Mélange

I feel kind of weird blogging again, having been away for so long. It’s been a crazy-busy few weeks since I last posted. And there’s much that I’ve wanted to write, but I’ve either had no time or no energy or no motivation. So, in no particular order: Started working in the Admissions Office again …

SUNDAY: Call + Response

You’re invited to a special screening of the film “Call + Response: Concert to End Slavery” NEXT SUNDAY, JAN 11th at 6:30pm to honor Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Call + Response is the first feature rockumentary to expose the world’s 27 million most terrifying secrets. There are more slaves today than ever before in human …

Favorite movies of 2008

In reverse alphabetical order: WALL·E: For a movie with not all that much dialogue, where the main characters are two robots that communicate in one-word sentences, this is a keeper. Somehow, Disney make you care, make you think that maybe, just maybe, robots can fall in love. All against the backdrop of an underlying message …

12.25 (or 25.12)

“Do not be afraid,” said the angel, “for see—I bring you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of …

Joseph Lowery to deliver inaugural benediction

There are actually two preachers speaking at the Inauguration, though you might not know it. One is Rick Warren, which everyone knows. The other is Joseph Lowery, a Methodist preacher who was a leader in the civil rights movement, who will be giving the benediction at the inauguration. He’s known as a progressive voice that, …