The Batcave

A place to muse on theology, society, politics, history, arts, and culture (let's see did I miss anything?)

Sunday, May 28, 2006

The Superhero Test

›
I took the Superhero test and much to my surprise I am not after all Batman! This is a major identity crisis for me. I am experiencing prof...
7 comments:
Wednesday, May 24, 2006

The Gift of Prophecy

›
We have been discussing the gift of prophecy in our theology class and a couple of students have raised questions about my approach to the t...
14 comments:
Tuesday, May 23, 2006

La Trobe Graduation

›
At Ludicrousity's request, here are some photos from my recent graduation at La Trobe University . My thesis was formally finalised in ...
3 comments:
Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Son of a Preacher Man

›
The Boy Wonder and I went along to see Harley Breen 's one man show Son of a Preacher Man in Flinders Lane last Tuesday night. It was c...
1 comment:

The Theology of the Superheroes I: The Incredible Hulk

›
Before Ang Lee made gay cowboy movies he made such chop-socky delights as Wo Hu Cang Long (that's Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon to m...
7 comments:
Sunday, April 16, 2006

Hell Took a Body and Discovered God

›
There is a big difference between “He is not here,” and “He is risen!” Mary, and Peter, and John, along with the other disciples moved in t...
2 comments:
Wednesday, April 12, 2006

"Remember, Remember, the Fifth of November"

›
I saw V For Vendetta last night with the Boy Wonder and Wisdom88. It's a corker. Best film I've seen this year no contest. Ho...
2 comments:
Thursday, April 06, 2006

Bring the Troops Home

›
America is stuck with 100,000 troops in a very ugly war in Iraq which shows no sign of letting up anywhere soon, and seems likely to become ...
4 comments:
Wednesday, April 05, 2006

This Office Opposes the War in Iraq

›
A lot of people don't know that John Wesley was a pacifist. He could not see how Christianity could possibly be compatible with war an...
Thursday, March 23, 2006

The Magic of the Black Disc

›
A friend emailed me recently and said that he had just purchased Bob Dylan's Planet Waves . It just so happened that I had been listeni...
4 comments:
Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Visioneer Films

›
You can now view the Boy Wonder's (my son Jesse's) short films A Night of Fowl Play , Shelter , and The Waiting R oom at www.visio...
9 comments:
Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Whether God Exists

›
I've been part of an interesting discussion on Dboy's Steaming Pile of Blog about the existence of God. In fact Ludicrousity and I...
Monday, February 06, 2006

Quest for the Code

›
Jesse has an Assistant Editor credit on a film about the Da Vinci Code phenomenon called Quest for the Code . You can visit the website an...
2 comments:
Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Holiday Reading

›
We spent four days in Bright last week, our usual sub-alpine summer holiday destination. This year we decided to stay in a cabin instead of ...
Thursday, January 05, 2006

2005 at the Movies

›
(left: Martin Scorsese directing Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator ). Around this time last year, My son Jesse and I decided we were going to...
Wednesday, January 04, 2006

iPod Therefore I Am

›
Apologies to Dylan Jones for the use of his inspired book title. What has been on my iTunes list this past year and (at least since October...
Sunday, January 01, 2006

New Year's Day Sermon (Hebrews 11)

›
We have just lived through the 365 days of 2005. Enoch, one of the heroes of faith recorded in Hebrews chapter 11, lived for 365 years (Gen....
4 comments:
Wednesday, December 28, 2005

King Kong - Peter Jackson Does It Again

›
On Boxing Day I took the family to see King Kong. It was an absolute roller-coaster ride of an action movie and a worthy follow up to the Ri...
4 comments:
Friday, December 23, 2005

The Word Became Flesh

›
In many ways the Gospel text for Christmas Day (John 1:1-14) is a very heavenly and spiritual text. It may be hard to relate to on Christmas...
1 comment:
Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Baptisms at Balwyn

›
Brothers, Simon (left) and Daniel Gor (below) were baptised on Thursday 8 December at Balwyn Wesleyan Methodist Church. They are the sons...
1 comment:
‹
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
Glen O'Brien
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
I'm married to Lynda and we have four children and two grandchildren. I live in Mernda just beyond Melbourne's northern limit. I serve as Associate Professor of Church History and Theology at Booth College, a Member Institute of the Sydney College of Divinity (I commute). I'm a Minister of the Word in the Uniting Church. I watch too many movies, especially classic Hollywood, and need to start thinking about alternative storage solutions for my DVDs. As for music, I like it all. iPod therefore I am. I am a book enthusiast with a growing collection of classic theology texts, paperbacks from the classic era of crime fiction and Silver and Bronze Age (1960s and 70s) comics.
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.