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The River Church of the South BayPrayer"Prayer is not a duty to be performed but a privilege to be enjoyed, says E.M. Bounds. Prayer is about connecting our heart to His through conversation. Mother Theresa describes prayer as, not asking, but putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His voice in the depths of our heart."View the worksheet on Prayer, written by Denise, here.Go deeper with additional materials related to this topic:Listen to the sermon by Todd Wendorff, Praying as Jesus Prayed "Power of Prayer" by E...
2021-01-2407 min
The Pointless CenturyThree JokersEpisode NotesEpisode 2: Three JokersBatman (film, 1989)The Dark Knight (film, 2008)Joker (film, 2019)In Part II of our consideration of DC/Warner Bros movies, Anna complains about Christopher Nolan and stares into the void; Rachel mocks pointless rebellion and mindlessly performative fandom; Frank obsesses over various definitions of terrorism; we all agree Tim Burton’s Batman was the best effort of the franchise but appreciate all three versions of the Joker. Frank does a slightly better job editing and mixing.The Pointless Crew:Anna Wendorff (she/her/hers) – Communications, Rhetorics of Sci...
2020-06-181h 24
The Pointless CenturyWonder Woman / Birds of PreyEpisode NotesEpisode 1: Wonder Woman / Birds of PreyWonder Woman (film, 2017)Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (film, 2020)In Part I of our consideration of DC/Warner Bros movies, Rachel rants against the culture industry; Anna ponders the aesthetics of destruction; Frank shoehorns in some history of military technology; we all agree Harley Quinn and Wonder Woman are badass but wonder if it’s even possible for Hollywood to make a feminist movie. Audio difficulties abound.The Pointless Crew:Rachel Hamele (she/her/hers) – History, Humanities, Quee...
2020-06-181h 26