Live.Awake

Paul Newman has died at age 83.  I thought I’d post a clip from one of my favorite movies, “Cool Hand Luke”.
It’s interesting to me that Newman has very few lines in this scene and the camera focus is rarely on him yet he remains the focal point.  Maybe that’s what they call “presence”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVXKOb5EE7Y

I preached a message this Sunday that was the expression of what I have learned thus far in an ongoing period of deep conviction about idolatry.  Specifically, the king of all American idols: Money.  It was a tad raw (at least it felt that way), but sometimes that’s the best way to communicate.  If I’m [...]

This blog has not been working well for me for a few months.  The church and the web business has grown to the point where I don’t have time to write long posts like I did at the beginning.  I’ve since discovered Twitter and have found it to be liberating.  Only having 140 characters to [...]

Wow. “He’s our promised seed?” It’s like a bad dream.  I miss “Uncle Jesse” from the previous video.  His groovy jive would have been awesome during the rippin’ guitar solo in this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IwuPbT_tbE

I’ve now picked up 2, and a possible 3, web jobs this week. Thank God or panic? #
@emilymitchell LOL! I want a picture… #
preparing teach my Amer Lit class today. Geez it’s been a while since I read Moby Dick… #
class went well. I’m home now tweaking my sermon for Sunday. [...]