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JanuaryJan 15 Thursday 09
[Cinemagogue] The Fall in Winter
On a snowy Seattle night in late December, "Pushing Daisies" fans braved the icy road warnings and packed into Mars Hill | Lake City
[Cinemagogue] The Final Word on 2008
Now that 2009 is well underway, the Cinemagogue reviewers are taking a moment to look back at our favorite films of 2008. To refresh your own memory of the past year in films, visit the Wikipedia page on 2008.
Founder and Reviewer James Harleman's picks
1. Dark Knight
JanuaryJan 8 Thursday 09
[Cinemagogue] Iron Clad, Full-bodied Review...
Comic fans are debating which film was the best of 2008... the wonderful whimsy of the invincible
DecemberDec 24 Wednesday 08
[Cinemagogue] Sparkly Vampires and Another Cultural Phenomenon!
review of TWILIGHT
by Caitlyn Stark
starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson
directed by Catherine Hardwicke
Rated PG-13
Hey everybody, I'm back and bringing you another cultural phenomenon. This time, there are no singing and dancing high school students! This …
DecemberDec 18 Thursday 08
[Cinemagogue] Romantic Comedies are of the Devil?
Part of Cinemagogue's vision is exposing the truth that we let film, like a video pulpit, preach through narrative and influence how we think, feel, and act. It's always fascinating when academia comes along and says what we've been exploring for some time. In BBC News, …
review of[Codex] The last post for Codex...
As well work to consolidate our content channels and provide a clearer way to see what is going on at and around Mars Hill, we will no longer be posting to this site. Fortunately their remain a number of other places to get content from Mars Hill though.
Some places to …
DecemberDec 4 Thursday 08
[Life on Mars] The Last Post
In an effort to consolidate our resources and now that the Mars Hill Media Library handles distribution of much of what we had here, this blog will be shutting down in the next few days.
Here are some other useful resources:
Getting Connected:
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[Cinemagogue] Mirror, Mirror on the Wall...
... who's the greatest character of them all?
Apparently, Tyler Durden is the greatest film character of all time, according to a recent poll.
Durden, the enigmatic revolutionary figure played by Brad Pitt in the David Fincher directed Fight Club, beat out the …
NovemberNov 30 Sunday 08
[Cinemagogue] Bottle Rocket ain't no trip to Cleveland
review of BOTTLE ROCKET
by Zach Malm
starring Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson
directed by Wes Anderson
Rated R
Bottle Rocket, the first film from Wes Anderson, of Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums fame, is my favorite film of all-time. I've seen it close to 100 times, …
NovemberNov 26 Wednesday 08
[The Mission & Vision] Zondervan takes on The City
The City began last spring when we introduced the custom online network to Mars Hill members. Pastor Zack Hubert built The City as a resource for our church community, a way to enhance the real relationships within our ministries, staff, and congregation.
Last week, …
[The Mission & Vision] MHC is Hiring a Director of Technology
Last week, Mars Hill Church bid a fond farewell to Pastor Zack Hubert, who is off and running in an effort to bring The City and biblical technology (yes, there is such a thing) to the church at large. He's not leaving Seattle--or Mars Hill Church, for that matter--but …
[The Mission & Vision] Vegas Bachelor Party
Question: My boyfriend went to Vegas for a bachelor party. He went to a strip club. Do I have a right to be mad?
NovemberNov 22 Saturday 08
[The Mission & Vision] Question #20: Can we have sex when my wife is on her cycle?
This set of posts comes from Pastor Mark Driscoll and his wife Grace. The sermon series The Peasant Princess brought up dozens of questions that they felt they should respond to. The result is this blog series: Christian Sex: Frank Answers to Honest Questions.
Answer: …
[The Mission & Vision] Changed by Jesus #21 : Haiti Jesus
The "Changed by Jesus" series features stories about how Jesus is working through the ministry of Mars Hill Church to change lives. If God has used Mars Hill to transform your life, please consider emailing your account to testimony[at]marshillchurch.org.
This week's …
[Cinemagogue] Narrative Dinosaurs Complain about Cinematic Evolution
by James Harleman
Apparently David Kirkpatrick thinks that "the story" is in serious danger. I think he's glossing over the past and afraid of the future.
A recent New York Times Article reports that M.I.T. is setting up a media lab to "examine whether the old way of …
NovemberNov 20 Thursday 08
[The Mission & Vision] Question #19: I am newly married and my wife has virtually no idea how her body works or what she enjoys sexually because she has no experience. I am frustrated because I try different things but she does not enjoy them and she does
This set of posts comes from Pastor Mark Driscoll and his wife Grace. The sermon series The Peasant Princess brought up dozens of questions that they felt they should respond to. The result is this blog series: Christian Sex: Frank Answers to Honest Questions.
Answer: …
NovemberNov 18 Tuesday 08
[The Mission & Vision] Question #18: Is it okay for me and my wife to masturbate ourselves if we are together and both turned on by it?
This set of posts comes from Pastor Mark Driscoll and his wife Grace. The sermon series The Peasant Princess brought up dozens of questions that they felt they should respond to. The result is this blog series: Christian Sex: Frank Answers to Honest Questions.
Answer: …
[Cinemagogue] Re-enchantment with the World of Hellboy
review of HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
by Diana Taibi
starring Ron Perlman and Selma Blair
directed by Guillermo del Toro
Rated PG-13
"The movie's in theme is... in favor of saying, the most mundane things, the most mundane concerns, are destroying beauty, and they're …
[The Mission & Vision] Question #17: Is it okay for a spouse to masturbate himself or herself during the act of lovemaking?
This set of posts comes from Pastor Mark Driscoll and his wife Grace. The sermon series The Peasant Princess brought up dozens of questions that they felt they should respond to. The result is this blog series: Christian Sex: Frank Answers to Honest Questions.
Answer: …