Category: Commentary
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Murderers, mobs, dictators and the gospel
In the gospel of Matthew, when Jesus was before the ruling Jewish council, he made a reference to his divine status. To the ruling council, this was taken as blasphemy. Within Rome, they didn’t have the authority to execute Jesus for his action, so they took him to Pontius Pilate, who was the governor of Judea…
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My most important leap; 12 years (or 3 leap days) ago
I never went to church when I was growing up. But I vividly remember, from a very young age, believing that there had to be some sort of higher power. To me, it always seemed logical. I remember playing basketball one time when I was probably 12 or 13, and a man handed me a…
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Fuller House full of laughs
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…
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I ‘dislike’ the new Facebook options
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…
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Risen: the hunt for Jesus
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…