I Did. I Do. I Always Will

By Rick Wolcott* On Valentine’s Day the Rev. Clark Stein of Brecksville United Methodist Church (North Coast District) officiated at a marriage vows renewal service. Stein told the 40 couples gathered to renew their vows, that he wanted to celebrate with them the commitments that they had made to each other. “There are over 1,000 [...]

Movie Review – Room: A story of the power of love in the most challenging of circumstances – four halos

Room is based on a bestselling novel by Emma Donoghue and it is probably the best adaptation that one could hope for, with a screenplay by the author and great performances and direction all-around. The book is narrated by Jack, a young boy who shares a world with his Ma that consists of an 11 [...]

Movie: The Big Short – entertaining depiction of greed and duplicity that led to 2008 international financial crisis

"The Big Short (based on Michael Lewis’ bestselling nonfiction book) tells the true story of a group of financial wonks that saw the collapse coming months ahead of time. They realized that the number of subprime mortgages that were handed out to folks who really couldn’t afford them, combined with a number of other shady [...]