I remember playing basketball one time when I was probably 12 or 13, and a man handed me a tract, which talked about things like sin and judgment, as well as Jesus and forgiveness. We joke no one ever reads those, but I did. It made me think. (more…)
I’m three episodes into the new Fuller House premier on Netflix. I didn’t necessarily expect much, but so far, I’m really enjoying it. The first episode of the new series was a reunion of the original original show, featuring all of the Full House cast, except for the Olsen twins. I think the situations have been funny. The new cast members are likable, and fit in well with the culture of the show. The original cast members still have good chemistry. It has the same “feel” as Full House. As could be expected, it makes some funny inside references to the original show. The old catchphrases have returned.
If you loved the original Full House, I don’t see what’s not to like about the new show. (more…)
For the last few years, I’ve seen people arguing that Facebook should have a “dislike” button to go along with it’s infamous thumbs up. I had always hoped the site wouldn’t.
Today, it’s given options for communicating different emotions: like, love, haha, wow, sad, and angry. Now it hasn’t added a formal “dislike” button, but it did add a negative emotion which could carry the same connotation.
And it’s the “angry” button that I see the issue with. Now you have the option to be even more passively mean on Facebook. You don’t even have to type words, you can just drag your mouse to the red, frowning face to make a withdraw from the emotional back account of whoever has made a post. (more…)
Risen is the story of a Roman soldier named Clavius (played by Joseph Fiennes) who has been given the task of tracking down the body of Jesus after it disappears from the tomb where it was placed after his crucifixion. I appreciate the symbolism of the search for Jesus.
The film takes you into the Roman world. The pressure is high in Jerusalem as there is the threat of insurrection against the empire. People believing in a resurrected Messiah could bring that to a tipping point. As Clavius searches for the apostles and interviews people in the hope of finding Jesus’ body, it felt somewhat like an episode of Law and Order. (more…)
The above Super Bowl commercial for Doritos which depicts a man and woman viewing a sonogram, as the man is eating the corn chips. The fetus becomes aware of the chips and reacts, the man’s amusement. Eventually in frustration, the mother grabs the chip and throws it to the ground. And the baby forces himself or herself out of the womb.
It’s silly. Not the funniest commercial ever. But it attracted the ire of NARAL, a women’s rights organization who promotes a pro-choice ideology. (more…)
