At the NW Church, we're launching into a study of Jesus through the eyes of John, wondering how this "disciple whom Jesus loved" thought and felt about the Christ. Our understanding of Jesus shifts with maturity, with cultural change, and as we experience life with him, so our study of how the apostle with the …
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, 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. …
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