By Rev. Bruce Batchelor-Glader Starring Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan In Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle four teenagers get to literally walk (and often run) a mile in someone else’s skin. One afternoon in detention (alá The Breakfast Club) they discover an old video game system and hook it up to a TV set. [...]
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Church Choir Director Retires after 73 Years of Service
By Rick Wolcott* “You are our ‘Shining Star!’” Those words, written on balloons in the Greentown United Methodist Church (Tuscarawas District) fellowship hall, express the congregation’s love for Juanita Woods. Friends and family gathered after the final service of 2017 for a reception to celebrate Woods’ retirement as choir director, a position she has held [...]
Movie Review: Downsizing
By Rev. Bruce Batchelor-Glader There was every reason to hope that this year’s Downsizing would also be an exceptional film, but it’s a big swing and miss this time around. Even with reduced expectations, it is a hard film to champion. The initial premise has potential. In the near future, a team of Norwegian scientists [...]
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