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THE EXORCIST (1973) – Episode 200 – Decades Of Horror 1970s

“What an excellent day for an exorcism.” You don’t have to say that twice. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Jeff Mohr, and guest hosts Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff and Crystal Cleveland – as they finally tackle one of the best and most influential horror movies in history, The Exorcist (1973) from director William Friedkin and writer William Peter Blatty.

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 200 – The Exorcist (1973)

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When a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.

Director: William Friedkin

Writer: William Peter Blatty (written for the screen by, from the novel by)

Cinematographer: Owen Roizman; Billy Williams (Mosul sequences)

Editing by: Norman Gay, Evan A. Lottman (as Evan Lottman), Bud S. Smith (Iraq sequence), Jordan Leondopoulos (supervising field editor)

Art Direction-Set Decoration: Bill Malley, Jerry Wunderlich

Sound: Robert Knudson, Christopher Newman

Makeup Department:

Dick Smith (makeup artist)

Robert Laden (special makeup effects artist) (uncredited)

William A. Farley (hair stylist) (as Bill Farley)

Special Effects:

Marcel Vercoutere (special effects)

Rick Baker (special effects assistant) (uncredited)

Composer: Jack Nitzsche (composer: additional music)

Selected Cast:

Ellen Burstyn as Chris MacNeil

Max von Sydow as Father Merrin

Lee J. Cobb as Lt. Kinderman

Kitty Winn as Sharon

Jack MacGowran as Burke Dennings

Jason Miller as Father Karras

Linda Blair as Regan

William O’Malley as Father Dyer (credited as Reverend William O’Malley S.J.)

Barton Heyman as Dr. Klein

Peter Masterson as Dr. Barringer – Clinic Director (as Pete Masterson)

Rudolf Schündler as Karl

Gina Petrushka as Willi

Robert Symonds as Dr. Taney

Arthur Storch as Psychiatrist

Thomas Bermingham as Tom – President of University (as Reverend Thomas Bermingham S.J.)

Vasiliki Maliaros as Karras’ Mother

Titos Vandis as Karras’ Uncle

John Mahon as Language Lab Director

Wallace Rooney as Bishop Michael

Ron Faber as Chuck – Assistant Director / Demonic Voice

Donna Mitchell as Mary Jo Perrin

Roy Cooper as Jesuit Dean

Robert Gerringer as Senator at Party

Dick Callinan as Astronaut (uncredited)

Elinore Blair as Nurse (uncredited)

William Peter Blatty as The Producer (uncredited)

Mercedes McCambridge as Demon (voice)

Eileen Dietz as Demon’s Face (uncredited)

Ann Miles as Spiderwalk (uncredited)

Vincent Russell as Subway Vagrant (uncredited)

It’s finally time to discuss The Exorcist (1973). The 70s Grue Crew have waited 200 episodes to tackle what is arguably the most influential horror film of the decade and beyond. The regular cast of “characters” have invited a few friends to enjoy the extra-long conversation: Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, co-host of The Classic Era; and, Crystal Cleveland, the Livin6Dead6irl, co-host of the 80s. In other words, the whole damn family of Decades of Horror co-hosts are on hand for this one. Settle in for this in-depth look at director William Friedkin’s ultimate fright-fest and join the Grue Crew to celebrate 200 episodes of Decades of Horror 1970s.

At the time of this writing, The Exorcist is available to stream from MAX. The film is also available on physical media as The Exorcist 50th Anniversary Edition – Theatrical & Extended Director’s Cut (4K Ultra HD + Digital).

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode, chosen by Chad, will be The Psychic, aka Sette note in nero, aka Murder to the Tune of the Seven Black Notes, aka Seven Notes in Black, released in Italy in 1977. This one is giallo, Fulci-style!

We want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: comment on the site or email the Decades of Horror 1970s podcast hosts at [email protected].

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byneddiedingo · 2 years

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Linda Blair, Max von Sydow, and Jason Miller in The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973)

Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Jason Miller, Linda Blair, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn, Jack MacGowran, William O'Malley, Rudolf Schündler, Gina Petrushka, Vasiliki Maliaros, Mercedes McCambridge (voice). Screenplay: William Peter Blatty, based on his novel. Cinematography: Owen Roizman. Production design: Bill Malley. Film editing: Norman Gay, Evan A. Lottman. Makeup: Dick Smith.

