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Top Gun: Maverick (2022) By Joseph Kosinski - Movie Review

Top Gun: Maverick (2022) By Joseph Kosinski - Movie Review

Top Gun: Maverick (2022) Director: Joseph Kosinski Writer: Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr. (based on characters created by) and Peter Craig (story by) Stars: Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, Jon Hamm, Charles Parnell, Glen Powell, Monica Barbaro, Lewis Pullman, Bashir Salahuddin, Lyliana...


Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) By Sam Raimi - Movie Review

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) By Sam Raimi - Movie Review

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) Director: Sam Raimi Writer: Michael Waldron Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Xochitl Gomez, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jett Klyne, Julian Hilliard, Hayley Atwell, Anson Mount, Lashana Lynch, John...


Passed Away or Made New? / Revelation 21:1–7 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday May 15th 2022 / Season Of Easter / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Passed Away or Made New? / Revelation 21:1–7 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday May 15th 2022 / Season Of Easter / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday May 15th 2022: Season of Easter / Revelation 21:1–7 "Passed Away or Made New?” Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city,...


The Northman (2022) By Robert Eggers - Movie Review

The Northman (2022) By Robert Eggers - Movie Review

The Northman (2022) Director: Robert Eggers Writers: Sjón, Robert Eggers Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Gustav Lindh, Elliott Rose, Olwen Fouéré, Eldar Skar, Björk, Kate Dickie, Ralph Ineson, Oscar Novak and Willem Dafoe Runtime:...


Jesus, Peter, You & Me / John 21:1–19 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday May 1st 2022 / Season of Easter / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Jesus, Peter, You & Me / John 21:1–19 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday May 1st 2022 / Season of Easter / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday May 1st 2022: Season of Easter / John 21:1–19 "Jesus & Peter, You & Me" After this Jesus revealed Himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and He revealed Himself in this way. Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin),...


Father Stu (2022) By Rosalind Ross - Movie Review

Father Stu (2022) By Rosalind Ross - Movie Review

Father Stu (2022) Director: Rosalind Ross Writer: Rosalind Ross Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, Jacki Weaver, Teresa Ruiz, Malcolm McDowell, Cody Fern, Niko Nicotera, Aaron Moten, Carlos Leal Runtime: 124min Rated: 14A (Canada) R (MPAA) for language throughout. Listen here for audio of...


The Good Kind of Empty and the Good Kind of Full / John 20:1-18 & Luke 24:1-3 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday April 17th 2022 / Easter Sunday / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

The Good Kind of Empty and the Good Kind of Full / John 20:1-18 & Luke 24:1-3 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday April 17th 2022 / Easter Sunday / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday April 17th 2022: Easter Sunday / John 20:1-18 & Luke 24:1-3 "The Good Kind of Empty and the Good Kind of Full" John 20:1–18, Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw...


At the Right Time in the Right Place / Luke 22:7–20 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Thrusday April 14th 2022 / Maundy Thursday / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

At the Right Time in the Right Place / Luke 22:7–20 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Thrusday April 14th 2022 / Maundy Thursday / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Maundy Thursday April 14th 2022: Season of Lent / Luke 22:7–20 "At the Right Time in the Right Place." Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and...


Broken to Pieces / Luke 20:9-20 / Pr. Ted A. Giese preached by Pr. Lucas Albrecht / Sunday April 3rd 2022 / Season Of Lent / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Broken to Pieces / Luke 20:9-20 / Pr. Ted A. Giese preached by Pr. Lucas Albrecht / Sunday April 3rd 2022 / Season Of Lent / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Sermon Preached by Pastor Lucas Albrecht on behalf of Pastor Ted Giese Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday April 3rd 2022: Season of Lent / Luke 20:9-20 "Broken to Pieces" And [Jesus] began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and let it out...


The Oscars the 94th Academy Awards 2022

The Oscars the 94th Academy Awards 2022

Listen here for audio of radio interviews about films from a Christian perspective with Pastors Ted Giese and Todd Wilken on IssuesEtc.org where Christianity meets culture. Click on the banner below to listen to a near 1 hour interview about the 2022 Oscars The Oscars can be a complex and...


