How To Train Your Dragon (In 2D)

Laura and I elected to not pay a surcharge for fancy 3D. Directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois?!?!?! That’s what you get, Disney! Well, then again Disney couldn’t make a movie like this one, but my point is somehow still valid! Not really, I’m just stubborn. Anyways – as I understand it, Chris and Dean were key players at Disney’s Florida animation studio (located inside Disney’s MGM Studios before the name change and before they shut it down) and were partially responsible for Mulan (1998) and almost wholly responsible for Lilo and Stitch (2002), which are two of my favorite post-Frank Wells animated feature films (Chris was also prominantly featured along with other crew members of Mulan in Drawn to Animation at Disney’s California Adventure until it was replaced with The Animation Academy). To the best of my understanding, Chris Sanders left or was fired after which Disney turned … Continue reading →

Easter Sunday – The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul Highlights from Children’s Ministry Resurrection Eggs with the kids 1 – a donkey 2 – silver coins 3 – cup 4 – praying hands 5 – crown of thorns 6 – cross 7 – nail 8 – dice 9 – spear 10 – cloth 11 – stone 12 – EMPTY! Then had them do art – draw something that they were thankful for so we could decorate the walls of the church office (it was all Laura’s idea).

The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul (?) Jeff Goodrich, an opportunity and his story 1987 high school relationship Married in 91 Kayla in 94 Didn’t change his role of husband to daddy 2nd child in 98 Julie sufferred post-partum depression Didn’t know how to fix her, so he reclused into his cave Put problem onus on the lack of things Dedicated themselves to a church, but it didn’t help Finally talked about giving 110% to their marriage Now he understand for better or worse, God took them completely apart and put them back together 23 years of being with her he finally gets it Brad Paisley’s Van Som friends are having or have had separations for foolish reasons Once a month at his house No workbook Open to all men In a relationship or about to be in a relationship Not a Rock exclusive gathering Scripture-based Jon Reflection of us as a people that we’re … Continue reading →

An Open Letter To Hugh Jackman

Dear Mr. Jackman, I am a passionate fan of your body. Of work! Body of work! Sorry. *sheepish grin* Anyways. Several years ago I was lucky enough to perform in a college production of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, which rekindled my love for the original 1954 film with the indomitable Howard Keel. Ever since then, the idea has been slowly gestating in my brain that I’d love to see the film remade, but Howard Keel is just so bloody incredible. Then it hit me: you would be the perfect person to do justice to the role of Adam Pontipee. Not as any sort of replacement or commentary on his performance, but as a modern-day counter-part or complement. Then as I continued to think about it, I started to fill out my “dream cast” and settled on Anne Hathaway as Millie (plenty of spunk and talent). I think Chris Evans … Continue reading →

Anything Goes – Laguna Beach High School

A delightful production of Cole Porter’s musical stone soup (nearly every song in the 1986 version that everyone does is from a different Cole Porter musical; the original Anything Goes is called the Beaumont version and is very rarely done), the kids of Laguna Beach High School do a fantastic job with a high school arts budget (even if it is a south Orange County high school arts budget). Laura grew up learning a lot about boats and apparently the running lights were backwards – the green light is supposed to indicate the starboard (right) side of the ship and the red light is supposed to indicate the port (left) side of the ship. Of course this really doesn’t affect the caliber of the production, but it’s a great conversation piece!

Between Egypt And The Promised Land – The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul Jon Between Egypt And The Promised Land Government is killing Christians Hebrews 1 God is speaking through Jesus Not only is He superior to the universe, but also to the angels Chapter 2 He is crowned with glory and honor He is our High Priest Didn’t lose His humanity Nothing we experience, He hasn’t gone through First 6 verses – superior to Moses He is the builder of the house of God Hebrews 3:7-19 Quotes Psalm 95 Jesus pulled us out of slavery In this in-between time in our faith Need to be a part of a community Christianity is not a lome ranger religion Coming into a new community How do we do life together? How does exhortation apply? The tendancy of the human heart to harden Painting a picture of wilderness Dry desolate desert, not mountain/forest playground Even Jesus went to the wilderness Jesus had to learn … Continue reading →