From "classic" to "claptrap," that's pretty much the range of critical opinion about The Exorcist. I tend toward the latter end of the spectrum, feeling that the novelty of the film has worn off over the 50 years of its existence, revealing a pretty threadbare and sometimes offensive premise. It was at the time a kind of breakthrough in the liberation from censorship that marked so much of American filmmaking in the early 1970s. Audiences gasped when Linda Blair growled "Your mother sucks cocks in hell" with Mercedes McCambridge's voice. Today it's little more than playground potty-mouth behavior. The pea soup-spewing and head spinning now draw laughs when they once had people fainting in the aisles. We can argue that there was something noble about those more innocent times, and that we've lost something valuable in an age when the president of the United States can brag about pussy-grabbing and denounce "shithole" countries and still retain the loyalty and admiration of a third of Americans. But isn't it also true that the move from a horror film based on religious superstition to a horror film like Jordan Peele's Get Out, nominated like The Exorcist for a best picture Oscar, represents an improvement in our taste in movies? Get Out at least has a keenly satiric take on something essential: our racial attitudes. The Exorcist makes no statement about the value of religious faith, unless it's to suggest that it's based on a desire to scare us into believing. To my eyes, The Exorcist is slick but ramshackle: William Peter Blatty's Oscar-winning screenplay never makes a clear connection between Regan's possession and Father Merrin's archaeological dig in Iraq. (The opening scenes of the film were actually shot in the environs of Mosul, which more recently succumbed to a different kind of evil.) There are some scenes that make little sense: What's going on when the drunken film director taunts Chris's servant Karl with being a Nazi? What's the point of introducing the detective played by Lee J. Cobb with his usual self-absorption? Some of the plot devices, such as Father Karras's guilt over his mother's death, are pure cliché. And who the hell names a daughter Regan? Was Chris hoping for another kid she could name Goneril? For thousands of moviegoers, however, these objections are nitpicky. For me the flaws are the only thing that remain interesting about The Exorcist.

#The Exorcist #William Friedkin #Linda Blair #Max von Sydow #Jason Miller

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supergardenertiger · 24 days

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Bravery Through Battle’s Pain!

Reading time: 2 minutes. Mosul (2019) Movie Review Bravery against all odds “Mosul” is a gripping war drama that takes you straight into the heart of conflict in Iraq. Directed by Matthew Michael Carnahan, the film centres around the Nineveh SWAT team, a unit composed of Iraqi men who fight to reclaim their homes and […]Bravery Through Battle’s Pain!

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us-cj · 7 months

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Special Forces Movies LIST A

- Shooter

- 6 Days

- Sicario

- American Assassin

- Triple Frontier

- Mile 22

- The Hurt Locker

- Tears of the Sun

- The Wall

- 13 Hours

- 12 Strong

- The Foreigner

- The Man from U.N.C.L.E

- The Contractor

- The Tomorrow War

- S.W.A.T

- 6 Underground

- Black Hawk Down

- Rampage

- Sabotage

- American Sniper

- Executive Decision

- Mechanic Ressurection

- Hotel Mumbai

- Boss Level

- Predator

- Hyena Road

- The Losers

- Green Zone

- The Pacifier

- SAS:Red Notice

- Basic

- Red

- Edge of Tomorrow

- London has Fallen

- G.I joe:The Rise of Cobra

- Lou

- The A-Team

- Ocean's 8

- Brothers in Arms

- Seized

- Jarhead

- Stargate

- Mosul

- Rogue

- The Outpost

- Extraction

- The Delta Force

- Act of Valor

- Special Force

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ricisidro · 11 months

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A long war is expected in the #Israel vs. #Hamas conflict

What #UrbanWarfare is like. Underground tunnels makes it more difficult for soldiers to accomplish their mission.

The Iraqi PM declared Mosul completely liberated on July 9, 2017, although small groups of insurgents continued to fight or attempt breakouts for several weeks afterward. The Battle of Mosul had taken 9 months, or 252 days.

-https://mwi.westpoint.edu/urban-warfare-project-case-study-2-battle-of-mosul/#:~:text=Prime%20Minister%20al%2DAbadi%20declared,nine%20months%2C%20or%20252%20days.

Watch: MOSUL documentary. The harrowing, vivid story of 4 Iraqi soldiers' fight against ISIS. A stunning look at the high cost of the Iraqi Army’s victory in the city, large parts of which have been destroyed, with hundreds of thousands of civilians still displaced.

