All is Lost

"Somewhere in the Indian Ocean ("1700 nautical miles from the Sumatra Straits"), a man (Robert Redford) says, "I'm sorry. I know that means little at this point, but I am. I tried. I think you would all agree that I tried. To be true, to be strong, to be kind, to love, to be right, but I wasn't." He declares, "All is lost." (Wikipedia)

Just musing...

This made me laugh when I opened my bible. It was the first verse in my daily reading.

“A wise man wouldn’t answer with such empty talk! You are nothing but a windbag. 
The wise don’t engage in empty chatter. 
What good are such words?” ~‭Job‬ ‭15‬:‭2-3‬ (NLT)

It's funny to me because we have leapt into mass hysteria, and we are not considering the source of some of the empty words we hear and see on Facebook.

~Kathy 

The Insurrection of the Church

Insurrection: Organized opposition intended to change or overthrow existing authority

Yesterday, I finally found the movie, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, in a Redbox machine.  I have been checking and checking, but all the machines said it was "out of stock."  I loved this movie.  If you haven't seen this yet, I highly recommend it.  (Caution: spoiler alert)

What's my Identity?

This past weekend, I both finished reading the book, Divergent, and watched the movie.  I have to admit, the book was quite compelling and better than the movie.  I did, however, enjoy seeing the Chicago landscape in the background of the movie version.

Upcoming Movie - The Song

I came across this movie trailer on Facebook the other day, as Kyle Idleman was promoting it on his page.  Kyle is one of my favorite writers.  If you are not familiar with his work, just check out some previous book reviews of mine: Are You a Fan or a Follower?; Gods at War; or AHA - Awakening. Honesty. Action.

Saved Alone (the story behind "It is Well With my Soul")

This morning, our wonderful children's pastor gave the message about revival can be found in deepest of valleys.  She used a video that illustrated this point, using the story behind the composing of the hymn, "It is Well With My Soul."  The video link is here.

When I heard Lynn give the message, I remembered a recent blog post written by a brother in Christ, Carl Middleton.  What follows is from his blog.

Aftermath

Last night a major storm hit our town, hitting just as I was heading home from an evening board meeting.  I found myself feeling nervous and scared as the rain poured down and lightning was striking all around.  I couldn't see very well, and I just wanted to get home.

The next morning, I saw it.  I saw the aftermath of that powerful storm.  I just had to stop and take pictures of each tree I found along the way back to work.