Delving into the uncertainties of life with enthusiastic curiosity
I have found it incredibly difficult to shake the death of Robin Williams these last couple of days. It’s had me thinking about depression, suicide, celebrity, my own mortality, and the pain of this world that keeps on spinning even as children die over ideological differences or the color of their skin. It’s overwhelming. Robin Williams... Continue Reading →
About twice a year, I get inspired to write an "As Of Late" post, though this is the first time I've titled it as such. This post is that sort of thing, so if you are looking for that N.T. Wright book summary I promised to continue working on, you should move on, but come... Continue Reading →
Short Halloween "movie trailer" I made commemorating the last mow of the season. Some cheesy fun on a cheesy "holiday": By the way, I did this with iMovie on my MacBook Pro. If you are a Mac user and thinking of upgrading to the newest version of iLife, I highly recommend it. The improvements to... Continue Reading →
So much for doing this weekly, right? I won't commit to a weekly update post again, but just for kicks here are some recent highlights and best-of's: Celebrations Krista and I celebrated our three-year anniversary the first week of this month. Now that we are expecting our first child, time seems to be flying by.... Continue Reading →
Last week, I saw Expelled, the new movie from Ben Stein. It has stirred up a mostly negative response from all sides. Here are a couple of quotes from recent reviews: Kenneth R. Miller, a biology professor at Brown University, was particularly harsh in his Op-Ed piece in the Boston Globe: "Expelled is a shoddy piece of... Continue Reading →
When Krista and I heard that certain Christian groups were boycotting The Golden Compass, it made us want to go see it. But after reading more about it, there is room for caution. If you are planning on going to see the movie, which is based on the first book in a trilogy of novels... Continue Reading →
This morning at work we viewed an abridged version of a documentary titled, Beyond the Gates of Splendor, which tells the story of the five missionaries who were killed trying to make contact with the Waodani tribe in the jungles of Ecuador. The story is also the basis for the feature-length film, The End of... Continue Reading →
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