A rerun, just in time for Father's Day

Sun happening

HT: JT

Shallow Small Group...

HT: TC

Every life has a story

HT: TC

Because this is too good not to post...

HT: Joshua Harris

Solar Death Ray

I am glad my children never thought of this...



HT: TC

A football highlight...

I don't usually post football highlights here: as a matter of fact, this is a first.  But this is an amazing run! (Thanks to TC for posting it!)

And now for something completely different...

HT: TC

Fascinating ideas about time...

HT: TC

Vocapeople

HT: JT via FB

A parody for Friday about Sunday...

"Sunday's Coming" Movie Trailer from North Point Media on Vimeo.

The best seat-belt commercial ever

Play Music: the movie

My friend Lynne has a couple of very talented sons who are teen-aged film makers. Watch their latest film (in two parts) below. It is brilliant. And you can see their previous film here.

Remember the names Benjamin and Nathan Spear. I think they'll be famous one day!

If guys were like girls....

Thanks to ED for posting this. It made me laugh out loud.

Everyone loves a give-away...

Check out the delicious give-away here.

A poke at corporate culture...

The sons of my friend Lynne recently entered this short film in a competition. They did an excellent job, and I thought I would share the fruit of their labors!

Midweek Miscellany

With a photo of pruning a mesquite tree, how about if I prune away a few finds I have been saving for you, Gentle Reader?

Poem of the day: from my friend KL, a beauty by Christina Rosetti

Cartoon of the Day: Took this to my composition class to share today. I will pull it out when I am in my grammar-Nazi mood.

Chocolate of the Day (or month): My friend Renee is doing a whole month of chocolate recipes. Check them out! And last month, she did a month of house-cleaning challenges, each one to take no more than 5 minutes. They were fun: so check out her January posts as well.

Frightening Cultural Trend of the Day: Check out this story from Dr. Veith.

Economics Visual of the Day: Here's a picture of how the US's debt stacks up.

Movie Moment of the Day: I haven't seen Avatar, and am not all that interested in seeing it, but this made me laugh.

Midweek Miscellany

I read a very convicting article today, written by a young Chritian woman who has had four abortions. Her thoughts and reflections are moving. The fact that she needs to speak to the place where there is the most silence, and she idetifies that as the church, is more than heart-breaking! (Thanks to TB) I found A. Kern's short words on climategate interesting and logical, and this article from the NY Times a cross between horrifying and ridiculous. (Al Mohler has a helpful take on this issue here.) I found these salient points about modesty from Time, of all places, helpful. And while we're looking at culture, did you read these powerful reflections from Anthony Esolen?

Christmas funnies

Yesterday, my pastor performed the piece shown here at our annual "'Round the Table Carol Sing." It is a fun "family" time, singing carols and songs fo the season, and several people offering performances and readings. Well, this song had us all in stitches.

Snow Day Miscellany

Today is a snow day here in LA (the LA in New Mexico, that is.) I love the enforced spontaneity of everyone home bound for an unexpected day! And in the lightness of that moment, here are some odd and quirky things I've been saving for you, Gentle Readers.

In the unexpected category, would you believe that Al Mohler blogged about cooking? And as always, his thoughts were edifying. And how about a few words in praise of the cliche? For you film buffs out there, here is an interesting site which is a treasure trove of early films and clips. And speaking of treasures, have you heard about this find?

In the "You've GOT to be kidding" category, this product would make me laugh it it didn't make me feel ill, while this blog made me laugh out loud.

And every day is better with Calvin and Hobbes. Check out a recent favorite here.