Reflecting on the year 2004
Reflection on the year 2004, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.
Reflection on the year 2004, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.
Christmas takes on more meaning as I become older. Jesus was born to fulfil Gods promise.
Monthly update 175 • November 2004 • 2004-11-01 - 2004-11-30
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.
Monthly update 174 • October 2004 • 2004-10-01 - 2004-10-31
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.
Monthly update 173 • September 2004 • 2004-09-01 - 2004-09-30
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.
Monthly update 172 • August 2004 • 2004-08-01 - 2004-08-31
The Pianist (2002), directed by Roman Polanski, tells the true story of Władysław Szpilman, a Jewish pianist in Warsaw during World War II. Adrien Brody plays Szpilman with thin hope and quiet skill.
Monthly update 171 • July 2004 • 2004-07-01 - 2004-07-31
The Green Mile (1999), directed by Frank Darabont, is based on the novel by Stephen King. Tom Hanks plays Paul Edgecomb, a death row prison guard in Louisiana during the 1930s. His life changes when a new prisoner arrives with a strange and gentle gift.
Monthly update 170 • June 2004 • 2004-06-01 - 2004-06-30
Saving Private Ryan (1998), directed by Steven Spielberg, opens with the D-Day landing on Omaha Beach. The camera shakes. Bullets hit sand and men. Blood colours the sea.
Monthly update 169 • May 2004 • 2004-05-01 - 2004-05-31
Friends is an American comedy series. It aired on NBC from 22 September 1994 to 6 May 2004. David Crane and Marta Kauffman created it. The show follows six friends in their twenties and thirties living in New York City.
Pentecost takes on more meaning as I become older. The Holy Spirit descended to empower the church.
Ascension Day takes on more meaning as I become older. Jesus left the earth and went back to heaven.
The Passion of the Christ (2004), directed by Mel Gibson, shows the last twelve hours of Jesus Christ's life. Jim Caviezel plays Jesus with deep feeling. He brings out the pain and strength in the role.
Monthly update 168 • April 2004 • 2004-04-01 - 2004-04-30
Little House on the Prairie is an American family drama series. It aired on NBC from 11 September 1974 to 21 March 1983. Michael Landon produced and starred in it. The show bases on the books by Laura Ingalls Wilder about her childhood in the American Midwest during the 1870s and 1880s.
The Last Castle (2001), directed by Rod Lurie, is a gripping prison drama that blends intense character-driven storytelling with themes of honour and defiance.
Easter takes on more meaning as I become older. Jesus sacrificed himself for humanity.
Good Friday takes on more meaning as I become older. Jesus sacrificed himself on the cross for humanity.
Monthly update 167 • March 2004 • 2004-03-01 - 2004-03-31