Rebecca Ellen Kurtz | February 12, 2009
I like this Blade film the best because of the historical element, finding the first vampire - Drake. But, the plot is….. Well, the last video clip below shows the entire film in a few minutes - the curse of action flicks. The acting is bad and way overly melodramatic; Ryan Reynolds [...]
Rebecca Ellen Kurtz | February 9, 2009
For pure entertainment, I greatly enjoyed this film; however, I must say that I have never run across any scripture in any Jewish or Christian texts that hint of a supernatural being called the Sin-Eater. Keep in mind that Heath acted in this film near the beginning of his career, so do not expect [...]
Rebecca Ellen Kurtz | February 5, 2009
Rebecca Ellen Kurtz | February 1, 2009
I just recently began attending a Messianic Synagogue. After a few meetings, the rabbi seemed positive that I came from Jewish stock which surprised me greatly. Admittedly, I knew that a lot of Mennonite and Amish surnames are exactly the same as some German Jewish surnames, but I had never thought much of [...]
Rebecca Ellen Kurtz | February 1, 2009
Although The Chosen is placed within the Jewish religion, every religion can connect to the conflicts presented within Potok’s classic novel. In this tale, two high school boys become best friends and must deal with the religious differences of themselves and their families. Raised Mennonite, I noticed the similarities between the unity of [...]
