E.T. the Extra Terrestrial (1982) – 2
[…] dazzle just about everyone. That is certainly the case with Steven Spielberg’s E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), a blockbuster that audiences and critics devoured with relish and thanksgiving (Pauline Kael called it a “bliss” of a movie). On the surface, the sci-fi tale is simple enough: an ungainly, and very frightened, alien is marooned […]
The Tree of Life (2011) – 2
[…] with her three boys, and what we see, all set to Smetana’s The Moldau, is pure fun, exuberance, and, as her voiceover will convey, deepest praise and thanksgiving. The boundless gratitude Mrs. O’Brien displays forms a sizeable part of Malick’s profoundly Christian vision, namely the lavish beauty of creation and the astonishing gift of […]
Acts 16:22-34: Four Pages: Church in Prison
[…] Silas unenthusiastically, you start. So Paul launches into a rendition of Psalm 9 (probably from the old blue hymnal, it was a long time ago): Whole hearted thanksgiving to thee I will bring, in praise of thy marvellous deed I will sing…” You can hear Paul’s unremarkable bass belting out the words. And then […]
Psalm 145:10-18
Proper 12B
[…] singular praise with which this collection concludes. The Psalms have had ups and downs, laments and imprecations. Yet weaving in and through it all was praise and thanksgiving, including even in many of those darker psalms of lament and cursing of enemies. But as the collection prepares to conclude, the Psalter editors selected a […]
Psalm 85:8-13
Proper 10B
[…] needing to be delivered from God’s wrath? Is it a hoped-for future? Truth is, this psalm feels like a loosely stitched together pastiche of sentiments. A lyric thanksgiving for deliverance is followed by a plea for restoration followed by some pledge of faithfulness followed by an almost eschatological vision of an earth filled with […]
Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
Advent 2B
[…] needing to be delivered from God’s wrath? Is it a hoped-for future? In truth this psalm feels like a loosely stitched together pastiche of sentiments. A lyric thanksgiving for deliverance is followed by a plea for restoration followed by some pledge of faithfulness followed by an almost eschatological vision of an earth filled with […]
Psalm 85:8-13
Proper 14A
[…] needing to be delivered from God’s wrath? Is it a hoped-for future? Truth is, this psalm feels like a loosely stitched together pastiche of sentiments. A lyric thanksgiving for deliverance is followed by a plea for restoration followed by some pledge of faithfulness followed by an almost eschatological vision of an earth filled with […]
Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21
Proper 13A
[…] singular praise with which this collection concludes. The Psalms have had ups and downs, laments and imprecations. Yet weaving in and through it all was praise and thanksgiving, including even in many of those darker psalms of lament and cursing of enemies. But as the collection prepares to conclude, the Psalter editors selected a […]
Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
Advent 2B
[…] at least implied implications for the shape of our worship liturgies? Think about the shape of some of those liturgies. God’s children come together in praise and thanksgiving as we remember myriads of God’s blessings, not just during the past week but also throughout the history of not only us, but also God’s whole […]
Psalm 50:1-6
Epiphany 6B
Epiphany (Church Seasons); Suffering (Christian life); Rejoicing (Spiritual Practices); Thanksgiving (Spiritual Practices); God’s attributes (Trinity and Incarnation); Shalom (Theological Topics); God’s Sovereignty (Theological Topics); Lectionary (Preaching and Worship Practice); Sermon (Preaching and Worship Practice); Psalms (Theme Clusters)
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