by Michael Parnell | Jun 16, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
This is one of the best movies of the year. Not simply the best superhero/comic book movie, but one of the best of the entire year. I highly recommend “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.” Now to the review. This is the second of the Miles Morales/Spider-Man movies....
by John D. Pierce | Apr 18, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
The Jesus Movement of the late-’60s and ’70s hit the big screen and wider public awareness recently. Movie theaters became expensive nap spots for me about six or so years ago. But “Jesus Revolution” intrigued me enough to venture into the unfamiliar land of senior...
by Michael Parnell | Jan 13, 2023 | Opinion
Studio A24 is known for making offbeat, even weird movies. So is director Darren Aronofsky. They paired up in the making of “The Whale,” but the film they have produced is not offbeat or weird. “The Whale” begins with an online college English class. The center space...
by Michael Parnell | Dec 1, 2022 | Opinion
Your “call story” is one of the things you have at the ready when interviewing with a church to be pastor. This story explains how you felt called into ministry and why you feel the need to be a pastor professionally. I have interviewed for many churches, and the...
by Starlette Thomas | Oct 31, 2022 | Opinion
He was the face of the civil rights movement. Emmett “Bobo” Till’s grossly distorted face was displayed in an open casket. Photographed and framed in American publications, his horrific death changed the way many people viewed racism in North America in the 1950s....