The King's Speech

There has been ALOT of buzz around the new movie, 'The King's Speech', starring Colin Firth. Being at the top of the Oscar nominations, I wanted to go see for myself.

Here is a little known fact about me: I am the BEST at picking the winners for the Oscars. Every year, challengers step up only to get beat down by my prediction prowess. So here is a little piece on insider information about the upcoming Oscars.

While the King's Speech is a GREAT movie and I highly recommend it, it will not win best picture. But, Colin Firth will win best actor. If for some reason he does not, then the Academy got it wrong.

One of the subtle but beautiful parts of the movie is the look at the character of leadership and the ability to lead through words. Words have tremendous power and they can either harm or heal. I don't want to spoil or ruin any parts for you, but I encourage you to check it out.

I am enjoying my vacation and hope all is well with you. See you soon.

Take care,

Vacation update

I went to see True Grit. Great movie! Here are some highlights...

The movie begins with Proverbs 28:1... The wicked flee when no man pursueth:

The movie also has a musical variation and theme from the hymn, "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms". It is throughout the entire movie, and you have to stay during the credits to hear the sung version. Enjoy!

forgiveness.

This week at Tabernacle: Forgiveness.

"If you think that I could be forgiven - I wish you would." Counting Crows.

Below is a quote from Rev. Adam Hamilton, pastor of The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection. He says,

“It is unfortunate that sometimes Christianity is associated with guilt. To many people, we’re known for preaching guilt – but a Christianity obsessed with guilt is no Christianity. We must understand and be clear about our sin. If we are not aware of our sin we go on hurting others, living self-absorbed little lives. But the purpose of preaching about sin is to bring healing. People don’t study medicine so they can tell people that they are sick! Doctors study medicine so that they can heal those who are sick. But they can’t offer healing until the patient understands they are sick.
So it is with Christianity – we speak about the human struggle with sin in an attempt to diagnose the spiritual malady that afflicts us all. But the goal is not to tell you that you are sick, but to offer you the medicine that makes you well. It is not to simply ask the question, but to lead you to the answer! Yes, we’re all sinners and this is a serious issue. But God is a God of grace and mercy!”