Reflecting on the year 2004
Reflection on the year 2004, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.
Journal
2004
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Run for Cover by Gary Moore
Gary Moore's 1985 release, a record that leans on tone and touch. It came to me long after release and earned its place.
Music
Merry Christmas
Christmas takes on more meaning as I become older. Jesus was born to fulfil Gods promise.
Christianity
The Joshua Tree by U2
U2's 1987 masterpiece, a vast record about America and longing that I found long after it became a classic.
Music
The Dark Side by Gregorian
Gregorian's 2004 album turns rock and gothic songs into solemn chant, finding the ache under famous music.
Music
Monthly update #0175 • November 2004
Monthly update 175 • November 2004 • 2004-11-01 - 2004-11-30
Monthly Updates
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb by U2
U2's 2004 album returns to big, heartfelt rock, wrestling with faith, family, and grief beneath the anthems.
Music
Oklahoma Jim by Pearce
A young Lucky Luke, packed off to school in Mushroom City, finds his classmates roped into a bank robbery by the dashing outlaw Oklahoma Jim.
Books
Dances with Wolves
Dances with Wolves (1990), directed by Kevin Costner, follows Lieutenant John Dunbar. He joins the US Army on the frontier. Costner plays Dunbar with quiet resolve. He builds a post alone. Then he meets Sioux people.
Movies
Devotion by Newsboys
Newsboys follow their worship turn with this warm 2004 album of praise, including Blessed Be Your Name.
Music
Mmhmm by Relient K
Relient K's 2004 album keeps the hooks but digs deeper into grace, regret, and growing up.
Music
Monthly update #0174 • October 2004
Monthly update 174 • October 2004 • 2004-10-01 - 2004-10-31
Monthly Updates
O.K. Corral by Éric Adam
Lucky Luke is drawn into the famous quarrel between the Earp brothers and the Clanton gang in Tombstone, building towards the legendary gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
Books
Welcome to Diverse City by TobyMac
TobyMac's 2004 album mixes hip hop, rock, and funk into a joyful celebration of a diverse, faith-filled city.
Music
A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mind (2001), directed by Ron Howard, tells the life of John Nash, a gifted mathematician. Russell Crowe plays Nash with sharp mind and odd ways. He cracks codes and sees patterns.
Movies
Optimystique by Yanni
Yanni's 1984 release, wordless music for reflection. I found it some years after it appeared and was glad I did.
Music
Monthly update #0173 • September 2004
Monthly update 173 • September 2004 • 2004-09-01 - 2004-09-30
Monthly Updates
The Klondike by Yann
The English aristocrat Waldo Badminton asks Lucky Luke to find his missing butler in the Klondike, drawing them into the lawless gold rush of Dawson City.
Books
Gladiator
Gladiator (2000), directed by Ridley Scott, follows Maximus, a Roman general betrayed and sold as a slave. Russell Crowe plays Maximus with fire and grief. He fights in the arena to seek justice.
Movies
Arriving by Chris Tomlin
Chris Tomlin's 2004 album gathered the modern worship songs, including How Great Is Our God, that churches still sing.
Music
Glo by Delirious?
A 2000 Delirious? record found later: a continuous worship rock set built around recurring glow-in-the-dark interludes.
Music
Monthly update #0172 • August 2004
Monthly update 172 • August 2004 • 2004-08-01 - 2004-08-31
Monthly Updates
Belle Starr by Xavier Fauche
In Fort Smith the rich and respected Belle Starr keeps bailing out every captured bandit, so Lucky Luke gets himself arrested to break her gang from within.
Books
Troy
Troy (2004), directed by Wolfgang Petersen, tells the story of the Trojan War. It draws from Homer's Iliad, with Brad Pitt as Achilles, Eric Bana as Hector, and Orlando Bloom as Paris.
Movies
Michael W. Smith 2 by Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith's 1984 release, melodic songs with a strong hook. I came to it well after release and have returned to it since.
Music