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The Matrix (Andy and Larry Wachowski, 1999)
BY: Denis Haack
The Matrix is one of the most self-consciously religious/philosophical films to be released in recent years.
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The Matrix: Revolutions (Andy and Larry Wachowski, 2003)
BY: Denis Haack
The Matrix trilogy is significant because it captured the imagination of an entire generation. And the films raise issues and questions that matter.
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The Passion of the Christ (Mel Gibson, 2004)
BY: Denis Haack
The Passion is not difficult to watch because it is about Jesus’ death, but because of the way Gibson has chosen to make the film.
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Phenomen (Jon Turteltaub, 1996)
BY: Denis Haack
This is one of those relatively rare films that begs to be viewed both as a window of insight into the culture in which we live, and as a point of contact with those who do not share our deepest convictions.
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Thirteen (Catherine Hardwicke, 2003)
BY: Denis Haack
Girl culture. It’s everywhere—in schools, malls, television, popular magazines—girls in barely-there midriffs and towering spike heels, sporting tattoos and fashion runway make-up, strutting their stuff and living way too hard and fast for their adolescent years.
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Rent (Chris Columbus, 2005)
BY: Denis Haack
It is generally assumed that Gen-Xers are relativistic, and that Rent simply celebrates an easy-going relativism in lifestyle and sexuality. But the characters depicted in Rent, like the Gen-Xers they represent, hold strong moral notions.
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Whale Rider (Niki Caro, 2002)
BY: Denis Haack
One of the delights of Whale Rider is the eleven-year old Keisha Castle-Hughes, who plays Pai in her first role as an actress. It is a remarkable performance. This low-budget film is both charming and revealing.
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Understanding the Bible (John Stott; 1972, 1984, 2001)
BY: Denis Haack
Scripture molds our mind and imagination, we grow in discernment, the ability to chart a path through the myriad choices presented to us in our post-Christian pluralistic world.
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The Collects of Thomas Cranmer (Barbee/Zahl, 1999)
BY: Denis Haack
A Collect is a short prayer, usually but not always consisting of five parts: the address, the acknowledgment, the petition, the aspiration, and the pleading.
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Prayers Written at Vailima (Robert Louis Stevenson, 1999)
BY: Denis Haack
Best remembered as the author of Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; he also found time with Samoan friends for worship and prayer.
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I like America, just as everybody else does. I love America, gotta say that. But America will be judged.
- Bob Dylan
Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
- Victor Hugo
We English are good at forgiving our enemies; it releases us from the obligation of liking our friends.
- P.D. James
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There are tulips on my desk, and I saw my first robin yesterday, clear signals that winter is losing its grip on the landscape. The newspaper reported an ice jam on a nearby river that forced the closure of several roads. Chunks of ice the size of dinner tables slammed through a county park. Even something as glorious of the arrival of spring is never as perfectly smooth as we would hope in this broken world. We are, as my spiritual mentor used to say, glorious ruins.
Finding what it means to flourish as broken human being in an imperfect world is what Ransom is about. We believe in Jesus Christ, though often find ourselves dismayed at what passes for Christianity in our postmodern world. We hope what you find on this site will be helpful in your own pilgrimage, regardless of where you happen to find yourself at the moment.
Denis & Margie Haack
Anita Gorder
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