After a fairly busy and somewhat challenging work week, I was truly ready for the weekend. It is always nice to get a break from work and to balance out life with other things, although the weekend being so full, was not exactly restful.
I did get a chance to fellowship with my small group for "movie night" on Friday. We watched a sweet touching movie on DVD, "Secondhand Lions". The movie showed the great bond between the brothers, Garth and Hub; and what a special relationship that was developed with their nephew Walter. There were also many humorous scenes; and it just made for a fun evening filled with laughter.
Saturday, I went to a Reasons to Believe lecture by Dr Fuz Rana on "Life in the Lab - What the new Science of Synthetic Biology reveals about the Origin of Life and Intelligent Design". It is interesting that, in spite of common speculation that being able to create life in the lab may eliminate the need for God or may substantiate the evolutionary origin of life paradigm; what science is finding is that the work and effort it takes to create something similar to a simple bacterial cell, let alone complex molecules, actually demonstrate that life cannot emerge apart from intervention and ingenuity of an intelligent agent. And those Synthetic Biologists who know that the intelligent agent is God have the privilege of seeing that their work glorifies HIM, for the work is a reflection of the creative process of our Creator.
I also saw an episode of the "Legend of the Seeker", which showed how the Seeker's character and true love helped him to overcome pain and control by the evil followers of Darken Rahl. It's a classic good versus evil series that's interesting to watch.
Then, I watched the movie "A Cool, Dry Place" on TV. The name seems to have come from the line in the movie when the wife Kate describes to Russell (played by Vince Vaughn) how he protected their son Calvin on one of their picnics when a storm hit. While it was a nice movie, I think it would've benefitted from a more memorable title. Still, I enjoyed watching it. The relationship between father and son was touching; and the struggles faced were believable. While the elements of adultery, break-down of marriage, abandoning maternal responsibility, loss of temper, etc in the movie are not laudable; it is nevertheless a realistic reflection of our culture. I was surprised, however, at how much of an effect this movie had on my "thorn". I'm still waiting for the rejoicing to come in the morning.
Sunday, I ran the projector for service. There was one song in which I had to fix the slides for a problem where the cause was not fully clear - I'm just grateful that the slides were able to be sufficiently fixed prior to the start of service. We had a guest worship leader and pianist that morning, Dr Ross Jutsum, who also provided a family concert of praise later in the evening. As always, I enjoy hearing the stories behind some of the songs that he had written; and I always enjoy listening to and watching pianists play. It was also fun to hear him give a short "music appreciation course" by playing "Mary had a Little Lamb" in different styles: Baroque (Bach), Classical (Mozart), Romantic (Tchaikovsky), Contemporary (Schoenberg), and even disco (BeeGees). Unfortunately, I missed the end, since I had to leave the concert early for my brother's birthday celebration.
After some discussions with my family, to account for schedules, cost, etc; it looks like I may not be taking that New England cruise in the Fall; but that our family may go to Orlando again. It was funny that in our discussions about how difficult it was to find good discount deals on admission to the Disney World parks, my brother made a joke about how financially demanding that little mouse can be. All I can say, is that no matter what, that little mouse sure knows Marketing well (actually, he is considered to be a pretty big mouse).
Monday, July 20, 2009
Full Weekend
After a fairly busy and somewhat challenging work week, I was truly ready for the weekend. It is always nice to get a break from work and to balance out life with other things, although the weekend being so full, was not exactly restful.
I did get a chance to fellowship with my small group for "movie night" on Friday. We watched a sweet touching movie on DVD, "Secondhand Lions". The movie showed the great bond between the brothers, Garth and Hub; and what a special relationship that was developed with their nephew Walter. There were also many humorous scenes; and it just made for a fun evening filled with laughter.
Saturday, I went to a Reasons to Believe lecture by Dr Fuz Rana on "Life in the Lab - What the new Science of Synthetic Biology reveals about the Origin of Life and Intelligent Design". It is interesting that, in spite of common speculation that being able to create life in the lab may eliminate the need for God or may substantiate the evolutionary origin of life paradigm; what science is finding is that the work and effort it takes to create something similar to a simple bacterial cell, let alone complex molecules, actually demonstrate that life cannot emerge apart from intervention and ingenuity of an intelligent agent. And those Synthetic Biologists who know that the intelligent agent is God have the privilege of seeing that their work glorifies HIM, for the work is a reflection of the creative process of our Creator.
I also saw an episode of the "Legend of the Seeker", which showed how the Seeker's character and true love helped him to overcome pain and control by the evil followers of Darken Rahl. It's a classic good versus evil series that's interesting to watch.
Then, I watched the movie "A Cool, Dry Place" on TV. The name seems to have come from the line in the movie when the wife Kate describes to Russell (played by Vince Vaughn) how he protected their son Calvin on one of their picnics when a storm hit. While it was a nice movie, I think it would've benefitted from a more memorable title. Still, I enjoyed watching it. The relationship between father and son was touching; and the struggles faced were believable. While the elements of adultery, break-down of marriage, abandoning maternal responsibility, loss of temper, etc in the movie are not laudable; it is nevertheless a realistic reflection of our culture. I was surprised, however, at how much of an effect this movie had on my "thorn". I'm still waiting for the rejoicing to come in the morning.
Sunday, I ran the projector for service. There was one song in which I had to fix the slides for a problem where the cause was not fully clear - I'm just grateful that the slides were able to be sufficiently fixed prior to the start of service. We had a guest worship leader and pianist that morning, Dr Ross Jutsum, who also provided a family concert of praise later in the evening. As always, I enjoy hearing the stories behind some of the songs that he had written; and I always enjoy listening to and watching pianists play. It was also fun to hear him give a short "music appreciation course" by playing "Mary had a Little Lamb" in different styles: Baroque (Bach), Classical (Mozart), Romantic (Tchaikovsky), Contemporary (Schoenberg), and even disco (BeeGees). Unfortunately, I missed the end, since I had to leave the concert early for my brother's birthday celebration.
After some discussions with my family, to account for schedules, cost, etc; it looks like I may not be taking that New England cruise in the Fall; but that our family may go to Orlando again. It was funny that in our discussions about how difficult it was to find good discount deals on admission to the Disney World parks, my brother made a joke about how financially demanding that little mouse can be. All I can say, is that no matter what, that little mouse sure knows Marketing well (actually, he is considered to be a pretty big mouse).
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