This inspiring yet heartbreaking movie chronicles the early career of Professor Stephen Hawking. The movie begins with Hawking as a young Phd student at Cambridge and it allows the viewer a rare glimpse into his struggle with MLS. Tears were shed when at the age of 21 Hawking was diagnosed with the awful disease, but one could not help feel a sense of personal triumph as he did not let the disease ruin his spirit or limit his academic work.
Throughout the movie we watch as Jane struggles to provide Stephen with quality care while maintaining the rigors of having three children. A sign of a great movie is that it triggers some sort of emotional response in the viewer, and I couldn't help but feel sad that the disease was slowly paralyzing him, but I also felt overjoyed that Stephen was able to do so much despite being so physically limited.
His goal in the movie is to come up with a unified theory/equation of the entire universe, a lofty goal I must say so myself. I'll let you watch the movie as you come to the conclusion whether or not he accomplishes this goal or not. But, I do challenge you to ask yourself, "Could his equation be complete if he put God in it?"
Overall in terms of quality I give the movie 5 out of 5 stars, the story moves along nicely, the acting is brilliant, and while it won't keep you on the edge of your seat in terms of suspense I don't think you'll be disappointed. Some of the humor and themes are above young viewers' heads, but overall the movie had very little language or sexual material. I will give it a 3.5 stars out of 5 in terms of family friendliness.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Monday, March 23, 2015
on the Frustrations We Endure
One very common complaint amongst many folks is that there are too many big problems in our world today. The sides are too divided, people are too entrenched in their own mindset, political ideology, or the goals they may have for the future of their church, family, or even country. All the mire where it appears no progress is being made to solve issues of poverty, hunger, racial injustice, violence, war, heartache, and pain can leave a heart that is heavy and a mind that is confused. So the question remains: how do we as the body speak into the brokenness, address the pain, and are we able to do anything?? Well, let's dive into some ideas and see where that takes us. This may be a few different blog posts, but here goes nothing. . .
1) Place your anger in the right place
If you watch the news or read the latest headlines you are bombarded by tales of brokenness, pain, and loss. Frustrations mount, discouragement sets in, and hands are often thrown out and our hearts shout out, "WHY!?" I've been there, even during my years of studying
theology, church history, and scripture my mind often reflects back to the TOUGH question. Why doesn't God do something about all the brokenness and evil in the world??
I've always been brought back to the purpose of the Cross. As Jesus hung on the Cross, and the sin of the world was poured on him, he had every opportunity to stop the Cross, but he finished the mission. Jesus endured the Cross to save you from your sin. Jesus saved all humans from their sin. The Cross is enough to satisfy sin's demands on human beings. The Cross is the ULTIMATE game changer, and the Cross is Jesus' loudest message that human beings are free from sin, can conqueror their struggles and temptations, and that all human beings are saved by Jesus' alone.
Remember that God created all, redeems all, and desperately desires to be reunited with all human beings in glory, but we need to remember that all human beings are broken and in need of forgiveness. I hope this year we can remember that all human beings are in need of God's grace, love, and forgiveness and remember to love human beings and be motivated enough to rid our lives of sin that holds us back from living the life we were always intended to.
1) Place your anger in the right place
If you watch the news or read the latest headlines you are bombarded by tales of brokenness, pain, and loss. Frustrations mount, discouragement sets in, and hands are often thrown out and our hearts shout out, "WHY!?" I've been there, even during my years of studying
theology, church history, and scripture my mind often reflects back to the TOUGH question. Why doesn't God do something about all the brokenness and evil in the world??I've always been brought back to the purpose of the Cross. As Jesus hung on the Cross, and the sin of the world was poured on him, he had every opportunity to stop the Cross, but he finished the mission. Jesus endured the Cross to save you from your sin. Jesus saved all humans from their sin. The Cross is enough to satisfy sin's demands on human beings. The Cross is the ULTIMATE game changer, and the Cross is Jesus' loudest message that human beings are free from sin, can conqueror their struggles and temptations, and that all human beings are saved by Jesus' alone.
Remember that God created all, redeems all, and desperately desires to be reunited with all human beings in glory, but we need to remember that all human beings are broken and in need of forgiveness. I hope this year we can remember that all human beings are in need of God's grace, love, and forgiveness and remember to love human beings and be motivated enough to rid our lives of sin that holds us back from living the life we were always intended to.
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