-https://youtu.be/fiZ85FOoDm8?si=Stdy1zwh8x8Iebdn

📸 #Mosul (2019), a #war #action #movie poster on #Netflix, is based on the 2016 #BattleOfMosul, #Iraq, which saw the Iraqi Gov't. forces and coalition allies defeat #ISIS who had controlled the city since June 2014.

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bgallen · 1 year

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A million sunflowers, skywells, and the 20 year old PSL

Happy Friday! Not sure if it’s just me, but this week has felt long. Definitely not bad, just drawn out. Today is my wonderful parents’ anniversary and I am incredibly grateful for their relationship and the mutual love and respect and fun that they have!

Also! Yesterday it rained for a good 15 minutes which was so, so needed….I don’t remember our last rain, maybe early July? Our water association sent out a message last week asking people to not water their yards unless it was around 2 AM because of the strain on the system. Hopefully the rain went south of us as well to help the farms there in desperate need of it.

I have quite a long list for you today. It’s been a while since I’ve had a longer one so I thought it would be fun. I’ve broken it into categories of: History, Love, Learn, Food, Movies/Music. As always, I hope that you are able to find something you really enjoy.

History

o How ancient 'skywells' are keeping Chinese homes cool - BBC Future

“In Huizhou, a skywell is small but tall, and the rooms around it can block out sunlight on hot days, enabling the bottom of the skywell to stay cool, he adds. Meanwhile, hot air inside the house can rise and escape through the opening above the skywell, which "works just like a chimney".”

o Seminary Square Historical Marker (hmdb.org)

This is in my hometown, since 1828 -195 years!- there has been a school building on this piece of land.

o ‘The Iron Butterfly’: How Eloise Page Became the CIA’s First Female Station Chief (coffeeordie.com)

o The Tigris: The river that birthed civilisation - BBC Travel

“Mosul's Arabic name, Al-Mawsiil, means "the linking point", likely because it was a crossroads of trade and a major hub along the Tigris between Diyarbakır and Basra. Established in the 7th Century BCE, it's one of the oldest cities in the world, and during its pinnacle in the 12th-Century AD, it not only wielded great power and influence over the region but became ethnically and religiously diverse.”

Love

o Ocean Springs couple celebrates 70 years of wedded bliss (wlbt.com)

“He does what I ask. I get along with her. I not only love her, I like her, and respect her. Those are three things. You’ve got to like them, you’ve got to love them and you’ve got to respect them.” Tony & Jean Ann Petricca

o Pratt farmer plants 80 acres of sunflowers for wife of 50 years - KAKE

August 10th was Lee and Renee Wilson’s 50th wedding anniversary, so he planted her “about 1.2 million sunflowers.”

Learn

o Four scientifically-proven ways to live longer - BBC Reel

o Kelly McGonigal: How to make stress your friend | TED Talk

How you think and how you act can transform your experience of stress. When you choose to view your stress response as helpful, you create the biology of courage. When you choose to connect with others under stress, you can create resilience. The compassionate heart that finds joy ad meaning in connecting with others, and yes, your pounding physical heart, working so hard to give you strength and energy.”

o Organize Your Bookmarks with the PARA Method for Lightning Fast Web Browsing (fortelabs.com)

“The key principle is organizing by actionability. PARA helps you keep the information you need the most right now front and center (while keeping everything else accessible but out of sight).”

o Isometric Exercises, Planks, Wall Sits Are Best For Blood Pressure, Study Says (forbes.com)

This is so exciting to me, this has been my favorite exercise (wall sits) since high school and it is super easy to do almost anywhere.

Food

o Ghetto Gastro

My sister found these for me the other night at Target, I’ve only tried the Ghetto Gastro Toaster Pastries Chocolate Raspberry - 7.2oz : Target, they are so good!

o Home - TruFru

We also have recently found these and become obsessed with these. These are our favorite ones: Raspberries White & Dark Chocolate 8 oz - TruFru and Blueberries White & Dark Chocolate 8 oz - TruFru. The dried strawberries are also really good!

o Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte Turns 20: How It Was Invented | Entrepreneur

It seems that you either love or hate this drink….I am not a pumpkin fan, yet I really enjoy this drink every Fall. Can you believe it’s been 20 years?! In my opinion, the drink is best made with oatmilk.

