Apparently my most visited blog this year was the Bane Memes blog. Back by popular demand. Enjoy.
Last post I treated you to a Bane meme. Want some more?
Learn of Bane’s childhood. The untold story.
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On Fear of the World Ending
Hey, remember when people talked about the world ending in 2012?
A lot of disasters seem to have happened recently. Shootings. North Korea testing nuclear missiles. Earthquakes. Hurricanes. Celebrity marriages breaking up. Sports teams losing. Economies crashing. Twinkies dropping off the face of the earth.
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We Should Be Ashamed of Ourselves, O Friends of Job
“I have heard all this before.
What miserable comforters you are!
Won’t you ever stop blowing hot air?
What makes you keep on talking?
I could say the same things if you were in my place.
I could spout off criticism and shake my head at you.
But if it were me, I would encourage you.
I would try to take away your grief.” (Job 16:2-5 | NLT)
Part the only of my review of _Hobbit: Unexpected Journey_
“All the good stories deserve embellishment,” says Gandalf. In Jackson’s case, embellishment means lots of CGI and plot tangents not in the core source material, but a great story is still told. If you go see The Hobbit: A Fun Expected Journey, I cannot promise that you will come back fully happy. But if you do, you will not be the same.
_Cloud Atlas_ Review (the novel)
I had not heard of Cloud Atlas until the trailer for the film. I immediately looked up the book and was interested. When a friend told me she had begun reading it, I quickly followed along.
David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas is what some describe as a Russian doll of a novel, epic in scope and universal in theme. The story is broken into six different stories that weave together in connection. In terms of history, it’s a tale of “There and Back Again,” with fictional characters telling their story in layers unawares, from historical journal to epistolary romance to political thriller to farcical biopic pitch to digital recording to oral history.
Merry Christmas from the Joker!
The Joker Blogs presents a Merry Christmas (and happy hand grenades) message from the Joker!
The War on Christmas is Getting Worrrssssssse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE WAR ON CHRISTMAS IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE!!!
This year, the war on Christmas is getting so bad,
In the interest of shopping for Christmas because the nation couldn’t wait to begin, Black Friday was moved back to Thursday, taking over Thanksgiving!
The war on Christmas is getting so bad,
A Christmas Story and hundreds of other TV Christmas specials will be playing on several major and minor channels!
The war on Christmas is getting so bad,
they’re placing a gigantic huge Christmas tree in the middle of Times Square, New York!
After Tragedy: Reflecting on Newtown and Henan
“I have heard all this before.
What miserable comforters you are!
Won’t you ever stop blowing hot air?
What makes you keep on talking?
I could say the same things if you were in my place.
I could spout off criticism and shake my head at you.
But if it were me, I would encourage you.
I would try to take away your grief.” (Job 16:2-5 | NLT)
I don’t have much to say that others have not said. What I would like to do is to direct you to some articles and blogs that I hope will help you, as they helped me, make sense of the tragedies at Sandy Hook and Chengpeng and remember what I should direct my mind and heart toward after it has passed.
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” To this day, especially in times of “disaster,” I remember my mother’s words and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers – so many caring people in this world.” – Fred Rogers
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Is Christianity Intolerant? A closer look
Greg Koukl discusses the question of intolerance, inclusivism, and Christianity
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Are the End Times Nigh?
“Are the End of Times Near, friend?” No doubt this question is of concern to many folks. It is of special concern to a few people, since it turns out a calendar from an ancient civilization predicts that the end is nigh.
Things are happening in the world. Things are changing. For example, things that were in one place are now in another place. Things that people used to like people don’t like any more. And things that used to not be so are now so. Well, to some people.
So then the question comes to mind: Are we nearing the end of times?
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CALEB COY 