of E.T. remains a memorable and poignant moment for me replete with the distinct John Williams score in which the trumpets and tympanies accentuate the visceral emotions that swell as the main characters behold E.T.’s departure from their world…andContinue reading “Steven Spielberg Made Me Believe I Could Fly…”
The Cinematic Language of Law & Grace in The Fabelmans
The most explicit reference to Christianity in Steven Spielberg’s quasi-autobiographical film, The Fabelman’s revolves around young Sam Fabelman’s love interest in a Christian girl with whom he attends Grand View High School. Sam (a stand in for a young Speilberg) has just been physically attacked for his Jewish heritage by his peers, one of whomContinue reading “The Cinematic Language of Law & Grace in The Fabelmans”
Law, Grace, & Daily Living 