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It’s been a good time for me at the movies lately. It can be hit-and-miss sometimes, you know? The three I’ve seen in theaters (all from completely different genres) and would recommend to anybody anywhere are:
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- Juno
- Cloverfield
Also, check out the soundtrack for “Sweeney Todd.” It’s quirky but very good music. I hear the soundtrack for “Juno” is good, but I haven’t tried it. What I heard on the movie was a pretty good collection. Of course, no music for “Cloverfield,” but its well worth the time and money.
Have you seen anything good lately?
Oh yeah… I was thinking the other day about something that makes me very worried. Will the writer’s strike that we’re in the middle of right now mean a big drought of new movies in the future or do movies work differently? Does anyone know?
Question: Bill and Hillary Clinton spent a lot of their time in the White House arguing for racial equality in all areas of life. I think this was one of the better things about his terms. In fact, he was often called “America’s First Black President.” So, what’s the deal with all the talk about race and attacks on Barack Obama?
It seems to me that their party has a very viable minority candidate. Obama is a dynamic speaker, brilliant politician, and hopeful candidate. Plus, he agrees with the Clintons on 99% of policy issues. So why don’t they get out of the way and let him have the nomination? Why fight him tooth-and-nail with very personal attacks if he is the hope and reality of what the Clintons have been lobbying for? These dots don’t connect well in my brain.
Something’s fishy here. What do you think?
Writing sermons is exhausting work. Don’t get me wrong. I know that I learn more by marinating in a specific text for a while so I can explain it to a group of people. However, the hard work of editing, reworking, reordering, deleting, and adding information is absolutely exhausting. It’s difficult to say what you want to say in a memorable, concise, correct, and uncluttered way.
I love the text I’m preaching on this Sunday, and I have learned a lot about my own life as I’ve worked through it. But I cannot imagine doing this every week.
