Category: Michael D
Films by John Hughes
I just read that writer, director John Hughes died. I grew up during the early ’80’s, and am more a child of film than of books. Here is the list of Hughes films I’ve seen. It has me wondering how many films I’ve seen during my life, and what that adds to in 24 hr days. This would not include the films I have watched multiple times. The things you think about when you are unemployed.
National Lampoon’s Vacation (’83) – the year I graduated high school
Mr. Mom (’83)
Sixteen Candles (’84)
Weird Science (’85)
National Lampoon’s European Vacation (’85)
The Breakfast Club (’85) – all time top 20 favorite film and still relevant in the 21st century
Pretty in Pink (’86)
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (’86) – one of my top 5 all time favorites
Some Kind of Wonderful (’87) – the year I graduated TCU
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (’87) – favorite modern buddy flick
The Great Outdoors (’88)
Uncle Buck (’89) – favorite John Candy film
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (’89) – the year Lisa and I married, and one of the films we watch each year.
Home Alone (’90)
Dutch (’91) – the year I graduated from seminary & was ordained
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (’92)
Home Alone 3 (’97)
Vegas Vacation (’97)
Flubber (’97)
Great Colbert Clip
Though I would not use the Divine name out of respect, this is a great bit that Colbert does from time to time. I found this particularly funny, and it helped me forget for a bit that my brand of Christian witness just lowered the requirements for ordination into Christian ministry by providing an alternative track to ordination that from what I can tell has not academic evaluation attached to it. One would think that given the amount of distrust that our leaders would want to have all the details hammered out before offering such a sweeping rewrite that provides so few details about the education of those wishing to serve in ordained ministry. My tone suggests where I stand on the issue, and in the sermon I offered at the recent ordination of Adam Frieberg you can find what I think is the best argument for the need for the MDiv standard for service in ordained ministry if one wishes to serve beyond the congregation that ordains him or her. More on that later.
The Colbert Clip is called, “Yahweh or No Way – Dinosaur Adventure Land & Black Market Kidneys”. Click here to watch the clip.