It seems that the current economic slow-down / crisis may affect the planned next 5 Narnia movies. As I was catching up on my blog reading this morning I was disappointed to learn that Disney has pulled away from Walden Media, and will no longer be co-financing the Narnia franchise. Personally, I did not have [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Narnia Disappointment
Posted in Video on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Roller Coasters & Hosea
Posted in Bible, Church, Old Testament on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The following is an excerpt from my message at New Minas Baptist Church last Sunday: Hosea was a prophet of God – a prophet is someone who brings God’s message to the people. Normally prophets would bring God’s message through their words. However, God chose to use Hosea’s life and marriage to convey a message [...]
Christmas Quiz
Posted in Bible, Children's Ministry, Christmas, Church, Jesus on December 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
On Sunday past I was filling in as a small group leader [Sunday school teacher type] for both the grade 3/4 boys and the grade 3/4 girls. Normally I don’t lead either group, but being the Christmas season, both regular leaders were away. The theme for the morning, from Faith Weaver [our curriculem], was Jesus [...]
Winter Concert
Posted in Christmas, Family on December 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Monday night was the “Winter Concert” at New Minas Elementary. The concert was really well put together and the children sang well, the songs were well chosen for the setting and were fun. The part that was sad for me was seeing a crowded room and several hundred children all celebrating the Holiday of Christmas [...]
Children’s Artwork
Posted in Artwork, Family on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Our children are prolific creators of ‘art.’ I know that this is not a gene that they have inherited from me, it must be from Sharalyn [who has created a toll painted village this Christmas]. They color, draw, cut, glue, and create wild inventions from paper [and the recycling boxes in general] constantly. We often [...]