My family recently watched the series finale from Parks and Recreation. Have you ever seen it (the series or the finale)? The show’s final episode is a series of “Flash-Forward” events for each character, projecting their lives into the future … Continue reading
I don’t know why it never occurred to me before. But I recently saw the newest Spider-Man movie with my kids, and it totally hit me on a different wavelength than any other time I’ve considered the Spider-Man story-line. As … Continue reading
At H2O Kent’s recent Ten Year Anniversary Celebration, we showed a video which offered a retrospective of the church’s first ten years. God has done (and is doing) great things!
My Amsterdam friend, Patricia van Engelen, posted this article about How the Dutch Created a Casual Biking Culture — and I resonated with it on so many levels. This explains why I use my bicycle the way I do in … Continue reading
The movie opens with a familiar face in an unfamiliar setting: Mister (Fred) Rogers sitting at a grand piano, sleeves rolled up, talking to the camera about his philosophy regarding children’s television. The footage is black-and-white, poorly-lit. The tone and … Continue reading
This evening my kids and I got to visit a live broadcast of one of our favorite podcasts: Road Trippin’ with RJ and Channing — featuring two players from the World Champion Cleveland Cavaliers — and there was some extra-special … Continue reading
This video is a brilliant example of satire: across cultures, across linguistic divides, and across political ideologies. I’m seriously impressed with the way the comedy was executed in a way that makes sense to both Dutch audiences and American audiences. The … Continue reading
I’m a big believer in the power of visual storytelling. It’s why I studied video production in college and spent much of the first several years of my ministry roaming around with a camera on my shoulder or sitting behind an editing … Continue reading
Yesterday was the first day in a year for which no photograph was posted to my Instagram account. I never started with the intention to do one of those “Photo-a-Day” things. After some friends convinced me to set up an … Continue reading
I love losers. Especially when it comes to television. One of my favorite programs of all time — a groundbreaking, critically-acclaimed comedy-drama series by Aaron Sorkin — was canceled after just two seasons. 45 episodes. Sorkin, of course, went on … Continue reading
