Posts from 2010 (Page 3)

Posts from 2010 (Page 3)

Appalachia 2010 Update #1

Today we hit the work sites for the first time and accomplished more than we could have ever hoped. The Deck Crew tore down a covered porch, cleaned up, and built the foundation for the new porch and arrived home by 2:30! Amazing! This team was led by Chris Wolschon and Jeff Johnson. For me the best part of this crew is that they invited Ethan in and he worked all day! He…

A Position of Strength

Hebrews 11 Moses is commended for turning his back on the passing pleasures of sin- he was raised in wealth and privilege, a lot like me. But he chose to be identified with the Hebrews, the slaves- which reminds me of Mother Teresa, not me. Moses. His parents defied the law and did not allow their newborn son to be killed. Then they place him in a basket in a river and he…

The Reviews are in…

Following up on our first experience with The Reel Story, we seem to have gotten off to a good start. The discussion was very insightful and I think we were all challenged to think a bit more deeply about the movies that we see. It was great to move past the all too common approach of whether a movie was “a good Christian movie”, or had “redeeming value”, into looking at…

The Point

So, a tree falls in the woods and there is no one around. No one to hear it. No one to see it. Maybe it is a woods so thick and so large that the flowers growing on the forest floor are not seen by anyone. They are beautiful, but no one knows. So what is the point? What is the point of a beautiful flower that no one will see. What is the point of a falling tree that…

Hollywood and God – The Reel Story

“Art is the embodiment of man’s response to reality and his attempt to order his experience of that reality. Man has always and will continue to express his hope and excitement, as well as his fears and reservations about life, death, and what it means to be human through the arts. He will seek to express his world through all available means, and presently that…

Are you OUT OF CONTROL?

One of the most difficult things in parenting is knowing how much to oversee our kids.  When do we let them go?  How much is enough rope to give them? These are the issues surrounding the issue of “helicopter parenting”.  There is a new book out that has been looking at these issues in depth. Check out this interview with the author and let me know what you…