The Muppets are the essence of all that is right in the world.

The world would be a better place if there was more Muppet goodness to go around.

That said, The Right Thing is proud to bring you: Beaker vs. Youtube.

Enjoy.

WARNING:  PLOT SPOILERS AHEAD.  READ ONLY AFTER WATCHING THE FILM!!

So I saw The Book of Eli this weekend and I really enjoyed it.  Films with significant spiritual themes are pretty common these days but once in a while something comes along that’s really worth looking at and discussing.

First of all, the director(s):  The Hughes Brothers.  They have a short and fairly undistinguished filmography but their last film was one that I really liked.  It was called From Hell (2001), with Johnny Depp and Heather Graham. But don’t get too bent out a shape about a pastor liking a film called ‘From Hell.’  It was a period piece about the story of Jack the Ripper.

Book of Eli is set in post-apocalyptic America.  A land where everyone wears Oakley sunglasses and Meg Griffin hangs out with Gary Oldman and Denzel.
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Gang,

Every time someone fills out a Connection Card at church and marks off ‘First Time Visitor,’ I send them an email to welcome them and ask them about their experience with us. It takes a lot of time, but it’s worth it.

The responses I get from these emails provide me with a pretty steady stream of feedback on how we’re doing on Sundays and from time to time, I take an email and forward it to our entire staff and volunteer team (that’s like 150 people!!). I’ve copied and pasted one such email below.
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So yeah, everyone gets a little nostalgic on New Years Eve. Maybe you’re doing a little thinking about how you want 2010 to be different. But when the calendar turns the corner on a new decade, for me at least, that pull to look back and reflect is even stronger.

The 00’s was an amazing decade. Anyone remember the Y2K scare that heralded this decade’s arrival? I wonder what they did with all those books that were written about it.
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