Category: Columns
The Conjuring 2: A scary religion roller coaster
by Ted Giese Horror films are not for everyone and neither are roller coasters. A “good” horror film is like a good roller coaster—it has twists and turns and loops in just the right spots. With The Conjuring 2, Director James Wan has constructed a…
When I Doubt
by Mathew Block The thought arises unbidden and unwelcome. Maybe it comes on quickly. Maybe it comes on slowly—so slowly, in fact, that you never even suspect it’s coming, until one day you wake up and there it is in the back of your mind….
Confessing the mystery of God
by Paul Zabel Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am” (John 8:58). Almost everybody likes a good mystery, but few of us are comfortable with an unsolved mystery. We get itchy! We want to figure it out…
Ashamed of the Gospel
by Mathew Block It’s easy to become discouraged these days as Christians living in Canada. The legalization of euthanasia, attempts to ban graduates of a certain Christian university from entering the legal profession, and ever increasing hostility to public expressions of faith are all evidence…
X-Men: Apocalypse—A Messy Tangle of Apocalypse and Fatherhood
by Ted Giese During the end credits of X-Men: Days of Future Past, Bryan Singer set the stage for X-Men: Apocalypse. Filmgoers who sat through the last frames of the film were introduced to the character of Apocalypse—a mutant standing on a sand dune in…
Captain America: Civil War—Responsibility showcased in action-packed film
by Ted Giese Captain America: Civil War, is MARVEL Studio’s third film featuring Captain America (not including his appearances in films like Avengers Assemble and Avengers: Age of Ultron, and a couple of small cameos in other films). As a result, Steve Rogers/Captain America, along…