Few themes in the Bible are as persistent as the call to remember: whether it is God commanding the Israelites never to forget how he brought them out of Egypt, or Jesus telling his followers to eat his body and drink his blood in remembrance of him, or the thief on the cross asking Christ to remember him when he comes into his kingdom, the role that memory plays in shaping our identities and in binding us to each other... Read more
This archive is a work-in-progress. General and related articles: ‘Clever Dark Materials anti-Christian,’ BC Christian News, Nov 2002‘Harry Potter more “Christian” than other current children’s best-sellers,’ BC Christian News, Sep 2007‘The Chronicles of Atheism,’ Christianity Today, Nov 2007‘His Dark Materials: How the Grinch stole God,’ BC Christian News, Nov 2007 Books and films: Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass (book, dvd, blu-ray)News: BC Christian News, Feb 2008Reviews: Christianity Today, Dec 2007; ChristianWeek, Dec 2007; BC Christian News, Jan 2008 Philip Pullman,... Read more
This archive is a work-in-progress. General and related articles: ‘Filmmakers seek to inspire audiences with The Nativity Story,’ BC Christian News, Nov 2006‘Nativity Story producers, writer look beyond the Christian “niche”,’ ChristianWeek, Nov 2006‘Mary Goes to the Movies,’ Christianity Today, Nov 2006‘Ethnicity in Jesus films — does it matter?,’ Mennonite Brethren Herald, Nov 2006 Books and films: The Nativity Story (dvd)News: BC Christian News, Apr 2006Reviews: Christianity Today, Dec 2006 Related blog posts: ‘The Nativity — coming soon to the... Read more
This archive is a work-in-progress; a lot of blog posts and a couple of articles remain to be linked here. General and related articles: ‘Mel Gibson’s Jesus film inspires impassioned discussion among pastors, ministry leaders,’ BC Christian News, Jan 2004‘Passion piques interest and raises eyebrows,’ ChristianWeek, Feb 2004‘Come and See,’ Christianity Today, Feb 2005‘Top Ten Jesus Movies,’ Christianity Today, Apr 2006‘Rethinking The Passion in light of Gibson’s folly,’ BC Christian News, Aug 2006‘Mary Goes to the Movies,’ Christianity Today, Nov... Read more
I happened to read Dan Brown’s book in July 2004 on a three-day Greyhound trip back from the Cornerstone festival, and I posted some thoughts on it here. General and related articles: ‘From Temptation to The Code,’ Christianity Today, May 2006”Engaging’ Heresy,’ Christianity Today, May 2006‘Grappling with the Da Vinci juggernaut,’ BC Christian News, May 2006‘Christian groups gear up for release of Da Vinci Code,’ Georgia Straight, May 2006 Books and films: Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code (book, dvd)Reviews:... Read more
General and related articles: ‘Judgment Day on the Big Screen,’ Christian History, Winter 1999‘Almighty Dollars,’ Vancouver Sun, Feb 2001‘The end is near — and profitable,’ BC Christian News, Jun 2003 Secular books and films: Armageddon (dvd)Review: ChristianWeek, Jul 1998 Last Night (dvd)Review: ChristianWeek, Nov 1998 Bless the Child (dvd)Review: BC Christian News, Sep 2000 Lost Souls (dvd)Review: BC Christian News, Oct 2000 The Omen (dvd)Interview: Christianity Today, May 2006Review: Christianity Today, Jun 2006 Christian books and films: The Late Great... Read more
As you can imagine, C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia and J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings often come up in discussions of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter, so check the links at that archive too. General and related articles: ‘C.S. Lewis chose Joy — and suffering,’ BC Christian News, Apr 1999‘Jakob’s lies contain some truth,’ BC Christian News, Oct 1999‘C.S. Lewis Company authorizes new Narnia books,’ CanadianChristianity.com, Apr 2001‘Will HarperCollins censor Narnia, or merely downplay its Christian elements?,’ CanadianChristianity.com, Jun 2001‘Is... Read more
I don’t follow popular novels — or any current novels, really — so it’s a bit surprising to me that I got involved in the Harry Potter debates. But as it turns out, I have written quite a few articles on the Harry Potter phenomenon, and researching and writing them have been quite an education, as well as an unusual opportunity to trip through memory lane (a lot of the debates around these books echo the debates that I endured... Read more
See introductory post here. These are the Canadian and North American box-office totals for films that played in 2005, as of their last appearance in the Canadian top ten. Since Canada has about 9.7% of the combined Canadian-American population, red indicates the films that made over 10.7% of their money in Canada, orange the films that attracted about the same proportion of Canadians as Americans, and green the ones that made less than 8.7% of their money north of the... Read more
As per my 2004 Journal, videos and DVDs are in italics. Films I saw for the first time have an asterisk (*) next to them. Not counting extras and promo items. Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec Jan 4 — Bad Education *Jan 4 — The World’s Best Commercials, 2004 *Jan 5 — Fanny and Alexander [theatrical version]Jan 6 — Beyond the Sea... Read more
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