So I made that video about why I think sci-fi is dying or maybe dead...
Turns out it's not dead, because shortly after I did that video I watched a really good sci-film. It's called Spiderhead, and it's on Netflix. I highly recommend it (for all the reasons outlined in my video) but only for adults. It has some disturbing stuff in it, and I wouldn't even say young adults should watch it. But if you're up for it, check it out.
In terms of books, right now I am reading a time travel classic called Time and Again, by Jack Finney. I'm not sure I would call it sci-fi, since the method of time travel is more in line with fanstasy than sci-fi (in other words it's one of those time travel stories where a person can travel through time just because, without any satisfying attempt at explaining how it's possible) - but having said that, so far it's pretty good, and it definitely has that "cautionary tale" element to it.
Dear friends - Please take 10 minutes to watch this personal update from me:
I mentioned in The Journey that I wrote a song based on Isaiah 2, which is one of my favorite OT passages:
In days to come, the mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest mountain, and raised above the hills.
All nations shall stream toward it. Many peoples shall come and say:
“Come, let us go up to the Lord’s mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, That he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths.” For from Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He shall judge between the nations, and set terms for many peoples.
They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; One nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again. House of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord!
I hope you like the song!
This is Michael Knowles' commentary on the murder of Charlie Kirk, and directly on the press conference about the arrest - In the middle is a great speech by the governor of Utah - overall excellent stuff if you have 1.5 hr to spend on it
with some Florida colleagues - all of them Protestant, but with varying traditions on the Eucharist - it was encouraging to hear how there are some Protestant denominations that have a real respect for the Sacrament (and I'm not talking about Anglicans or even Lutherans):
