More Than Life by Hillsong United
Hillsong United's 2004 live album captures a youth congregation singing bold, guitar-driven worship.
Music
Blog
Alien Youth by Skillet
A 2001 Skillet album found later: heavier, electronic-tinged Christian rock about faith standing apart from the crowd.
Music
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), directed by Peter Jackson, ends the epic tale of Frodo and the One Ring. Elijah Wood plays Frodo with growing weariness as the ring weighs on him.
Movies
Monthly update #0166 • February 2004
Monthly update 166 • February 2004 • 2004-02-01 - 2004-02-29
Monthly Updates
The Pony Express by Jean Léturgie
The government offers a fortune to carry mail from Sacramento to St. Joseph, so William Russell founds the Pony Express and asks Lucky Luke to train the riders, while the railroad schemes to make them fail.
Books
Sea of Faces by Kutless
Kutless step from hard rock toward melody on this 2004 album about being known by name in a faceless crowd.
Music
Lost in Translation
Lost in Translation (2003), directed by Sofia Coppola, follows two Americans stranded in a Tokyo hotel. Bill Murray plays Bob Harris, an ageing film star shooting a whisky advert. Scarlett Johansson plays Charlotte, a young woman left alone while her husband works.
Movies
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), directed by Peter Jackson, splits the fellowship and builds the war against evil. Elijah Wood plays Frodo as the ring pulls him down.
Movies
Monthly update #0165 • January 2004
Monthly update 165 • January 2004 • 2004-01-01 - 2004-01-31
Monthly Updates
The Alibi by Claude Guylouis
A rich man hires Lucky Luke to show his sheltered stepdaughter Gisella the hardships of the West before she marries, but the staged dangers keep turning real.
Books
The Visitors by ABBA
ABBA's 1981 release, melodic songs with a strong hook. I found it some years after it appeared and was glad I did.
Music
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), directed by Peter Jackson, starts the great journey. Elijah Wood plays Frodo, a small hobbit with a big task.
Movies
Watermark by Enya
Enya's 1988 breakthrough built a whole world from layered voices, a calm Celtic record I found years after its release.
Music
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), directed by Peter Weir, follows a British warship as it hunts a French vessel across the Atlantic and around South America during the Napoleonic Wars. Russell Crowe plays Captain Jack Aubrey, a born leader who will chase his enemy to the edge of the world.
Movies
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption (1994), directed by Frank Darabont, tells the story of Andy Dufresne, a banker sent to prison for a crime he did not commit.
Movies
Monthly update #0164 • December 2003
Monthly update 164 • December 2003 • 2003-12-01 - 2003-12-31
Monthly Updates
Nitroglycerin by Lo Hartog van Banda
Lucky Luke must guard a railway convoy carrying a crate of nitroglycerin, while saboteurs hunt it and the Daltons are sure it holds gold.
Books
Reflecting on the year 2003
Reflection on the year 2003, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.
Journal
Merry Christmas
I understand a little more about Christmas now. The birth of Jesus was quiet but full of meaning.
Christianity
Super Trouper by ABBA
ABBA's 1980 release, bright, well-built pop songs. It came to me long after release and earned its place.
Music
World Service by Delirious?
The British band Delirious? balance arena rock and honest worship on this ambitious 2003 album about grace.
Music
Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo (2003), directed by Andrew Stanton, tells the tale of Marlin, a clownfish who loses his son Nemo. Albert Brooks voices Marlin with worry and love. He swims the ocean to find Nemo.
Movies
Monthly update #0163 • November 2003
Monthly update 163 • November 2003 • 2003-11-01 - 2003-11-30
Monthly Updates
The Cursed Ranch by Jean Léturgie
A collection of shorter Lucky Luke tales, including a haunted ranch, a commissioned statue, a flume invention and a fortune teller mixed up with bank robberies.
Books
Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers is a British comedy series. It aired on BBC Two from 19 September 1975 to 25 October 1979. John Cleese and Connie Booth wrote it. John Cleese plays Basil Fawlty, the rude and snobbish owner of a seaside hotel in Torquay, Devon.
TV Series