Friday, October 30, 2009

It's a beautiful day today. The sky is mostly clear, the sun is shining, and it's a brisk 55 degrees. The best part of today is that we left the office and drove up to the mountains for a friend's baptism…in the river!We climbed down the riverbank, over some rocks, and perched right next to the water ...
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Friday, October 23, 2009

There's an old story about blind men who each touch a different part of an elephant. When asked what they are touching, they each have a different answer. One touched the trunk, one a leg, one the ear, and one the tail ...
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Friday, October 16, 2009

When you watch a film do you wonder where the idea came from and how long it took the writer to create the plot?Last week I was driving to a friend's home minding my own business when I noticed the car in front of me had a foot sticking out of the trunk. A bare human foot, probably size 8 or 10.Immediately my imagination went into overdrive. Why was a foot sticking out of the trunk? It's October; maybe someone is playing a Halloween prank? On the other hand, maybe the driver killed someone and was hiding the body ...
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Friday, October 9, 2009

I help a friend lead a Bible study for a group of girls from my church, and I'm always looking for tools that will help communicate with them. Even though we all speak English, sometimes it seems like we're speaking a different language. I remember the issues I faced as a teen, and somehow they seem pretty tame compared to what today's students face.This week I hosted a film screening in Fresno for a movie that's coming out in January ...
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Friday, September 25, 2009

What do you do when you're curious about something? Are you a researcher that jumps on the Internet and looks for information? Or do you give it a moment's thought and then move on? How do you decide if it's something you really want to explore?Two independent films that are the results of someone's curiosity are coming out in the next two weeks. The first, Lord Save Us From Your Followers, is a documentary exploring the collision of faith and culture in America. Filmmaker Dan Merchant crossed the country conducting interviews with people on both sides of the faith debate because he wanted to know why the Gospel, which is a message of love, is so divisive ...
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Friday, September 18, 2009

Have you ever seen someone you recognized but just couldn't place? You know that you know them, but you can't remember how? That happened to me last night.I attended a meeting of the Biola Studio Task Force, a Christian film industry networking group. When I first walked in, a woman nearby caught my attention. I recognized her, but couldn't place who she was or how I knew her ...
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Friday, September 11, 2009

Monday I had dinner sitting on the back porch. I was reading, thinking about God's grace, and watching the sun go down. That's pretty unusual for me ...
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Do you know that the average household in Tampa, Florida, uses approximately 36,000 gallons of water per year? I know because my water bill says I used 57,596 gallons of water in the month of July and that seemed extremely high.My first response was to fire off an email to the water company, requesting a review of my bill. Why did they do this to me?When I settled down I was a little embarrassed by my reaction. I didn't say anything I'm ashamed of, but I could have handled it better ...
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Friday, August 28, 2009

Do you hear the "Mister Opportunity" commercials on the radio? You know the ones. There's a knocking sound, then a man comes on and says, "This is Mr. Opportunity and I've got a deal for you." Opportunities bombard us every day via email, telephone and "snail mail." The majority of them are of no interest to us, but a few hit that sweet spot where interest and ability collide ...
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Friday, August 21, 2009

Do you know there is a tradition of giving a certain type of gift for specific anniversary years? According to a website I found, it dates back to the Middle Ages. On the occasion of a 25th or 50th anniversary, a husband would present his wife with a wreath of silver (25) or gold (50).In the early 20th century a new list was created. It suggests gifts of increasing value for each year of marriage ...
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