Category Archives: Culture

Rugged Romance

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

I was editing a video recently and came across the predictable “Romantic Effect” video editing tool. You know the one. It puts a dreamy blurry weepy air around the person in the shot. The effect tries to give the impression … Continue reading →

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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Posted on January 21, 2012 by

I recently finished reading Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. Hillenbrand has turned an amazing story into a profound book. Hillenbrand also penned Seabiscuit, which was turned into a film, and I can’t imagine it will be long before Unbroken finds it’s way onto the … Continue reading →

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Finding Compañeros (Repost)

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

Note: The “Some Thoughts on ‘How to Talk to Little Girls’” post has generated a lot of interest and brought new people to the blog. I thought I would repost a previous favorite to share with all the new readers. … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on “How to Talk to Little Girls”

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

As a father of a little girl who will have her second birthday in January, I was interested in the recent article titled “How to Talk to Little Girls.” The excellent Huffington Post piece by Lisa Bloom has created a … Continue reading →

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Video of Prayer Before Penn State – Nebraska Football Game

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

Thanks to EdStetzer.com for pointing this video out. -jdl

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Beauty and Grace in Waste Land

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

I recently had the privilege to watch a wonderful documentary: Waste Land. It’s a beautiful film that stirred my soul with both sorrow and hope. I want to tell you about the movie and then offer some thoughts about its … Continue reading →

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Trouble is Not Forever

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

As I watched this video, I felt my troubles shrink and my hopes expand. The beauty of the blues is that they simultaneously proclaim our despair and our hope without minimizing either. In this, blues music is very much like … Continue reading →

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Why Preach a Film-based Sermon Series?

Posted on February 7, 2011 by

People watch movies. People go to church. Most fail to see how the two connect. This is why we have just begun a sermon series called Intersection: Where Christ & Culture meet. My hope is that we equip followers of … Continue reading →

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Finding Compañeros

Posted on July 21, 2010 by

I recently read Lonesome Dove, Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel made famous by the television miniseries many consider the greatest ever (starring Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall). McMurtry’s story follows a group of men on a cattle drive … Continue reading →

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Engaging the New South with the Gospel

Posted on February 27, 2010 by

We launched our church because of the great need in our area for churches with both deep belief in the gospel of Jesus and deep love for the people in our area. Rather than retreating from our world, we wanted to be a … Continue reading →

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