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Is the Movie Ever as Good as the Book?
By
Jana Riess
I have a short post up at The Thoughtful Christian this week about my dilemma about whether to see the movie Water for Elephants. I just read the book and was enthralled by it, but am wondering whether the book’s richly evocative descriptions and characters could possibly translate to the big screen. (I’m also not…
The Bible in Legos!
By
Jana Riess
This past Sunday I spoke about the Twible project at an Episcopal church, with a Power Point presentation that drew heavily on images from The Brick Testament. And you thought the Twible was a quixotic project . . . ha! The Brick Testament is one man’s decade-long project to tell the entire story of the…
Part 3: Still More Live Royal Wedding Blogging
By
Jana Riess
10:40: Settling in to eggs, toast, and pilfered Easter candy. Oh, NOW the dog wakes up. 10:48: Not only does the queen look wonderful in yellow, but it seems a symbolic choice, like she has high hopes that this union will turn out better than the marriages of 75% of her own offspring. 10:52: Commoner…
Part 2: More Royal Wedding Live Blogging!
By
Jana Riess
9:41: Hey, good news! Apparently it’s not just British women who can carry off great hats. Carrie from Ohio has a little red top hat. Ohio women like me have all been rehabilitated. Everyone, drink your tea. 9:47: Aaaaaaaw, it’s Elton John. Barbara reminds us that he sang that incredible song at Diana’s funeral. OK,…
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