Monthly Archives: February 2011

Firefly & Theology, Part 2: Captain Mal Reynolds & Serenity

Cultural Hybridity, War, Meals, and Moral Agency First post: Firefly & Theology Part 1: I addressed questions of theodicy and evil as it related to the ‘verse in Joss Whedon‘s Firefly as well as the film, Serenity.  A brief summary … Continue reading

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Biblioblog Rankings: The Sweet 16, March Madness, Big Announcement

Jeremy has up the Biblioblog Rankings for the Top 50 via Alexa. Daniel M. has up the Biblioblog Top 10 votes via democracy. Chad and I end up in the Sweet 16, and since March Madness is coming, we have … Continue reading

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The Secret to Winning An Oscar

What is the secret to winning an Academy award in film making or acting? Apparently all you have to do is make a decent film about the British Monarchy, and you will at the very least become contender.  It has … Continue reading

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The Calvinist Jump to Conclusion Mats: Rob Bell

Do you all remember that one movie, Office Space, and in particular Tom Smykowski’s invention of the “Jump To Conclusion Mat?” Well, I have a Shiny idea; as gift of love to those at the Gospel Coalition and Desiring God, … Continue reading

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2 (kinda) New (to me) Theo-Blogs

On Twitter, Chrystal Marie Lewis introduced me to a relatively new theo-blog, The Seedbed. Why the title, The Seedbed? According to this post by Sarah Morice Brubaker, Making The Seedbed into a sort of free school, which is quite appropriate … Continue reading

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