07/29/10
One of my favorite movies is the 1985 cult classic “Goonies.” The movie follows the adventures of a band of youth as they try to save their city. One of the youth was a boy nicknamed “Data” played by Jonathan Ke Quan. Quan plays a young techno-geek who creates cool devices to accomplish every day [...]
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07/28/10
I started this series based on Zombieland as a means of trying to get me to blog more consistently. For awhile, I was trapped in trying to make every entry profound. I figured that this would be a good way to keep it light but at the same time keep me blogging. Previous entry in [...]
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07/26/10
You know the story: boy meets girl, they fall in love, they get married and start a family. It’s a very familir story for many, but this isn’t their story. This is the story of Jesse and Laura. This is a story of redemption and love. I first met Jesse at one of the Night [...]
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07/20/10
This is probably not the most edifying movie to watch but I have to admit that I did watch it and I did enjoy it. I probably won’t be recommending this movie to everyone, but it was definitely one of the funnier comedies I’ve seen in awhile. The movie follows a young man nicknamed “Columbus” [...]
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07/19/10
I watched “Instinct” this weekend. Apart from having an amazing cast of actors, the movies had some great dialog. There is a scene in the movie that has become the inspiration of this entry: In a dramatic fashion, Dr. Ethan Powell (Anthony Hopkins) helps the young Dr. Theo Caulder (Cuba Gooding Jr.) realize that as [...]
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05/14/10
So for one of my classes I had to take a personality test called 16PF. Apparently this test is the most accurate test and it cost mucho $$$ to take (which is part of my tuition apparently). The point of taking the test is to help me understand who I am and how I function. [...]
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05/13/10
Every once in awhile I come across a book with ideas that resonate deeply with me and shape me. I recently read a book by Joseph Hellerman called When the Church Was a Family Not only did I read it, in class I was able to sit down with Joseph Hellerman and discuss his book [...]
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05/03/10
O Lord, No day of my life has passed that has not proved me guilty in they sight. Prayers have been uttered from a prayerless heart; Praise has been often praiseless sound; My best services are filthy rags. Blessed Jesus, let me find a covert in thy appeasing wounds. Though my sins rise to heaven [...]
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05/03/10
Two people can be practicing the same exact practice but their motives or the driving force behind the practice can be completely different. For example, during a worship service one person might be signing out of genuine love for God but another person might be singing out of genuine fear of being struck down for [...]
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05/03/10
The realities is that the face of missions is changing because the world is exponentially changing. We live in a post-Christian western world, that is rapidly transforming. The implication of this for the church is that missional thinking must change. Old paradigms and mission methods must now be re-evaluated. Here’s Alan Hirsch sharing about this [...]
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