Monthly Archives: January 2009

REVIEW – disillusionment and unconditional love in "Marley and Me"

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Rick

(This is not a good poster for this particular movie.) A Wright family tradition is to see a movie on certain holidays especially New Year’s Day. Frankly the selection is pretty poor right now and my kids had already seen … Continue reading →

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Mark Steyn – Ultimately it is about hatred of Jews

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Rick

I am fascinated when the true underlying motivations of people become clear – and those motivations are different from what they assert in public. “No no – we are not anti-Jewish. We are only anti-Israel”. “No no – we are … Continue reading →

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REVIEW – "Yes Man" and a theology of providence (or saying-yes-to-God)

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Rick

Was Jesus a “yes man”? Two weekends ago two friends said they would watch our children while my wife and I went out for the evening. We chose to see “Yes Man” with Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel at a … Continue reading →

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Charles Krauthammer – Sober reality check for critics of Israel

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Rick

On a conversative Anglican blog I asked, “Why does the left hate Israel so much? Are they religious? Jewish? Arab? Muslim? Most of them are not – so why do they criticize Israel so relentlessly and ignore the sins of … Continue reading →

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