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U2

Was This Always His “Secret Ambition”?

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Jeffrey Overstreet

20 Sep 2004
Filed under: U2 • On Songs & Albums • How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb • Michael W. Smith • Journal Entry • Give Me Some Light
Was This Always His “Secret Ambition”?

U2's new keyboardist may be... Michael W. Smith?!

If that’s a legitimate “scoop” at Christianity Today, well... that would be one of the most unlikely twists in my lifetime of tracking music news!

First impressions of The End of Oak Street

First impressions of The End of Oak Street

The End of Oak Street is a big, dumb, unpretentious good time.
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First impressions of The Odyssey — Part Two: What does this movie love?

First impressions of The Odyssey — Part Two: What does this movie love?

In Part Two of my reflections on Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, I consider what Nolan’s movie does well... and what it “loves.”
15 Aug 2026 12 min read
First impressions of The Samurai and the Prisoner

First impressions of The Samurai and the Prisoner

At the end of 2026, you’ll find Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s 16th century murder mystery ranking highly on my favorites list — and probably high on many other critics’ lists as well.
09 Aug 2026 6 min read
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