'80's film fest

Some friends and I have been making noise about having an 80's comedy festival. I don't know how many we can include (is it going to be a weekend festival? One evening? One whole night?) so give me your top five, if you will. One of my own fav's is...Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. The rest of my list will soon follow.

in response to Us = Church

I agree with what is being said about what must change in how the Church is perceived. It is true that we are not responsible to other individual's perceptions; this will make us fall. Yet the Church is the the body of Christ, and for the body to be what it should be, shouldn't it change? I find this part of the Sermon on the Mount to be enlightening, aggravating. From the Message:

"Now that I've put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand - shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you'rll prompt people to open up with God, thyis generous Father in heaven."

"I'm telling you to love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time, respond with the energies of prayer, for then you are working out or your true selves, your God-created selves. This is what God does. He gives his best - the sun to warm and the rain to nourish - to everyone, regardless: the good and bad, the nice and nasty...In a word what I'm saying is, Grow up. You're kingdom subjects. Now live like it. Live out your God-created identity. Live generously and graciously towards others, the way God lives toward you."

two notes

My wife is taking education classes, which are notoriously boring, but my wife did share this humorous tidbit. A teacher was telling them some bad ideas for disciplining children. A teacher in a remedial class had posted on a wall a spinning wheel; each pie slice had a different choice of punishment. It's name: the wheel of misfortune.

On a different note, I decided to try to grow a little today. My job is changing a bit, and I'm going to be hanging out with kindergarteners. So I decided that everyday I will write down something I learn about children, something I learn about how people like to be treated, and something beautiful. I think it will help me learn and grow a bit.