Wolverine – Four Easy Connection Points
Here are four key issues in Wolverine, four easy ways to use Wolverine as a tool to launch into some meaningful conversations, four places where culture and faith easily connect. 1. Life Purpose/Identity – One of the key themes in this
R.I.P.D. Quotes
Click here to read Shepherd Project's review of R.I.P.D. Get a robe or something, you’re asking too much of that towel. I think you’re smellin’ what I’m sellin’. Nick: Ever think about hiding this place a little better? Roy: How long’s it been since
R.I.P.D. Review
R.I.P.D. is essentially a Men in Black knock off, that replaces the aliens with dead souls who refuse to go to hell. I’ll be honest - I was hoping it would be better. It wasn’t all that funny or engaging.
Turbo – Quotes
Click here to read Shepherd Project’s Review of Turbo. Guy: As my dear father used to tell me, no dream is too big and no dreamer is too small. Kim Ly: You got a plan, taco man? Chet: Left turn, Left turn. Oh,
Turbo Review
At its heart, Turbo is a movie about dreams and dreamers. Theo is a snail who dreams of racing…obviously his fellow snails generally find him absurdly ridiculous and are less than supportive. Racing isn’t exactly in a snail’s nature, except that
Pacific Rim – Quotes
Click here for a list of discussion points and questions to help you connect Pacific Rim to matters of faith. Kaiju – Giant Beast Jaeger – Hunter Narrator: The World came together, throwing aside old enemies, working together for the common good. Narrator: Jaegers
Pacific Rim – Discussion Points
In Pacific Rim, the world is facing an apocalypse. Dinosaur-like alien monsters are arising from the earth’s core and wiping out humanity. Mankind is fighting against these beasts (called kaiju) with humongous robots. These aren’t the kind of robots that
Plurality or Power: The Meaning of “Let Us Create” in Genesis 1
It is widely known that one of the most important tenets of Jewish faith is the oneness of God. For millennia, faithful descendants of Abraham have affirmed their strict monotheism by starting each day by reciting the Shema (“Hear O
The Lone Ranger – Quotes
Click here to read SPM's review of The Lone Ranger. Tonto: Dead man strikes fear into heart of his enemy. Will: Wait a minute. You’re saying you’re Tonto? THE Tonto? Tonto: There was another? Tonto: Come a time, kemosabe, when good man must wear
The Lone Ranger – Review / Discussion
There have been some significant shifts in our cultural perceptions since the original Lone Ranger, which cannot help but affect the remake. Back in the day, the good guys wore white, the bad guys wore black. Father knew best. Life
Despicable Me 2 – Movie Review
Despicable Me 2 was a solid follow up to the first quirky movie about the loveable bad guy who made a better Dad than villain. In this installment, Gru is fully committed to fatherhood and has given up his evil
Despicable Me 2 – Quotes
Click here to read SPM’s review/discussion of Despicable Me 2. Gru, dressed as a fairy princess: “It is I – GruZinkerbell” Kid: “How come you’re so fat?” GruZinkerbell: “Because my house is made of candy and sometimes I eat to deal with
World War Z – 3 Further Discussion Points
I wrote here in some depth about the parallels between the zombie virus in WWZ and sin, but there were three other parallels to spiritual matters that I wanted to mention as well. So here they are in no particular
World War Z – Quotes
Click here to read a SPM's discussion/review of World War Z which draws parallels between the zombie virus and sin. Click here to read 3 further discussion points between World War Z and the spiritual life. If we knew where this thing started,
World War Z – If your Right Hand Causes you to Sin…
World War Z is technically a zombie movie, but really it’s a movie about an infectious disease that is affecting the majority of humanity, and the struggle of uninfected mankind to find a cure. Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) with the