Woodshop Project Update from Perú
TRUJILLO, PERÚ. Greetings from Trujillo and from Peru Mission. For those of you who remember when folks from Peru Mission came to Austin last fall, I thought you might enjoy a little update. We visited the Parish Woodshop Tuesday afternoon. There was a…
Old School Gospel
After a week of music, how about a little more? David Byrne is a musician, a writer, a visual artist, a music producer, an actor, a guest star on The Simpsons (the list goes on). With or without his former…
What Is This Thing?
Every spring thousands of people from all over the world descend on our city. The streets are jammed. Live music pours from any conceivable location. Odd movies appear at the theatres. Strange people wander the streets. For nearly two weeks,…
Also Playing
Saturday afternoon. Lazy day. Let’s hit a movie. The mental process that follows can go (or in my case: has gone) something like this: You’re lying on a sofa, staring at the ceiling, thinking about sitting in a darkened theatre,…
Showing up
When Derek McCollum preached at All Saints last year, he quoted an Iranian theologian, Mohammad Ali Abtahi, who had recently spoken to a group at Covenant Seminary. The thing that stuck out to me from Derek’s sermon was one of…
Change or Die
I didn’t have time Sunday to give you the full story from the article, Change or Die. If you read through the article you will see that behavioral change is possible, even in heart patients. The requirements are quite telling…
Discussion questions for Doubt
If the review of Doubt below piqued your interest in watching the movie, here are some questions you might consider for your own, personal reflection; or, better yet, for discussion with friends. What were you thinking about as the film…