11 Apr
blue like jazz {the movie}
I recently went to a screening of Blue Like Jazz, loosely based on the book, Blue Like Jazz from author Donald Miller. Donald’s tagline on the book is “Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality” and he pretty much brings that tagline into the movie.
The film has a PG-13 rating and isn’t a typical feel-good “Christian” film, instead it explores Christianity in a raw, honest, and thought provoking way. It definitely isn’t for the judgmental … here are a few of my thoughts {if you’re reading through an RSS feed, be sure to pop over to my blog to view the video} …
I really, really encourage you to see the film and if you can make it this weekend … opening weekend, it would benefit the film and future Christian films greatly! And if you can’t make it this weekend, go as soon as you can! :)
Please be so kind to share this with a friend?
Other resources:
Donald Miller’s blog
Reviews of Blue Like Jazz
Does God Exist {thoughts from Don}
Donald Miller on Facebook
Donald Miller on Twitter {#bluelikejazz}
23 Mar
when your iphone takes a swim
Mamas don’t let your babies play with your iPhones {you kinda have to sing this to the Willy Nelson tune}. Roll video please …
Soooo … we were at the beach a couple weekends ago when in come the girls with a deer-in-headlights look on their faces.
“Hunter dropped your phone in the pool.”
Oh boy!
It still looked like it was working. And for the most part it was. Some tricky things here and there with the sound, but everything else was basically working fine.
End of story.
Or was it? I really never got any other details, other than “Hunter dropped your phone in the pool.” The girls had a couple of friends along and I could feel the tension of the girls waiting to see how I could react. All eyes were on me … but …
Cool as a cucumber I was! And kinda proud of it too! :)
Anyway … I couldn’t believe my luck when I was downloading the thousands of photos/videos they’d taken and saw this video!
Are you curious about “poopsalot?” Let me fill you in … there were birds landing in the pool and … well … they were … pooping a lots. Hence, they received the names of Poopsalot.
And the classic moment, “Don’t drop that phone in there.” “I’m not!” And then “Slpooosh, garble, garble.”
Never a dull moment ’round here … never a dull moment!
Happy weekend y’all … don’t know ’bout you, but I’ll be eating cake with a certain ten-year-old birthday girl!
{if you’re reading from an RSS feed, please hop over to my website to view the video … I promise you … it’s priceless!}
Posted in beach, hunter, movie, random
22 Mar
focused15 :: intentional bible studies
I’m excited to share this resource with you today! Be sure to watch the video below for my specific thoughts … but I’d like to quickly mention … for anyone looking to not only dive deeper into God’s Word, but also have a focused Bible study … this is the one for you!
From the author:
You may be thinking you don’t have time to dig into the Bible the way you want to—or the way you think you should. You may think that a deep study of scripture is only for the pastor, the seminary student, or the uber-spiritual.
You’re wrong—the “ordinary” Christian can learn to to study the Bible on his own.
The every-day believer can train her eye to discover the life-changing truths held in scripture.
You can dig into the Bible and find truths for yourself-all it takes is fifteen focused minutes.
In Focused15, I’ll show you how to look at scripture through a different lens each day. We’ll use tools already at our fingertips, with methods proven through history, with a structure that is easy to follow…
…all in fifteen minutes day.
If you are ready to take your personal Bible study to the next level, but not sure how, Focused15 is for you.
Trust me! I know you’ll love it! Focus15 is available for Kindle and Nook and you can purchase the PDF download from the Focused15 website. Let me know what you think …
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Posted in bible, bible study, movie, resources
30 Jan
won’t you join me … (in) RL?
Wondering what (in) RL means? Easy … in. real. life!
Here’s the scoop … (in) courage is throwing the biggest party ever … all over the world! And you’re invited to attend … right in my home! The basic idea is to have a community conference right where you live, no travel involved. Well … unless you’re one of my Wisconsin peeps and wanna come down with the ol’ Bible study gang!! Just sayin’ …
Okay, off track there … got a little excited!
Anyway, I don’t have all the exact details yet, but if you’re a reader of my blog and live close by, I’d love if you stepped out in faith with me and sign up to attend! If you have any questions, just shoot me a note!
I have some links at the bottom of the page that will give you more information, as well as a link to sign up for my particular meetup. And please … take a few minutes to watch the videos put together for this special event! I think the first one will bless you regardless if you sign up to attend or not.
(in) RL website
q&a for conference
registration {register first}
sign up for my gathering {then sign up}
Posted in (in) courage, movie
4 Jan
computer hijack!
So … while in Exuma recently, the girls thought it a grand idea to hijack mom’s computer while she was helplessly making dinner. I heard it all from the kitchen … mostly screaming and Wynter’s Broadway production of Winter Wonderland … but the real treat came when I opened photobooth and found exactly what they were up to!
They put together little skits, threw in some random singing, screaming, eyeballing {you’ll see}, swinging, itching, and a little fighting shoving. The highlights are Piper’s crazy intertwined throughout, and Wynter’s commitment to her song while dodging pushing Piper on the swing, amidst Piper’s crazy. I also did quite enjoy Wynter’s big finish!
Little Hunt makes a couple of appearances, but is mostly being bossed directed by her demanding older sisters.
Note: You may need to watch it twice for full effect. And I’m thinking 3D glasses would’ve been handy for those scary moments Piper almost takes out the computer with her feet.
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Posted in exuma, hunter, movie, piper, wynter
