Life is a frustrating series of boundaries. I’ve always hated the things I can’t do, lack the talent to accomplish, or won’t find the access to attempt. And now, as a father, I will be forced into the role of “them”. I’m now part of …
Read MoreUnwelcome Extremities
I’ve been thinking about two news events which happened within 24hrs of each other on Christmas day 2009: Two men with deeply held religious beliefs illegally traveled into other countries to spread their messages. Neither succeeded, but both made news. And though the news coverage …
Read More36 and Counting…
Well, Bodie, you’re here. And I spent yesterday, your birthday, in a strange time machine, concerned about three generations of people at once. My parents, who told me stories of my birth with tears in their eyes. Your mother, who endured the odd sensations of …
Read MoreGOD & DOG II
Many of you told me you enjoyed the previous post on this topic. Now when I say “many”, I’m aware that there’s about 3 of you, so any two would actually represent a sweeping majority more clear than our last four Presidential elections… But I …
Read MoreWhere Were You…
I’m a child of 80s pop culture. Those were my defining years. And I’m a story teller and filmmaker, so the films from that era shaped me. And the iconic films of the 80s were mostly made by one man, John Hughes. He died suddenly …
Read MoreOne Giant Leap…
Forty years ago today a man first set foot on the surface of the moon. Neil Armstrong left a boot print and uttered his immortal “One small step for man, one giant leap for Mankind.” And here I am, suddenly struck by how much this …
Read MoreNo man left behind…
I’m suddenly awash in blog topics, but this felt like something I should write the minute I felt inspired. No, inspired is wrong. Challenged is a better word. I attend a gathering of Christians in the entertainment industry – an odd group who are way …
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