March 2012 Blog Posts (5)

This appeared in my in box this morning from Blue Like Jazz producer and director, Steve Taylor.  I thought it was absolutely worth sharing.  I will be at the premiere for the movie on April 13th.  I'm also on the Street Team for the movie.  I hope you'll also be supporting the film by bringing your friends and telling others about it.

The Christian Movie Establishment vs. Blue Like…

I'm not a fan of geese, unless they're flying a few hundred feet overhead in a pretty formation far far away. On the ground they're loud and messy and territorial, with real anger management issues.

We used to live in a development that surrounded two large ponds. Unfortunately, geese decided it was their favorite convention spot. The word got around in Geesedom…

On a network talk show yesterday, Miami Dolphins Wide Receiver Brandon Marshall talked about his struggle in the last year to come to terms with a troubled life that had earned him the dubious title, "The Beast."

While successful on the football field, Marshall has had a history of violence and bad…

I received an email recently that gave me pause and revealed such a word picture in my mind I had to share. It arrived from our Team leader in Hungary, with whom my husband and I will work closely once we get to the mission field. In his note, he encouraged us to answer the question, "How have I experienced Christ ...this year?" and to reflect, journal, and then respond in prayer, gratitude and praise.…

I'm doing "Eat This Book" at Blackhawk Church along with 2,400 "hawkers".  We have made it far enough to see that our God is not altogether patient with His chosen people.  Thank God for Moses or I think He would have swallowed all of them up whole in the desert and I wouldn't be here to write about it.

My own journey through the "wilderness" has been full of grumbling too.  Just ask my Mother.  Growing up in the 70's and even the 80's and being an idealist meant that I…