bread&tea

To explain the title, I'm starting a new type of blog post, hence the parentheses. I like using them so people can immediately tell what some posts are going to be like. Such as (movie review), (1-page), (poem or song), and now (scripture study). Specifically taking one or a few verses and talking about what I've found interesting in them. That aside.... Proverbs 20:5 says, "The purposes of a man's heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out." Now I shall explain why I love this verse. The main reason is because from what I see, there are at least two different views to look at it from. That of looking inward at our own hearts, or outward towards others'. First, it would be easy enough to say that the heart is like deep waters, but instead the verse says purposes . Specifically moving from generic, to personal. Then water, which could mean a variety of things. Off the top of my head I'd say plentiful, thick, or most likely, burie...

For a very long time I have held off beginning a novel. It's only existence is in pencil sketching maps and bare-bones plotlines, but it has tenuously held my mind with surprising strength despite efforts to ignore it. My reasoning being that I know for myself that I cannot write this book the way I want it written; I simply do not have the skill yet. Stupid reasoning! I will never get good enough to write the story the way I want it written unless I write stories, and I don't have any I want to write but this one. So, I'm writing it now, and when I'm done, I will be good enough to go through and redo it the way it was meant to be done. That said, it is with immense happiness that I share with you tonight, the prelude. I will not be posting the entirety of the story as I write it though. With revision in mind, this is not the final draft. I sincerely hope you enjoy this first step, rough edges and silliness and all.             ...

Today I had the privilege of attending Faith Bible Church in Lincoln Nebraska, which had a special group from Sweden doing the music and sermon this Sunday. Of special note, they played  "How Great Thou Art", which was originally from Sweden. Cool! I wish I had more information about this group, as they are doing a tour to raise awareness (and prayerfully money and missionaries too) about Sweden's highly secularized society. Good stuff. I was thinking about one of the songs we sang today. “Come, Now Is The Time To Worship”, I love this song. It's perfect for playing before going to church, or while doing chores in the home, or driving in the car, but not in church. I don't mean it's wrong to sing it in church, just that I don't like to. After getting cleaned up, dressed up, prettied up, and driving the nicest car available to church, it doesn't feel right to be singing, “Come, just as you are”. Real life just isn't all of those at once most of th...

A few days ago we had a beautiful sunset. These things are seriously underrated. The ground was dark brown and moist, and the sky was still a royal blue color. The sun was orange, naturally, but it starkly contrasted with the royal blue sky. It looked like a computer wallpaper, enhanced to look more vibrant, except this was the real deal. Unfortunately, although I took some pictures to see if I could capture the scene, seventy-five percent of sunset pictures don't impress or otherwise seem like anything special to others. Because, apart from the fact that pictures are a millionth the size of the sky, people just don't seem to appreciate sunsets. "Yada yada, I wish I could live in Pandora". Oh please. It's depressing how blind humans are. Just look at this world, Pandora is like a gaudy nightclub compared to the earth's serene magnificence. Okay, so maybe people wish they could live in a nightclub, but I can't imagine it. Or actually I can, I just don...

Most have heard, and know the main idea of the story of Little Red Riding Hood. The premise of this movie is not to retell that story, but to use the idea and setting for something entirely new. A brilliant idea, as it turns out, as using something already widely known and familiar, and yet making it different, is one of the most sure routes to success. Hoodwinked is animated, and for anyone who has seen several animated films, they will know that it is not all the same. This movie is/was low budget, which for some may be very grating to watch, as most of the movie looks as though improvement could be made. The extras mention that the film was started with five thousand dollars with which they bought two computers. As an amateur animator myself, I loved seeing how well this team did with the resources available. Bottom line, it may not dazzle, but it's by no means ugly. Animation tends to encourage a suspension of unbelief, and the bright colors, lush sets, and lighting are all u...