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‘Who is this man?’

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Jim Killam

At the heart of Luke’s gospel – after Jesus feeds the 5,000, heals many, raises Lazarus from the dead and calms a stormy sea  – lies the central question of all history: Who is this man? Luke builds the suspense … Continue reading →

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Is this heaven? No, it’s journalism

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Jim Killam

It helps that the topic is one my favorite movies. But what the Des Moines Register has accomplished with its “Field of Dreams at 25” package of stories, videos, photos and graphics is pretty special. Take a few minutes to … Continue reading →

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‘Noah’ will engage your brain

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Jim Killam

In the late 1960s, Bill Cosby did a classic stand-up routine about Noah and the ark – imagining what those conversations between Noah and God must have been like. Or between Noah and his neighbors (“Hey! Yo up there! What … Continue reading →

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