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The Gospel According To Jon Stewart
By Steve on August 20, 2015
It’s been a busy couple weeks at work so last night I finally sat down on the couch and watched the last episode of Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. In his 16 years on…
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Weekend Distractions: Goodnight David Letterman
By Steve on May 24, 2015
This past week David Letterman signed off after hosting his late night show for 33 years. With 6,028 episodes Letterman has become the longest serving talk-show host surpassing even the late great Johnny Carson. Tributes…
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Betrayal & Grace: When Doctor Who Gets All “Jesus-ee”
By Steve on November 4, 2014
God I love Doctor Who! And admittedly I love Doctor Who even more in the episodes where the Doctor gets all…well…um Jesus-ee Yes, like Aslan (and Willy Wonka) our beloved Time Lord Doctor Who tends…
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Weekend Distractions: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
By Steve on February 23, 2014
Thought I would change the name of my weekend post from “Update” to “Distractions”. When I re-tooled Beyond the Pale from “multi-topics” to “all faith all the time” just over a year ago I wanted…
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Weekend Update: “Sherlock the Musical”?
By Steve on February 7, 2014
This week’s Weekend Update I wanted to share something that just puts a smile on my face. It’s a mash up of two of my favorite things; the BBC show Sherlock and musical show tunes. …
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Week End Update: My Top 10 TV Shows
By Steve on January 11, 2014
This week the family and I have really been enjoying the new season, or series as they call it in the U.K., of Sherlock; the modern take on the famed sleuth starring Benedict Cumberbatch. The new…
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Weekend Update: Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Episode
By Steve on November 23, 2013
Ok, a little off topic to give a Weekend Update shout out to Doctor Who which will air its 50th anniversary special episode this evening in 94 countries simultaneously at 19:50 GMT. Yes, that means…
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Breaking Bad: 5 Gospel Truths I Learned From Walter White
By Steve on October 9, 2013
Like many people in America I was anxiously awaiting the series finale of the hit AMC show Breaking Bad and discovering what fate would eventually befall it’s notorious anti-hero, Walter White. You know the story:…
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Finding Home: Why Christians Forget Their Ruby Slippers
By Steve on September 18, 2013
When I was a kid The Wizard of Oz was shown on TV once a year. Young people under 25 may do a spit take at the idea, but before video tapes and DVD, there…
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Top Eleven Doctor Who Quotes That Sound Like Something Jesus Would Say!
By Steve on June 7, 2013
Beyond the Pale readers should be made aware of the fact that that I am in BIG Doctor Who fan. You know, the T.V. show about a 900 year old alien who travels through space…