Forgiveness for All / Luke 15:1-3,11-32 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday March 27th 2022 / Season Of Lent / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Forgiveness for All / Luke 15:1-3,11-32 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday March 27th 2022 / Season Of Lent / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday March 27th 2022: Season of Lent / Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 "Forgiveness for All" Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear Him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats...


Nightmare Alley (2021) By Guillermo del Toro - Movie Review

Nightmare Alley (2021) By Guillermo del Toro - Movie Review

Nightmare Alley (2021) Director: Guillermo del Toro Writers: Guillermo del Toro, Kim Morgan (screenplay by) William Lindsay Gresham (based on the novel by) Stars: Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Peter MacNeill,...


No Fear of the Fox / Luke 13:31-35 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday March 13th 2022 / Season of Lent / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

No Fear of the Fox / Luke 13:31-35 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday March 13th 2022 / Season of Lent / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday March 13th 2022: Season of Lent / Luke 13:31-35 “No Fear of the Fox” At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to Him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” And He said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast...


Lorna Marie Kreutz Funeral Sermon - Psalm 23 March 12th 2022 / The LORD Is My Shepherd

Lorna Marie Kreutz Funeral Sermon - Psalm 23 March 12th 2022 / The LORD Is My Shepherd

Lorna Marie Kreutz Funeral Sermon / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Saturday March 12th 2022: Season of Lent / Psalm 23 "The LORD Is My Shepherd"            The LORD is my Shepherd; I shall not want.           He makes me lie down in green pastures.           He leads...


Malcolm Floyd Bloos Funeral Sermon - John 20:19–31 March 11th 2022 / That you may believe

Malcolm Floyd Bloos Funeral Sermon - John 20:19–31 March 11th 2022 / That you may believe

Malcolm Floyd Bloos Funeral Sermon / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Friday March 11th 2022: Season of Lent / John 20:19–31 "That you may believe" On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews,...


The Batman (2022) By Matt Reeves - Movie Review

The Batman (2022) By Matt Reeves - Movie Review

The Batman 2022 Directed by: Matt Reeves Writers: Matt Reeves, Peter Craig, Bill Finger (Batman created by) Stars: Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell, Paul Dano, John Turturro, Andy Serkis, Peter Sarsgaard, Jayme Lawson, Rupert Penry-Jones Runtime: 175min...


His Pierced Side / Pr. Ted A. Giese preaching for Pr. Arron Gust / Wednesday March 9th 2022 / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

His Pierced Side / Pr. Ted A. Giese preaching for Pr. Arron Gust / Wednesday March 9th 2022 / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Tonight’s sermon is adapted from Lenten material provide by Rev. Mark D. Femmel, assistant pastor, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Des Peres, Missouri. Extensively reworked by Pr. Arron Gust of Grace Lutheran Church Regina this sermon was additionally adapted by Pr. Ted Giese of Mount Olive...


His Humbled Head / Mark 15:16–20 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Wednesday March 2nd 2022 / Ash Wednesday / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

His Humbled Head / Mark 15:16–20 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Wednesday March 2nd 2022 / Ash Wednesday / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Wednesday March 2nd 2022: Ash Wednesday / Mark 15:16–20 "His Humbled Head" And the soldiers led [Jesus] away inside the palace (that is, the governor’s headquarters), and they called together the whole battalion. And they clothed Him in a...


Glory and Vainglory / Luke 9:28–36 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday February 27th 2022 / Transfiguration Sunday / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Glory and Vainglory / Luke 9:28–36 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday February 27th 2022 / Transfiguration Sunday / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday February 27th 2022: Transfiguration Sunday / Luke 9:28–36 "Glory and Vainglory" Now about eight days after these sayings [Jesus] took with Him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. And as He was praying,...


Death on the Nile (2022) By Kenneth Branagh - Movie Review

Death on the Nile (2022) By Kenneth Branagh - Movie Review

Death on the Nile (2022) Directed by: Kenneth Branagh Writers: Michael Green (screenplay by) Agatha Christie (based upon the novel by) Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Emma Mackey, Rose Leslie, Annette Bening, Tom Bateman, Sophie Okonedo, Letitia Wright, Ali Fazal, Russell...