Movies/Music

o Video shows three humpback whales jumping out of water in unison - YouTube

Whales terrify me, but this is a beautiful video!

o From Dumb Money to Saw X: 10 of the best films to watch in September - BBC Culture

This is a good list of different genres coming out next month. I am most excited about MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 3 - Official Trailer [HD] - Only In Theaters September 8 - YouTube!

o Dan Tyminski - Hey Brother (Official Video) - YouTube

Dan just did his own version of this Avicii song after appearing on the record for Avicii a decade or so ago. Here’s the original if you’d care to listen, it has a neat music video. Avicii - Hey Brother - YouTube

I hope you enjoy this nice toasty, last weekend of August!

#summer #august #weekendpost #fridaylist #listlove #joy #wellness #learn #learntogrow #fun #music #movies #help

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halloweeneveryday · 1 year

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Army Base

After retiring from the service in 2009 I was in Iraq working as a contractor. My job entailed traveling all over the country making sure specific things got done. Sounds like a lot but it really wasn’t. In the end of August of that year I was detailed up to Mosul. I traveled, worked out the issues and on the way back I was directed to go thru Balad to hitch a ride back to Baghdad. While waiting for the ride in the air terminal there was a Battalion of Army Support folks who was also traveling. Many of them were sick, cough and hacking up a lung. I tried to stay as far away from them as I could. My travel continued without them, but I was to live to regret it. A week later I came down with Swine Flu thanks to all the coughing and hacking Pogs back at the airport terminal.

I went to the Dr. on post and because I was retired military I was seen, he said that I was too immediately to go into quarantine. My barracks did not have individual bathrooms, so I was led to the truck by my buddy and driven the five miles to the other side of the base complex to Camp Liberty. I was sent down the road past the PX, on down to the right hand side past the Y (if you have been there you will understand) and almost to the end of the road, (two large campsites short) down by the Wreck yard where they brought all the destroyed vehicles. Then way back to almost the Eastern outside wall of the camp (I was one camp short of the wall). The camps were about twenty trailers long all surrounded by concrete T walls, you could drive between the rows. Then 10 of those rows wide made up a “camp” with a large space to drive semi-trucks between the “camps”. My “hut” was the one on the end. It connected to another living space thru a shared bathroom.

My buddy kicked me out of the truck and I walked between the T walls up to the door and opened it. The dust on the floor didn’t bother me at first, everything is dusty in Iraq. My buddy followed me in and we looked at the …dusty, dusty accommodations. I walked over and flipped the mattress over to a clean side and sat down. The room had a desk, a walk in closet and the shared bathroom. It also had an air conditioner that when turned on pumped out very cool sweet smelling air. It was then when I noticed the calendar hanging on the wall; July 2007, two years before.

My buddy told me he would go and pick up my poncho liner and laptop that was in my day pack so I could watch movies while I waited out my seven days of quarantine. He also told me he would bring me meals during the days I was staying. I thanked him and he left. It was mid afternoon and I was tired so laid down and tried to breath while resting; feeling sick as a dog. It was then in the quiet that I thought I heard someone talking outside. I could not catch the conversation, which bothered me some, as I could not hear if they were speaking English or Farsi. The hut door was locked and I went on thru the bathroom to see if the other hut door was locked which it was. I kept the lights off so no one would know that I was there and come looking.

When My Buddy came back I told him what happened. It was getting dark by then. He had brought my laptop, poncho liner, and in an afterthought he included a nice Tanto knife I traveled with as I was not supposed to have a firearm for some reason. He left and I curled up in my poncho liner and was soon fast asleep.

I woke later that night sleeping on my side facing the wall. It had grown quite dark in the room. Still facing the wall I could hear voices speaking quite softly but distinctly, “You ask him”…”no you ask him”. At this point I was wide awake and staring at the wall. Did I forget to lock the door? Who was in here with me? Something kicked the bed frame and I thought someone was just trying to figure out why I was sleeping in their room. So I rolled over and looked around, no one was in the room. I got up and checked the doors and under the bed, you could say I was somewhat shaken by the encounter so far.

After everything was checked including the closet (yeah I’m a big scardy cat retired Green Beret). I turned on the closet light but closed the door almost too, so I was in the shadows in the room and the room was lite so I could see. If someone was messing with me I was not going to take it. I was sick and feeling pretty crappy.

