Category Archives: movie

a message of gratitude …

I interrupt my regularly scheduled posts of counting joy to bring you this … My 23 year old nephew was recently deployed for his fourth tour of duty. The last couple of weeks, I was sending urgent messages on Twitter and Facebook asking for prayer for him. You see, his lung had spontaneously collapsed while [...]

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blue like jazz {the movie}

I recently went to a screening of Blue Like Jazz, loosely based on the book, Blue Like Jazz from author Donald Miller. Donald’s tagline on the book is “Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality” and he pretty much brings that tagline into the movie. The film has a PG-13 rating and isn’t a typical feel-good “Christian” [...]

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when your iphone takes a swim

Mamas don’t let your babies play with your iPhones {you kinda have to sing this to the Willy Nelson tune}. Roll video please … Soooo … we were at the beach a couple weekends ago when in come the girls with a deer-in-headlights look on their faces. “Hunter dropped your phone in the pool.” Oh [...]

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focused15 :: intentional bible studies

I’m excited to share this resource with you today! Be sure to watch the video below for my specific thoughts … but I’d like to quickly mention … for anyone looking to not only dive deeper into God’s Word, but also have a focused Bible study … this is the one for you! From the [...]

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won’t you join me … (in) RL?

Wondering what (in) RL means? Easy … in. real. life! Here’s the scoop … (in) courage is throwing the biggest party ever … all over the world! And you’re invited to attend … right in my home! The basic idea is to have a community conference right where you live, no travel involved. Well … [...]

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