Anyway, I found it amusing to be eating in what was apparently the "Pope Room," and having this guy stare at me all night long from the center of our table.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Another funny siting (and sitting) moment
Had dinner last night with a church committee at Buca di Beppo. Yes, keep the snickers down, it was that Buca, the "gorge yourself silly" kitschy Italian chain.
Anyway, I found it amusing to be eating in what was apparently the "Pope Room," and having this guy stare at me all night long from the center of our table.
Anyway, I found it amusing to be eating in what was apparently the "Pope Room," and having this guy stare at me all night long from the center of our table.
Star Trek church (architecturally)
Recently visited a church not terribly far from here, and check out the pulpits and platform chairs. Not too hard to imagine them on the production set of a 1st Gen Star Trek episode, no?
I'm sure they looked very hip when they were first installed...
I'm sure they looked very hip when they were first installed...
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
If you can't do it right, just don't do it. Please.
My wife and I just returned from watching the movie adaptation of Prince Caspian, the second of the Narnia series - which turned out to be a complete disaster. The movie, that is.
Not only did they add every variety of kid-oriented adventure movie cliche (up to and including romance between Caspian and Susan), but the writers completely eviscerated all theological allegory from the story. Aslan was trite and almost absent from the storyline, Peter was egotistical all the way through, and the over-arching message (to the extent there still was one) was self-reliance, rather than the goodness and joy of Aslan/God.
What a disaster. I do hope they find better writers for Dawn Treader - or, failing that, some writers who are less hung up on being 'creative' and JUST KEEP TO THE STORY IN THE BOOK!
Not only did they add every variety of kid-oriented adventure movie cliche (up to and including romance between Caspian and Susan), but the writers completely eviscerated all theological allegory from the story. Aslan was trite and almost absent from the storyline, Peter was egotistical all the way through, and the over-arching message (to the extent there still was one) was self-reliance, rather than the goodness and joy of Aslan/God.
What a disaster. I do hope they find better writers for Dawn Treader - or, failing that, some writers who are less hung up on being 'creative' and JUST KEEP TO THE STORY IN THE BOOK!
Friday, May 16, 2008
I love my alma mater!
I just returned from a visit to the old collegiate stomping grounds, and while at one of the student coffee shops (actually at an adjacent college), my wife and I came across this notice:
Not only are the facts footnoted (ahhhh, nerddom), but on another, nearby flier someone came by and corrected a relatively subtle point of grammar (even more deletable nerddom!). As my former pastor would always say, "Isn't it wonderful?"
New Favorite Quote
I've started reading Brennan Manning's Ragamuffin Gospel, and was especially encouraged and convicted by these lines:
I very much want that to be more and more true of my own life.
In essence, there is only one thing God asks of us - that we be men and women of prayer, people who live close to God, people for whom God is everything and for whom God is enough. That is the root of peace.
I very much want that to be more and more true of my own life.
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