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, who wants to read about that? So much abstraction in my head while the sun …
“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), Amadeus popped into my head. A no-brainer great film about Beauty and the way God …
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 "Mosquito Bite" is shown above.) The film begins as a celebration of this year child's …
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. There is a critical battle going on inside me about identity and choosing new paths. …
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 surprised me, and now I find myself smack in the middle of new possibilities. Again, …
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