This time I wrapped up in the poncho liner facing the room. Things got quiet after a while so I drifted off to sleep. I was again awaken about an hour later by those same voices asking the same thing only this time a voice stated clearly “ I’ll ask him”. It was at this time I was laying on my back and something climbed up on the bed and sat on my feet like you would do during the sit up event for PT. Needless to say I was wide awake and “they” had my full attention. With a sharp intake of breath, what/whomever was sitting on my feet jumped off. I sat up and there was no one in the room that I could see. The smell in the room which was cool dusty turned into a sharp burned smell, I thought it was coming from the air conditioner and got up to check. While my back was turned I heard the voice say distinctly again “ask him”.

I told “them” in my best SGM voice to stand easy and I would be with them in a minute. I walked to the door and went outside leaving the door open. It was early morning around 0400hrs the sun was just starting to light up the sky. I sat down on the steps and waited for my buddy. At 0600 he showed up and looked at me strangely asking why I was out on the steps as he handed my breakfast to me. I told him we were leaving. He laughed and said no you have six more days of quarantine and to go back inside and relax. I told him “No I’m good”.

He found me sitting in the shade of the T wall for lunch, same for dinner. He was starting to wonder what was going on. I told him “I will tell you if you take me away from here”. He just laughed as he drove away. That night the same things happened again and more.

The next day I was sitting on the steps when four of soldiers carried a Private by the legs and arms into the room next to mine, and flung him on the bed. They dropped a box of MRE’s and a 12 pack of water and laughing said “Later Loser”. I stayed outside till around 2300hrs then went in and prepped for the nightly activities.

The following morning around 0500hrs I was out sitting on the steps, when the door to the other hut burst open and a very scared Private ran out. He looked left and then right breathing pretty hard like he had just run a marathon. I smiled at him and said “Hows it goin”? He sat down and tried to light a cigarette. His hands were shaking so bad he could not light the match and gave up after a few seconds. I could tell he was pretty shaken by something.

He looked right at me and said, “Did you……”

I said “You met them too I see”, and he calmed down a little.

I said “I don’t think they are going to do you any harm, but it is a little unsettling”.

He said “Yeah I’m leaving, they can’t make me stay here”. I laughed and said I have four more days and could use the company. His mind was made up and when it got light he went in and packed up all his stuff and left.

My buddy was true to his word and each day he brought breakfast, lunch and dinner like clockwork; each time finding me sitting on the steps or in the shade with the door open waiting.

Finally on the last day he came by for lunch and said “time to leave so we can go get pizza”! I had all my stuff packed and shut the door then jumped in the truck. He then asked,” now are you going to tell me what’s going on” I told him not till we were away from that place.

We drove over to the billeting office to give the key back. We went inside and had to wait as a tall muscular black Army CW4 was chewing out one of his Soldiers. He was not in a good mood. When he was done I walked up and introduced myself as the guy staying in the Quarantine Hut. He asked if there were any problems as he reached for the key. I looked him in the eye and as he grabbed the key I hung on, saying ”Chief you need to cut that key and the key to the other side of that hut in half and never issue it to anyone ever again. He was not amused, asking if anything was wrong with the hut. I told him “Chief just go spend one night there and you will understand why I am telling you to cut those keys up. He got pissed and took the keys. I left with my buddy looking at me like I had lost my mind.

At Pizza an hour later I told my buddy what had happened that whole week, leaving nothing out. He thought I was full of crap.

A week later I was walking thru the PX at Camp Liberty, looking at all the pawed over items thinking if I could use another T shirt with a slogan on it or a new 501 shirt with my buddy in tow, when down the aisle I see the Chief running at me. He grabs my arm and says he cut the keys in half and no one under any circumstance will stay in those huts ever again. This shocked and surprised my buddy. The Chief said he was pissed at me when I turned in the key thinking I had trashed the place and went over to check it out. It was getting dusk when he went. He found the rooms’ neat and tidy, but also found “them” and they wanted to talk with him.

I later learned that the camp was handed over to the Iraqi Army; I always wondered who got those rooms and just how that went for them.

IN SUMMARY: I think it was a unique experience. I think that there were approximately seven to ten distinct “individual” entities present at any given time during my stay. They did not follow me outside, nor did they follow me into the bathroom, which I thought was nice of them. They did go from room to room where people were staying. When they made their selves known, it was usually during the late evening to morning, usually gone before the sun was up. I felt that I could not help them but did tell them that they were quite possibly dead and that they needed to “move on”. I did not get any names from any of them; it just seemed that it was not important to them to tell me. It was more of a can you see me and do I exist type experience.

