If you're like me, you have great memories of the original Willy Wonka film with Gene Wilder in the title role. And if you're like me, you threw up in your mouth a little while watching that abomination starring Johnny Depp as Michael Jackson in a Willy Wonka Halloween costume.
This new film is actually set as the prequel to the original (not a remake or a reboot, and the only overlap is in faithful and tasteful set-ups for what we know happens later), and so I'll just say - with so much that could have gone wrong - this film exceeded my hopes. It was like having that experience of the first film all over again. If people owned DVDs any more, I'd be tempted to buy this one, and buy the original one, and put them next to each other my shelf as a "box set."
So if you loved the original, and you haven't seen this one yet for fear of another traumatic experience like the last one - do not be afraid - I highly recommend the new one.
If you've already seen it - post here what you thought of it - what are your impressions? Anyone disagree with me? And if so, why? I would love to hear your thoughts! And if anyone can glean any spiritual insights from the story, I'd love to hear about that, too!
This was for March 24th, recorded for the Ascension App
Thanks for your patience - here is our next installment of The Journey - it's session # 96, but I'm also calling it PART 1 of a "miniseries" on John chapter 6.
Whoever watches it first, please let me know if it looks good or if there are any problems with it - I get through the first two sections of the text on the feeding of the 5,000.
Enjoy!
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!
As I'm going through all my belongings as part of our move, I have come across some audio CDs of my old music, from when I had my band, Remember Rome - if any of you still have a CD player, and you would like me to send you some of what I have, send me the address to send them to at this email address: [email protected]
Some of these CDs are in their original cases, and some were demo samples, but either way, it's all original music written by me, and performed by me and my band back in the late 90s and early 2000s.
I'll be happy to find a good home for these CDs in case you might enjoy them, and because you all have been supporting me (and I haven't produced much content in the last month or so) I'll send you one or more CDs for free. Just give me an address.
Thanks!
Here's the link to the new edition of my Rome book on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Rome-Second-Pilgrims-Guide-Eternal/dp/B0F8TGTWZX
