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It’s been well established within the Christian circle that the Matrix Trilogy is filled with religious overtone since its release more than twenty years ago. Names like “Trinity”, “Zion”, or “Nebuchadnezzar” gave away the obvious Christian reference, not to mention major theological themes played out in all of the first three films. Therefore, my Read More …
I heard it was good. Frenzied reviews filled the air waves. But something made me skipped over its icon button every time I got on Netflix. “I’ll watch it next time.” I would tell myself. “I’m not in the mood for this.” The fact is, I couldn’t imagine how a show on chess-playing can be Read More …
Irrational Man is a 2015 film written and directed by Hollywood intellect Woody Allen. Like many of his productions, the notion of self-image and sexual obsession made up a good chunk of the theme. But as usual, one finds embedded code when attempts to scratch the surface and may discover a deeper discussion which the Read More …
In a recent conversation with a friend in ministry, I made a comment that I believed postmodernism as we know has come and gone. In the strict sense, anything that is post-xxxxx-ism reacts to a preceding ideology but is often (if not always) a transitional phase. Likewise, postmodernism reacts to the dominance of modernity, and Read More …
(The following article is written by Michelle Goldberg, a NYT columnist. I find her self-critique on pre-conceptual assumptions from her West Bank experience and her reference to Patrick Little are intriguing.) I think I know what it feels like to be “red-pilled,” the alt-right’s preferred metaphor for losing one’s faith in received assumptions and Read More …
Written by David Brooks New York Time Nov 13, 2017 Why are so many conservative evangelicals in Alabama still supporting Roy Moore? For that matter, why have so many evangelicals around the country spent the past two years embracing Donald Trump? I just took part in a compelling conversation on this subject at the Faith Angle Read More …
I fell in love with the story when I first watched the Disney animation in the 90s. It brought tears to a thirty year-old man then and now the musical brings the same sentiment to an old geek pushing 60. To me, Beauty and the Beast is much more than another romantic Prince Charming fairy Read More …