Waiting for Superman

Superman flying over Earth's atmosphere

Look, Up In The Sky. It’s A Bird. It’s a Plane. It’s Superman! Something is wrong on planet Earth. The world is turned upside down and  people from every walk of  life are looking for someone to fix it. People are looking for a super man. Regardless of whether the crisis embodies the failures of the public school system or our looming economic and social collapse, our 21st century problems seem so insurmountable  that only a super man can solve them. The documentary Waiting for Superman (2010) by Davis Guggenheim and Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns (2006) both echo an age old, … [Read more...]

A Texas-sized Christmas Card

Luke 2:11

A Message from Our Savior Lutheran School Houston, Texas They don't believe in sitting on the fence. I like that. … [Read more...]

Beauty for Ashes

Precious

I just finished watching the movie Precious.  OMG. I knew this would be a tough movie to watch, but this was more like a hard swift punch to the gut.  This is not your mother's chick flick. It ain't no fairy tale either. Incest, rape, instability, bitterness, shame and rage set the stage for the little shop of horrors that Precious calls home. The film's opening voice-over signals the ugliness to come. My name is Clairice "Precious" Jones. I wish I had a light-skinned boyfriend with real nice hair. And I wanna be on the cover of a magazine. But first I wanna be in one of them BET … [Read more...]

I Am Not Ashamed

I Am Not Ashamed logo. Inspired by the verses found in Romans 1:16

Christianity is on the ropes. Christians - believers in and followers of Jesus Christ - are being mocked and ridiculed into silence in schools, in the workplace, and in the arena of public opinion. It is getting so bad that Evangelist Franklin Graham believes a time is fast approaching when the preaching of the Gospel will be considered "hate speech." Franklin's comments earlier this year was the impetus for the I Am Not Ashamed campaign that was launched in March by Answers in Genesis, an apologetics ministry. The initial campaign kickoff last Spring showcased people from various … [Read more...]