Olivia and I went to see The Peanut Butter Falcon after school last Monday. We had not heard much about the film beforehand, but the title and premise were intriguing. We decided to give it a try, rather spontaneously, because … Continue reading
Last year, I asked some of the student-leaders in our church for recommendations of their favorite music, books, films, and television series, as a sort of ice-breaker. The resulting list was so intriguing that it fueled much of my summer … Continue reading
Just try to watch this video without smiling. You don’t have to speak Norwegian to follow the story. There’s an element of joy that’s simply contagious from the tone of the man’s voice and expressions on the man’s face. If … Continue reading
I’m not good at keeping up on all the latest music trends. I can’t even remember the last time I went to a concert (unless you count a middle school band concert). But my friends and family (special thanks to … Continue reading
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