Pastor Ted Giese
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) Zack Snyder - Movie Review
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) Directed by: Zack Snyder Writers: Chris Terrio, David S. Goyer Stars: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter Run Time: 151min Rated: PG (Canada) PG - 13 (MPAA) for...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday March 27th 2016 - / Luke 24:1-12 / The Peace of Christ in a World of Anxiety
Easter Sunday / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted Giese - / Luke 24:1-12 / The Peace of Christ in a World of Anxiety But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday March 20th 2016 - / John 12:12-19 / A Train Wreck Calls Hosanna
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese - / John 12:12-19 / A Train Wreck Calls Hosanna The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is He...
The Young Messiah (2016) Cyrus Nowrasteh - Movie Review
The Young Messiah (2016) Directed by: Cyrus Nowrasteh Writers: Cyrus Nowrasteh, Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh, (Screenplay), Anne Rice (novel) Stars: Sean Bean, David Bradley, Jonathan Bailey, Vincent Walsh, Sara Lazzaro, Christian McKay, Adam Greaves-Neal, Rory Keenan, Jane Lapotaire, Finn Ireland, ...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday March 13th 2016 - / Luke 20:9-20 / Jars of Glass & The Cornerstone
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday March 13th Lent 5 - / Luke 20:9-20 / Jars of Glass and The Cornerstone And [Jesus] began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and let it out to tenants and went into another country for a long while. When the...
The Courtyard: A Place of Renewal - Psalm 53 Sermon March Prayer Service
Prayer Service March 2nd - 2016. Rev. Ted A. Giese, Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Regina SK. Psalm 53 & Luke 22:54–62 - The Courtyard: A Place of Renewal[1] - Lenten Midweek Service The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none...
Oscars - 88th Academy Awards - winning films reviewed by IssuesEtc
The 88th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honouring the best films of 2015, were largely overshadowed by questions of Hollywood racism. The host of the ceremony was Chris Rock, an African American Comedian. His scathing opening monologue...
Funeral Sermon For Edna Peterson / Friday February 26th 2016
Funeral Sermon for Edna Peterson at Mount Olive Lutheran Church February 26th - 2016/ Rev. Ted A. Giese / Psalm 30 I will extol You, O LORD, for You have drawn me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me. O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You have healed me. O LORD, You have...
Risen (2016) by Kevin Reynolds - Movie Review
Risen (2016) Directed by: Kevin Reynolds Writers: Kevin Reynolds, Paul Aiello (screenplay), Paul Aiello (story) Stars: Joseph Fiennes, Peter Firth, Tom Felton, Cliff Curtis, Stephen Greif, María Botto, Stewart Scudamore, Stephen Hagan. Run Time: 107 min Rated: PG (Canada) PG-13(MPAA) for...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday Feb 14th 2016 - / Luke 4:1-13 / Jesus Takes No Shortcuts
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Luke 4:1-13 / Lent 1 Sunday - Jesus Takes No Shortcuts And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And He ate nothing during those days....
Hail Caesar! (2016) by Joel and Ethan Coen - Movie Review
Hail Caesar! (2016) Directed by: Joel and Ethan Coen Writers: Joel and Ethan Coen Stars: Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill. Run Time: 106 min Rated: PG (Canada) PG-13 (MPAA) for some suggestive content...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Ash Wednesday Feb 10th 2016 - / Luke 22:1-13 / A Place at the Table
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Luke 22:1-13 / Ash Wednesday - A Place at the Table Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put [Jesus] to death, for they feared the people. Then...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday Jan 31st 2016 - / Luke 4:31-44 / The Author of Your Life
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Jan 31st 2016 / Luke 4:31-44 / Season of Epiphany - The Author of Your Life And [Jesus] went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And He was teaching them on the Sabbath, and they were astonished at His teaching, for His word...
Pr. Ted Giese On The God Whisperers With Donofrio & Cwirla - Princess Bride Edition
Giese, Donofrio & Cwirla Talk About The Princess Bride Listen here for Pr. Ted Giese on The God Whisperers with Pastors Donofrio & Cwirla. To listen online now click the banner below. If you haven't experienced The God Whisperers before, buckle up. This is a show that has been...
The Revenant (2015) Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - Movie Review
The Revenant (2015) Directed by: Alejandro González Iñárritu Writers: Mark L. Smith, Alejandro González Iñárritu (Screenplay), Michael Punke (based in part on the novel by) Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter, Forrest Goodluck, Melaw Nakehk'o, Duane Howard,...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday Jan 17th 2016 - / John 2:1-11 / Your Best Life
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / January 17th 2016 / John 2:1-11 / Season of Epiphany - Your Best Life - Jesus Turns Water into Wine On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus also was invited to the wedding with...
Pr. Ted Giese On Virtue in The Wasteland With Dr. Jeff Mallinson & Dr. Daniel van Voorhis
Giese, Mallinson & van Voorhis Talk Star Wars - The Force Awakens - Ep. 158 Spoiling Star Wars with Ted Giese To listen now click the red triangle below in this post. If you haven't listened to Virtue in the Wasteland, We encourage you to take some time and listen to a couple episodes it...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday Jan 10th 2016 - / Luke 3:15-22 / Is Heaven Open? (Baptism of Our Lord)
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / January 10th 2016: Season of Epiphany - Baptism of Our Lord, Luke 3:15-22 - Is Heaven Open? As the people were in expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Christ, John answered them...
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) By J.J. Abrams - [Spoilers] Movie Review
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Directed by: J.J. Abrams Writers: J.J. Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan, Michael Arndt Stars: Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Peter Mayhew, Adam Driver, Carrie Fisher, Max von Sydow, Andy Serkis, Mark Hamill, Run Time: 135 min Rated: PG (Canada) PG-13...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Thursday Dec 24th 2015 - / Luke 2:1-14 / Is Christmas Just Another Day? (Christmas Eve)
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Luke 2:1-14 - Is Christmas Just Another Day? Thursday December 24th (Christmas Eve) In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor...