Month: February 2009

It was with great sadness that I learned of the passing of Michael Dubruiel, the husband of Amy Welborn and father of two.

On the left is a picture of him and one of their children in the Colosseum.

Michael collapsed suddenly at the gym and could not be revived.

I would like to extend condolences to Amy and her whole family, as well as prayers for Michael and all of them.

I know what it is like to lose a spouse suddenly and at an unnaturally young age, and it is a place you really don't want to be.

I invite everyone to pray for Michael, Amy, and their whole family.

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SDG here. I wish I had time to post something substantial, but I no sooner recover from the usual January year-end movie crunch — I vote in three critics’ awards as well as putting together my own top 10 list — than February brings something very exciting (and time-consuming!).

I’ll be posting more on that later, but for now, some movie lists worth checking out:

The Christianity Today Movies 2008 Critics Choice Awards have just been posted. Not a bad list at all, though of course I don’t necessarily agree with every film. Don’t miss the “ones that got away,” selected by individual voters including yours truly.

Last week, CTMovies posted the Christianity Today Movies Most Redeeming Films of 2008, also with “ones that got away.”

For those who haven’t seen it yet, here’s my own round-up of the best films of last year. (Movies I hope to review sooner rather than later: Doubt, Slumdog Millionaire and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Coming this week: Coraline.