Sunbeams

These types of thoughts have been very appealing to me lately, especially in a political sense. Since, I haven't had time to post any of my own attempts at thought-provoking-ness lately, maybe these folks will fill the space better than I would.

"An assumption deeply integral to capitalism...[is that there's] not enough to go around: not enough love, not enough time, not enough appointments at the food-stamps office, not enough food stamps, not enough money, not enough seats on the subway. It's pervasive. We learn mistrust of each other, bone deep: everything is skin off somebody's nose." - Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz

"The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But...the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?'" - Martin Luther King Jr.

"If those who owe us nothing gave us nothing, how poor we would be." - Antonio Porchia

(quotes taken from The Sun - Issue 374, February 2007, pg 48)

"I...like...totally made...like the worst song ever"

Want to hear what is possibly the worst song ever? Check out this doozy...



"What's great is...like I didn't realize it at the time..but, it's like...I totally evolved and went to the next level..." - Avril Lavigne

Sunshine - Matt Costa

They don't make music much better than this. This song is a wonderful blend of tension and contrasts. The optimism of the melody faces off against the realistic view of life that the end is on its way. But, in spite of it all, Matt says nothing negative about the life-taker, instead the cycle of it all points toward the beauty of the situation. It's pop music at its finest, no matter what your radio's silence may tell you.



Sunshine

Sunshine
I'd really like to tell you
Oh my sunshine
Even though your skies are blue
You're drying up my bed
How can I get any rest now?
Sha la la la la la la la

Someday
You will get the best of me
Oh someday
Probably when I'm old and grey
I'm lying in my bed
And I will soon be put to rest now
Sha la la la la la la la

Sunshine
I'd really like to tell you
Oh my sunshine
Even though your skies are blue
You're drying up my bed
How can I get any rest now?
Sha la la la la la la la

Someday
You will get the best of me
Oh someday
Probably when I'm old and grey
I'm lying in my bed
And I will soon be put to rest now

I'm lying in my bed
And I will soon be put to rest now (Ooh ooh) [x2]
Sha la la la la la la la

How to Process a Movie Pt. 4

Movie Watching Opportunity #3

3. A good movie offers the opportunity to understand the way others are thinking.

Art when done well offers an avenue into the deepest parts of other people’s minds (and hearts). It’s an incredibly unique opportunity to see what motivates other people, to see what drives them, what gives them purpose…in one way it’s the most amazing and exciting thing about seeing a movie. Imagine a person reaching both hands up to their chest, sinking their fingers into their skin, and opening up the doors to their true self. It’s an amazing way to understand the culture around us.

When the doors to the self are open, we find new ways to communicate spiritual truths to people. We see where they are hurting and can understand ways to love them and discover appropriate paths to travel on as we reach out to them. We have an important message to deliver and any clues as to the best means of presentation are valuable. The illustration of Paul on Mars Hill is so common here I hate mentioning it. But, if you haven’t pondered Paul’s methods in Acts 17…well, I guess you should.

There’s something else worth mentioning here. When movies are honest, they portray a view of the world that is surprisingly similar to the Bible’s view of the world. This is why so many honest movies are dark and have a depressing flavor. A movie that doesn’t portray some sense of the shadowy corners of humanity should immediately cause red flags to spring up.