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Star Wars

  • The Paradox in the Force

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    1 min read

    Episode 33 of the Make Saints podcast

  • Star Wars shouldn’t be dystopian

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    4 min read

    How did a movie about hope turn into a franchise about inevitable loss? It reflects our dysfunctional time.

  • Being Present

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    7 min read

    While Easter stories rely on the absence of Jesus in the empty tomb, they also establish the presence of Jesus with the apostles to be the presence of Christ for each other. Easter and the returning presence of Jesus Easter 3B  | Luke 24:36b-48 When someone tells me they like the prequels to Star Wars,…

  • The Last Jedi – The Age of the Force

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    9 min read

    ‘The Last Jedi’ is both a radical departure and totally orthodox Star Wars movie. And if we’re honest with ourselves, it reveals what we always wanted. [There are Spoilers. Of course. But mild. So proceed with caution.] When I was 5, I wanted to be a Jedi. Jeff was Luke Skywalker for Halloween that year…

  • Obama’s Postmodern Moment

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    2 min read

    Last week, as the country was staring down the sequester deadline, the president made a reference to not being able to “Jedi Mind Meld” with his opponents. The interwebs went crazy, with people jumping over themselves to criticize the president for such an obvious slip up. This means a whole lot of people missed two…

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