for Geni...football and movies

Wow, the Redskins won on Sunday. Amazing, huh? (not that I actually watched the game or anything...) And so did the Broncos. Wow.

And, we saw an amazing movie last weekend (really, Geni...a real live movie!). Our pastor does this film night thing, where he invites people from the community to watch a classic movie, and then there's a discussion following. The movie we watched was "Night of the Hunter" with Robert Mitchum...very intense, but a very strong message of redemption. It's not normally the kind of movie I would watch (okay, Geni, most there aren't many movies I ever watch!), but I really loved it, and especially the discussion afterwards. If you haven't seen it, do! But I will warn you, the song "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" will always remind you of this film...but it ends up being one of the coolest things about the movie. It is truly unbelievable that the gospel could be presented so accurately by a man who was trying to discredit the church with this movie.

Love you, dear friend Geni!

Three Quotes from Schaff

This from the series that Joshua & I are reading for our Church History class. I love the way this man uses words...

“For the Holy Spirit does not supersede the gifts and peculiarities of nature, which are ordained by God; He sanctifies them to the service of His kingdom.” (p. 514)

“John’s spirit and style may be compared to a calm, clear mountain-lake which reflects the image of the sun, moon, and stars, while Paul resembles the mountain-torrent that rushes over precipices and carries everything before it; yet there are trumpets of war in John, and anthems of peace in Paul.” (p. 550)

“Plain fishermen of Galilee could not have drawn such a portrait of Jesus if He had not sat for it. It would take more than a Jesus to invent Jesus. They did not create the divine original, but they faithfully preserved and reproduced it.” (p. 581)

~History of the Christian Church, Volume I, by Philip Schaff, 1858