This coming Sunday, I have two big events on my calendar:
- Go to church.
- Watch the Oscars.
Were I not an Eerdnerd, it would be the most natural thing in the world for me to draw a big black line in my mind between these two activities.
But I am an Eerdnerd, and — thanks in part to the work of authors like Roy Anker and Sara Anson Vaux — compartmentalizing isn’t really an option for me anymore.
Like Neo in The Matrix or that creepy little kid in The Sixth Sense, I see theology (and philosophy, and ethics) in every movie I watch.
Roy Anker sees it in movies like The Thin Red Line and Dead Man Walking. Sara Anson Vaux sees it in movies like Gran Torino and American Sniper.
Me? I’m a mom. I haven’t seen any of those “grown-up” films. But I see it…
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Nice choice for a repost 🙂
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