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A Few of My Favorite Things from 2025

As I have done for several years now, I am sharing my favorites in a variety of categories. All items listed were released or took place during 2025, except for books, which reflect books that I read during 2025, regardless of publication date. I hope you enjoy this list, and find some good recommendations.

Movies
Note: Just a few years ago, my wife Tammy and I would see at least one movie per week in the theater. The pandemic and actor and writer strikes changed our viewing patterns, and we have moved much more to home streaming.

Top Pick: Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning

Other movies that I’ve enjoyed, in no particular order, were:

  • David
  • September 5
  • Nuremberg
  • Song Sung Blue
  • Paddington in Peru
  • Bono: Stories of Surrender
  • The Amateur
  • Eleanor the Great
  • F1
  • Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

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A Few of My Favorite Things from 2024

As I have done for several years now, I am sharing my favorites for this year in a variety of categories. All items listed were released or have taken place during 2024, except for books, which reflect books that I read in 2024, regardless of publication date. I hope you enjoy this list!

Movies

Top Pick: A Complete Unknown

Other movies that I’ve enjoyed, in order, were:

    • The Boys in the Boat
    • The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
    • Conclave
    • Reagan
    • Am I Racist?
    • Juror #2
    • Inside Out 2
    • Let it Be (2024 version)
    • Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice

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2024 Mid-Year Favorites

As I have done for several years now, I am going share my favorites in a variety of categories. All items listed were released or have taken place during the first half of 2024, except for books, which reflect books that I read in 2024, regardless of publication date. I hope you enjoy this list! 

Movies

Top Pick: The Boys in the Boat 

Other movies that I’ve enjoyed, in order, were:  

  • Let it Be (2024 version) 
  • Unsung Hero 
  • Ordinary Angels 

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My 2023 Mid-Year Favorites

As I have done for several years now, I am going share my favorites in a variety of categories for 2022. All items listed were released or took place in 2022, except for books, which reflect books that I read in 2022, regardless of publication date. I hope you enjoy this list!

Movies

Top Pick: Air (read my review here).

Other movies I enjoyed, in order, were:

  • Jesus Revolution
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Books

Top Pick: Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation by Collin Hansen
(read my review here).

 Other books I enjoyed, in order, were:

  • Providence – John Piper
  • Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I? by Tim Keller
  • Worthy: Living in Light of the Gospel – Sinclair Ferguson
  • Galatians: An Expositional Commentary – R.C. Sproul
  • The 16 Undeniable Laws of Communication: Apply Them and Make the Most          of Your Message by John Maxwell
  • The Sacred Meaning of Everyday Work by Robert Tribken

MUSIC:

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My 2022 Mid-Year Favorites


As I have done for several years now, I’m going share my favorites in a variety of categories for the first half of 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic has influenced this list once again, as we have not been to a conference and have seen very few movies. All items listed were released in 2022, with the exception of books, which reflect books that I read in 2022, regardless of publication date. I hope you enjoy this list!

Movies

Top Pick: Top Gun: Maverick. Here’s my review.

Other films that I have enjoyed, in order, were:

  • Belfast
  • King Richard
  • CODA
  • Jurassic World: Dominion
  • Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Books

Top Pick: Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution by Carl Trueman. Here’s my review.

Other books I have enjoyed, in order, have been:

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THIS & THAT: A Weekly Roundup of Favorite Articles and Quotes

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  • Favorite Quotes of the Week

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