I have thought on this many times and have told a few people. Most think it was made up by me being sick. I don’t think so, usually when I’m sick I dream about fly fishing in cool mountain streams. The Private and the Chief were also involved and I did not know either before I was sent into quarantine.

source: https://www.reddit.com/r/ParanormalEncounters/comments/r2xc39/a_unique_story/

#My life is creepy #Halloween #ghost #halloween everyday #paranormal #spooky #haunting

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ghassanrassam · 1 year

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1953 movies seen in Mosul Iraq

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tinyreviews · 7 months

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I blundered on this lol, meant to watch the war action movie(also titled Mosul, also released in 2019...), not until the last act(if there were any acts...) that I checked and realised this was Mosul the war documentary, not Mosul the war movie... LOL

Well, might as well give a tiny review...

Mosul is a 2019 American war documentary film about the battle to reclaim the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from 2016 to 2017.

#mosul #2019 mosul #documentary #documentary review #iraq war #daesh #2019

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jmreyes9 · 1 year

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Photo of Dr. S. Joseph Kidder, left, posing with Jesse Reyes after his sermon at Hinsdale FIL-AM-am Church on 5/13/23.

A PREACHER FROM NINEVEH TOUCHED MY HEART TODAY

By Jesse Reyes

It was quite a gripping sermon he delivered at Hinsdale Fil-Am Church on on a beautiful Sabbath morning, that tugged at my very heartstrings. I found myself wiping some tears as this preacher, Dr. S. Joseph Kidder, who hails from the biblical city of Nineveh (now known as Mosul in modern Iraq) spoke about a wonderful, loving and caring God, who, if we put our full trust in Him, promises that all things will work together for our good.

In his sermon, Pastor Kidder narrated, as he also does in his book “Out of Babylon” how he came to know Jesus. His father, a businessman, moved his business and his family from the Nineveh area to Baghdad. One day, Kidder invited a cousin to his home. After playing soccer, the cousin got bored and so the two men decided to explore Baghdad.

As the two walked around the city, they accidentally or as Kidder puts it, “by divine providence”, stumbled upon the Adventist church. His cousin saw a small sign in front of the church, inviting people to watch a movie about Jesus Christ inside the church. With nothing else to do, the two decided to go in and view the movie.

As he watched the screen depicting Jesus performing miracles and teaching the people, Kidder noticed how kind and loving Jesus was. He thought to himself, “Here’s somebody who loved me so much and died for me! I was moved and amazed and I fell in love with Him.”

After a few months of Bible study with the pastor of the Adventist church in Baghdad, Kidder decided to accept Jesus as his personal Savior and after a very difficult decision (he knew he was going to be shunned and ostracized by his family), he was baptized to the Adventist faith.

Upon learning that he had become an Adventist, his family tried to talk Kidder into denouncing his new-found faith but to no avail. They then became very angry with him and like the fury of a raging storm, they lashed at him, spat at him and beat him until he was nearly dead and left him in the street to die.

God spared his life, however. He stayed with some Adventist friends to recuperate from his wounds. Because of standing firm for Jesus, he lost both his family and his educational opportunities—but he had God and that was all he needed.

Through constant and fervent prayer, God has wrought many miracles in Joseph Kidder’s life. He, one day, found himself in the United States—at Walla Walla College in the state of Washington. He later on learned that an unknown sponsor had paid his tuition for a year in this college. He took up engineering. Since his boyhood days, he had always dreamed of becoming an engineer. After some time, though, he decided to become a minister—to serve the God whom he loves so much and to tell others of His great love. He loves Jesus more and more each day since that God-appointed day he saw Him in the movie in the Adventist church in Baghdad.

Joseph Kidder’s passion in life is “helping people experience a vibrant, ongoing, authentic walk with God.” One of his favorite texts in the Scriptures is Romans 8:28: “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”

For many years, Pastor Kidder has pastored several churches in the northwestern part of the United States. He now teaches at the Theological Seminary at Andrews University. He presently resides in Berrien Springs, Michigan with his wife, Denise, and their two children.

Note: If you would like to know more of how God guided and directed Dr. Joseph Kidder’s life, I would suggest that you read, if you haven’t yet, his book “Out of Babylon—How God Found Me on the Streets of Baghdad” published by Pacific Press. It is a great and wonderful book!

Written on May 21, 2023 in Chicago, IL. Posted in FB 5/23. Other writings and poems of Jesse Reyes can be found in his blog: anadventurecalledlife.com.

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