Archive for December, 2006

I See Choices

No Comments Yet | Posted by matthew on December 24th, 2006 in Christian

“When I look around this room, I see choices. Choices waiting to be made.”
So says Pierre Dulaine, New York dance instructor, played by Antonio Banderas in the movie Take The Lead.
I watched this film again recently and this line stood out to me. He was talking to those commonly known as the “school rejects,” kids [...]

Concise Yet Cogent, And Still Wrong

No Comments Yet | Posted by matthew on December 14th, 2006 in Culture

So a friend and I were looking through the video store isles seeking some randomness to fill an otherwise uneventful evening (no it really wasn’t that bad) and we see several films with the little laurel branches with listings of awards this and that film have won, primarily in Europe, such as Cannes and so [...]

Read My Lips

No Comments Yet | Posted by matthew on December 10th, 2006 in Christian

I believe trust is the most important factor in holding together micro- and macro-relationships (micro = two people, macro = more than two people, up to and including entire societies). I’ve been thinking on this one for a while, like years, but specifically for the last week as I’ve bandied about what exactly I want [...]

Making The Grandiose Human

No Comments Yet | Posted by matthew on December 8th, 2006 in Christian

The Nativity Story is a wonderful, powerful, yet so human retelling of the the story we all know so well. The best part of this film is that it tells the stories of Joseph and Mary in such a way that we see their humanity (for me this was a first). I’ve always known that [...]

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