The hobbit production has moved over to Dunedin, to set up shop at Takaka Hill. Over the weekend, hundreds of hobbit cast members and crew were seen arriving at the Dunedin International airport. Actual locations of filming have been kept hush hush, but there have been many hobbit witnesses within the towns of Queenstown and Middlemarch.Trucks hauling equipment have been seen near the top of Takaka Hill, leading to believe production shop has found a home for the next few months. T … [Read more...]
Memento Mori
November 28, 2011 by
MEMENTO MORI (for my father on the third anniversary of his passing)‘I found myself on a field of war A gun held in my hand The enemy approached I fired upon the man’.‘He fell to earth like a great stone I ran to see him fall And when I turned him over I heard the funeral pall’.'I looked into his glassy eyes Afraid of what I’d see A shock of recognition The man lying there was me'.“Any man’s death diminishes me For I’m part of the human race” The truth was plain as day … [Read more...]
Signs of the Times
November 27, 2011 by
Sign over a Gynecologist's Office:"Dr. Jones, at your cervix." ************************** In a Podiatrist's office: "Time wounds all heels." ************************** On a Septic Tank Truck: Yesterday's Meals on Wheels ************************** At a Proctologist's door: "To … [Read more...]
Hugo— This is the Best, Skip the Rest
November 26, 2011 by
There are good children's films, and there are good films about children, and this movie is definitely the latter rather than the former. It has been hailed as an instant classic, and not without reason. Of the holiday films thus far out, this one outshines all the rest by a very wide margin.Martin Scorsese is of course known as one of the most skilled and talented directors of films of this or any other era. What he has never attempted before is a film that involves both CG and Three … [Read more...]
Recent Historical Jesus Discussion
November 26, 2011 by
“Historical Jesus” Debate: An Unexamined Premise? by larryhurtado (WHAT FOLLOWS IS A POST BY MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE LARRY HURTADO)The latest issue of Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus arrived earlier this week, a special issue devoted to the topic of what contribution "Evangelical" scholars might be able to make to the on-going discussion. It will be interesting to see what the various authors (who include prominent "Evangelical" scholars and also a cou … [Read more...]
Were the Puritans Pure or Puritanical?
November 25, 2011 by
Here is an interesting post about the Puritans by Peter Lawler. What is most interesting about it is the original observations of de Tocqueville about the money-grubbing Virginians and the simple living Puritans.http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/postmodernconservative/2010/11/24/thanking-the-puritans-on-thanksgiving-with-of-course-the-help-of-tocqueville/ … [Read more...]
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