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When the Bad Guy Gets It Right: Reflections on ‘Black Panther’
Read more: When the Bad Guy Gets It Right: Reflections on ‘Black Panther’(Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seen Black Panther, this post definitely has some spoilers.) In most movies, bad guys aren’t usually right. Especially in superhero movies, the hero always prevails against the very evil villain. The theme of good vs. evil is one that resonates with us, because we want to see the good guy…
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Do you do well to be angry?
Read more: Do you do well to be angry?This week’s lectionary readings began with Jonah; to be specific, the end of his story. Taken all together, the four readings weave a portrait of the encounter of an angry man with a generous God. This fall, God has been generous, and I have been angry. So this was a helpful week. Here’s what I’ve learned,…
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Christians in an Age of Wealth by Craig L. Blomberg: A Review
Read more: Christians in an Age of Wealth by Craig L. Blomberg: A ReviewStewardship is something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. I currently work in the Purchasing department at Biola University. From office supplies and furniture, construction and facilities projects, materials and rentals for university events, cadavers and live specimens for biological sciences, books for various departments, to travel requests for professors, staff members, and student…
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Do You Deserve My Help?
Read more: Do You Deserve My Help?He approaches us at the Chevron station on the corner of Rosecrans and Sepulveda, where, on a clear day, you can see the skyscrapers of downtown L.A. cupped in the palm of the San Gabriel mountains, and overhead the planes queued up in the vast expanse of blue sky, waiting to land at LAX. Vinny,…