Monthly Archives: October 2009

Inglourious Basterds: A Review

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Jim Spiegel

Since his landmark 1993 film Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino has been rightly heralded as one of the finest film directors of our time.  The films he has made since, including Jackie Brown, Kill Bill, and Death Proof, have been consistently … Continue reading →

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Darwin’s Ten Worst Nightmares

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Jim Spiegel

Since this year is the bicentennial of Charles Darwin’s birth (and also the sesquicentennial of his landmark book The Origin of Species) I thought I’d post something related to the modern champion of evolutionary theory.  While I do believe in … Continue reading →

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Is Busyness the Modern Cross to Bear?

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Amy Spiegel

History is a fascinating business:  to see, with the 20/20 vision of the present, the themes of years past; to study eras from beginning to end with the comfortable assurance that you have already read the last page of the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: nuChristian

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Jim Spiegel

I recently reviewed David Kinnaman’s UnChristian (see my September 7 post), which I found to be enlightening as well as misleading.  This week an interesting response to Kinnaman’s book hits the shelves: Russell Rathbun’s nuChristian (Judson Press).  Rathbun is an … Continue reading →

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Conversations with Your Celestial Shoulder Buddy

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Amy Spiegel

If you have read our blog much, you know that I am a film lover. As such, I have had more than one opportunity to ponder the question, When is graphic content of a film necessary for the story and … Continue reading →

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Hodgepodge #2

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Jim Spiegel

Reflections by Jim of different sorts—on music, nature, books, and sports In the last few weeks I have attended two excellent concerts.  On September 12 I saw U2 in Chicago, as they commenced their 360° tour—a predictably fine show by … Continue reading →

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