1917: A Movie about Choices, Character, Courage
March 3, 2020
The historical conflict goes by a number of names: the Great War, the War to End All Wars, and later, World War I (1914–1918)....
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A Movie to Make You Think: The Two Popes
January 21, 2020
The great Yale church historian Jaroslav Pelikan once called the Roman Catholic Church ʺthe most formidable religious institution in the history of America and...
Changing the “We Can’t Expect Much” from Churched Kids Culture
June 28, 2019
Years ago, as a college student applying to veterinary school and then as a practicing veterinarian, the goals and expectations set forth were clear:...
Thoughts on the Movie Tolkien
May 21, 2019
British thinker and writer J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel) Tolkien (1892–1973) is one of the most beloved fantasy authors ever. As author of...
3 Ways to Be a Gracious Christian Sports Fan
January 29, 2019
I have enjoyed playing and watching sports most of my life. Now that I’m sixty years old I sometimes think back to my time...
Did a Giant Collider Help Give Us Extreme Climate Stability?
December 17, 2018
Floods and fires raged and boulders rained from the sky. Such a sci-fi-like scenario in Earth’s relatively recent past gave us, in part, the...
Two More Movies to Make You Think in 2018
July 17, 2018
How much of your recreation time is devoted to watching movies? For many people, watching films at the theater and viewing movies at home...
Two Movies to Make You Think in 2018
July 10, 2018
Why do you go to the movies? For many people, it is for sheer enjoyment or to escape from life’s pressures for a few...
Apologist Demeanors: Are You a Patton or a Bradley?
May 22, 2018
Have you ever seen the movie Patton? Actor George C. Scott won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his amazing portrayal of the...
Lessons about Evil: Reflections on the Movie Anthropoid
July 18, 2017
Reinhard Heydrich (1904–1942) was a Nazi leader who impressed Adolf Hitler with his unbridled brutality. Historians consider Heydrich to be the central mastermind of...
Two Movies to Make You Think in 2017
January 3, 2017
Why do you go to the movies? For many people it is for sheer enjoyment or to escape for a few hours from life's...
Reflections on Social Media: Is Digital Networking a Good Phenomenon? Part 2
September 27, 2016
It seems a safe assumption that all new technologies—from cell phones to social media—present its users with both positive and negative possibilities. The challenge...