Monthly Archives: September 2008
Musing on Perception
This is the kind of morning on which I wouldn’t normally post. Because I have things on my mind, mostly related to ontology vs. perception, but who wants to read about that? Then there are the church issues, but again, … Continue reading
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“Amadeus” Years Later
The Wednesday night film fellowship got together again last night. We are looking at films this month concerning Beauty, the transcendent kind. As I was thinking about films to watch (we may do My Kid Could Paint That next week), … Continue reading
Filed under Film and Television
My Kid Could Paint That
Jeffrey Overstreet’s article inspired me to go grab My Kid Could Paint That, a documentary by Amir Bar-Lev concerning one Marla Olmstead, a four-year-old painter whose work took the New York Art Scene by storm back in 2005. (Her painting … Continue reading
Filed under Faith and Art
A Critical Time
What I’m experiencing as I go through this initial phase of adjustment to the kids being gone surprises me. I have always been somewhat naive about all kinds of things, so things that might not surprise other people surprise me. … Continue reading
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Newness of the Empty Nest
What I mean by that is that all endings are beginnings. One era gives way to another, and I find myself in the familiar territory of deciding which of several potential paths to take. The depth of the empty nest … Continue reading
Filed under Daily Life, Spirituality
