Gorillas in the Mist (with Phil Collins)

Apes are getting more and more talented each day.
Not only are they learning to excel in their musical skills, but they are excelling in their good taste in music.

check out our church's new website!

www.ringcommunity.org

First Day of School!!!!

It's my turn to go back to school!!! Tuesday was my first day back at the seminary and it was great to be back on campus. Don't I look excited? Like a Kindergartener on her first day :)

 
 

Psalm 23

"Be Kind Rewind"

A good while ago, I heard about this movie directed by Michel Gondry who directed "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", and I have always thought that it sounded like a really
cool and funny movie.
From the looks of the preview, I'm thinking that it's gonna be pretty good!.


CLICK HERE to watch the preview.

Citizens!

If you don't know much about your potential Presidential candidates...it's time to get started.  I have a lot I need to learn, and this website (OntheIssues.org) , I am finding is a great start!

CLICK HERE to visit the On the Issues website

See this Movie #3

Last night, Lindsey and I watched this documentary called "The Boys of Baraka".  It is about a group of middle school boys in a lower class urban area of Baltimore, Maryland.  The boys are selected to go to a boarding school of sorts in Kenya for two years.

This documentary is shot with gritty honesty, and thus, at times it is painful to watch.  However, I would highly recommend to take time and watch this movie.  If you have a family, watch it with your family and talk about it afterwards. (Just for your info, the movie is rated "R" for a few scenes where the boys and the families speak with rough language.)  If you take time to watch this movie, I guarantee that your eyes will be opened, or at least you will be reminded of the fact that there are kids all over the world (and even in our backdoor)...who are in desparate need to

 be loved.

Fun with the FAM

We just got back from vacation with our family a week or so ago. Here are a couple of pics. The first one you will notice Jonathan and I in the kitchen cooking! Yes, we can cook :) Each family took a night and cooked and we chose to make veggie lasagna. Everything went great, except we forgot to mix in the cottage cheese! Oh well, it was still tasty and nobody got sick...

Family pic, excluding our brother-in-law, Mikal. He was taking the picture.

Kids, kids, and more kids!

and this last one is of Mikal...we can't leave him out!!

The Bible Experience

Last year, a Bible recording was released called the Bible Experience.  It is a reading of the Bible where each person in the Bible is dramatized by an actor or somebody else.

Some of these actors include Angela Basset, Samuel L. Jackson, and Denzel Washington. 

I have listened to it, and I think it is pretty sweet.  Yes, there are a few moments of "cheese" here and there, but this interpretation is one of the better dramatizations of the Bible that I have heard.  So, if you get a chance, try it out.  You can download any of the New Testament right now from iTunes, and the rest will be released in November.

Check out this interview on CBS with Denzel Washington and his wife about their thoughts on the Bible.  (Click Here)

If you happen to be in Austin...

Sorry about the gap between posts lately.  We've been doing a good bit of traveling, and I will also be out of town next week!  Summer is moving at lightening speed!

Anyway, if by any chance you happen to be near Austin, Texas this next weekend, you should take time and check out this arts festival.  It is put on by a really cool guy who works as a minister to artists in Austin.    For More information check out this website. Or this one!

Return of the 500

When my family lived in Italy...these cars were abundant in the streets.  The Fiat 500 was a very popular car not because of it's cool factor but because it was affordable, practical, and could be parked everywhere.  (This may take away my cool factor, but I actually think they are pretty sweet cars.)  These cars had actually not been in distribution since 1975, but now...32 years later...they have returned.

Here is a video of the 2008 Fiat 500...and a little bonus, after that, you can see a little footage of the Old "500"

Also, here is a link to the Fiat 500 Website (CLICK HERE)

See this Movie #2

We're in the middle of summer, and "big-budget" blockbuster movies are all over the place. (And there's a heap  of them that cost a lot of money, and are quite possibly a waste of money to see) I don't know how often you go to the theater, but if I can be so bold to say that if you are to choose one movie to go to this summer, I would suggest Pixar's "Ratatouille".

I don't want to be that guy who hypes up the movie so much, and then you are let down...so I'm just gonna say this:  If you want a sure-shot of entertainment, while also seeing a beautifully animated movie that celebrates living life with passion, determination and pursuit of creativity and excellence...then set aside a couple bucks (well, 8-10 bucks a ticket I guess is more accurate)...and go see this movie!  Let me know what you think!