Old Dogs and the End of the Road: Finch (2021)

I just finished watching Finch (2021), directed by Miguel Sapochnik and written by Craig Luck and Ivor Powell. It stars Tom Hanks as Finch and Caleb Landry Jones as Jeff, a robot Finch builds to care for his dog after he’s gone. (You can see more about it here on IMDb or watch it on Apple TV+.) I thought IContinueContinue reading “Old Dogs and the End of the Road: Finch (2021)”

A Headline, a Rabbit Hole, and the Upper Room

I wasn’t looking for a theology lesson this morning. Just sitting in the recliner in the living room, cats sleeping in morning sun through the windows, the new normal now while we’re scrolling. Outside, the pines are still damp from the rain yesterday. Then a Newsweek headline stopped me cold: a Catholic group called theContinueContinue reading “A Headline, a Rabbit Hole, and the Upper Room”

When the Letters in the Inbox Break Your Heart

It’s a gray, rainy morning here in our corner of the Louisiana woods, the kind of day that calls for a second pot of coffee and a bit of quiet reflection. I happened across an article recently from GotQuestions.org regarding that heavy, age-old question: Can a person lose their salvation? I know we have a wideContinueContinue reading “When the Letters in the Inbox Break Your Heart”

A Place in the Line

There is a certain kind of work that doesn’t ask to be noticed. No ribbon cutting. No podium. No name on a building. Just a weekday morning, a line of cars, and somebody trying to figure out how to make groceries last a little longer than they should. You show up, you do your part,ContinueContinue reading “A Place in the Line”

AI: SkyNet’s Cousin or Just a Really Good Autocorrect?

I read an article today that got me thinking about how every shiny new tech wave seems to come with its own apocalyptic soundtrack, and it reminded me that I’ve watched this movie before with different special effects each time. The Article That Started the Thought The piece (linked at the bottom) looks at howContinueContinue reading “AI: SkyNet’s Cousin or Just a Really Good Autocorrect?”