Sorry I've not updated in a while, I've just been busy with everything else.
Exams went well last week, and I was all done by Tuesday at 1:30.
I haven't had much time to post here since I worked 40+ hours last week, and 30 some hours this week. (Not a lot of fun to work THAT much, but it's good for the Christmas fund)
Went Christmas caroling with Keith, Emily, Jacquie, Jeremy, Eric, Dallas, Jenny, Amy, and Val on Sunday. It was awkward, yet fun. Afterward we watched Casablanca since Dave recommended it for our next Wed. night Bible study discussion. It was alright for an older movie, but it isn't one of my favorites.
It's been a while since I've come out of a movie without at least a FEW good things to say, but last night I saw The Family Stone, and it just wasn't that good.
Ted Dekker is a great author! I finished his newest book, Showdown, yesterday. It's really cool and presents great pictures of sacrifice, love, and the fight between good and evil. It's the first of his books that I've read, but it definitely won't be the last.
I can't wait for Christmas! Pastor Bill's message on Sunday really got my excited again for what it's all about. The Word became flesh!!!!!!
The only bummer is that I have to work on Christmas Eve, and we're leaving right when I get out of work for Detroit, so I'll miss the Christmas Eve service.
Been thinking about Christmas carols lately, and I've got a question for you all to consider:
Does anyone actually tell "scary ghost stories" on Christmas???
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Saturday, December 10, 2005
Once a King or Queen in Narnia, Always a King or Queen
I saw The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe tonight, and I'd have to say that it far exceeded my best expectations. One of the best and most faithful adaptations of a book to movie that I have ever seen. I knew it was done right when I literally got chills when Aslan first appeared.
The symbolism is spread throughout so beautifully that you can't help but come away from it in awe. One of the quotes from the series that comes to my mind when I reach the end of the movie is kind of a "what now?" answer. In one of the books, Lucy is disappointed about not seeing Aslan again, and he answers her in this way:
This story gives us yet another picture of God's story fleshed out through our art forms.
So many stories give us a glimpse of Jesus and his sacrifice (LOTR, Shawshank Redemption, the Matrix, Star Wars, etc). I think we're drawn to these stories and movies because it's telling us the story that we're all playing a part in: God's story. The greatest epic ever told.
It's so easy to get caught up in these fantasy world's of epic fights between good and evil and of ultimate sacrifice, but we need to be remembering that this is a true story that's still being told. God's story is infinitely more epic and more beautiful. His love for us runs infinitely deeper. His plan is infinitely more magnificent. We should walk away from every day in the awe of what He's done for us.
Wow.
Something I don't get to do that often is write just for fun. I think I'm going to take some time within the next week and jot down some thoughts and maybe a poem to kinda organize how I feel about it all. Until then, I'll leave you with something that I didn't write, but is incredibly awesome.
Remembering You
Steven Curtis Chapman
I found You in the most unlikely way
But really it was You who found me
And I found myself in the gifts that You gave
You gave me so much and I
I wish You could stay
but I'll, I'll wait for the day
Chorus
And I watch as the cold winter melts into spring
And I'll be remembering You
Oh and I'll smell the flowers and hear the birds sing
and I'll be remembering You, I'll be remembering You
From the first moment when I heard Your name
Something in my heart came alive
You showed me love and no words could explain
A love with the power to
Open the door
To a world I was made for
And I watch as the cold winter melts into spring
And I'll be remembering You
Oh and I'll smell the flowers and hear the birds sing
and I'll be remembering You, I'll be remembering You
The dark night, the hard fight
The long climb up the hill knowing the cost
The brave death, the last breath
The silence whispering all hope was lost
The thunder, the wonder
A power that brings the dead back to life
I wish You could stay
But I'll wait for the day
And though You've gone away
You come back
And I watch as the cold winter melts into spring
And I'll be remembering You
Oh and I'll smell the flowers and hear the birds sing
and I'll be remembering You, I'll be remembering You
And I'll watch as the sun fills a sky that was dark
And I'll be remembering You
And I'll think of the way that You fill up my heart
And I'll be remembering You
I'll be remembering You
I'll be remembering You
I'll be remembering You
I'll be remembering You
The symbolism is spread throughout so beautifully that you can't help but come away from it in awe. One of the quotes from the series that comes to my mind when I reach the end of the movie is kind of a "what now?" answer. In one of the books, Lucy is disappointed about not seeing Aslan again, and he answers her in this way:
"But you shall meet me, dear one... But there I have a different name. You must learn to know me by that name."
This story gives us yet another picture of God's story fleshed out through our art forms.
So many stories give us a glimpse of Jesus and his sacrifice (LOTR, Shawshank Redemption, the Matrix, Star Wars, etc). I think we're drawn to these stories and movies because it's telling us the story that we're all playing a part in: God's story. The greatest epic ever told.
It's so easy to get caught up in these fantasy world's of epic fights between good and evil and of ultimate sacrifice, but we need to be remembering that this is a true story that's still being told. God's story is infinitely more epic and more beautiful. His love for us runs infinitely deeper. His plan is infinitely more magnificent. We should walk away from every day in the awe of what He's done for us.
Wow.
Something I don't get to do that often is write just for fun. I think I'm going to take some time within the next week and jot down some thoughts and maybe a poem to kinda organize how I feel about it all. Until then, I'll leave you with something that I didn't write, but is incredibly awesome.
Remembering You
Steven Curtis Chapman
I found You in the most unlikely way
But really it was You who found me
And I found myself in the gifts that You gave
You gave me so much and I
I wish You could stay
but I'll, I'll wait for the day
Chorus
And I watch as the cold winter melts into spring
And I'll be remembering You
Oh and I'll smell the flowers and hear the birds sing
and I'll be remembering You, I'll be remembering You
From the first moment when I heard Your name
Something in my heart came alive
You showed me love and no words could explain
A love with the power to
Open the door
To a world I was made for
And I watch as the cold winter melts into spring
And I'll be remembering You
Oh and I'll smell the flowers and hear the birds sing
and I'll be remembering You, I'll be remembering You
The dark night, the hard fight
The long climb up the hill knowing the cost
The brave death, the last breath
The silence whispering all hope was lost
The thunder, the wonder
A power that brings the dead back to life
I wish You could stay
But I'll wait for the day
And though You've gone away
You come back
And I watch as the cold winter melts into spring
And I'll be remembering You
Oh and I'll smell the flowers and hear the birds sing
and I'll be remembering You, I'll be remembering You
And I'll watch as the sun fills a sky that was dark
And I'll be remembering You
And I'll think of the way that You fill up my heart
And I'll be remembering You
I'll be remembering You
I'll be remembering You
I'll be remembering You
I'll be remembering You
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