Okay, I'll admit it has been a rough week...I need a little light humor in my life right now!
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For all of us who appreciate His wonderful and amazing grace! (Luke 15:11-32)
Favorite Websites and Blogs
- Villa Scriptura (Home Bible Study)
- In the Beginning (Dr. Bill Ramey's site)
- The Grove Bible Fellowship
- Biblos Online Bible and Study Resources
- ResourceLinks:Steve and Marie Ramey's Website
- Operation World (Praying for the Nations)
- Andrew Peterson's Website (Christian Musician)
- By/For Project (Free music, art, and more!)
- David & Ulrike Byle and Family (workers in Turkey)
- Malatya Martyr Story in Turkey (video clip)
- International Council for Gender Studies (Five Aspects of Man & Woman)
- Michael Card's Website (Tim's favorite songwriter)
- Mr. Black's 5th @ Bmile (my classroom website at Bridlemile Elementary School)
Favorite Books
- The Holy Bible (NKJV, NLT, NASB versions among my favorites)
- A Sacred Sorrow (Michael Card)
- The Knowledge of the Holy (A.W. Tozer)
- The Prophets (Abraham J. Heschel)
- Revolution in World Missions (Yohannan)
- Abba's Child (B. Manning)
- Why Us? When Bad Things Happen to God's People (W. Wiersbe)
- The Book of the Dun Cow (W. Wangerin , Jr.)
- The Church Impotent: The Feminization of Christianity (L. Podles)
- From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya (Tucker)
- Christianity in Crisis (H. Hanegraaff)
- The Puzzle of Ancient Man (Chittock)
- A Wolf Story (J.B. Huggins)
- The Owlstone Crown (X.J. Kennedy)
- Summer of the Monkeys (W. Rawls)
- 1776 (D. McCullough)
- Marley & Me (J. Grogan)
- The Kite Runner (K. Hosseini)
- The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (E. Morris)
- Theodore Rex (E. Morris)
- What's So Great About America? (D. D'souza)
- Salt: A World History (M. Kurlansky)
- Band of Brothers (S. Ambrose)
- Crazy Horse and Custer (S. Ambrose)
- Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
Favorite Films
- Aguirre, the Wrath of God (a very obsessed explorer!)
- Babette's Feast (if it doesn't move you to joy AND tears, you are one heartless dude!)
- Beyond the Gates of Splendor
- Bonhoeffer (best film I've seen on this amazing theologian, author of the "Cost of Discipleship," and member of group looking to assassinate Hitler)
- Emmanuel's Gift (very inspiring story of an amputee bike rider overcoming incredible cultural odds in Africa)
- Facing the Giants (ignore the mediocre acting at the beginning and keep watching!)
- Fiddler on the Roof
- Gettysburg
- God Grew Tired of Us (inspiring story of three "Lost Boys" of Sudan)
- Gods and Generals
- Hamlet (L. Olivier or Mel Gibson versions are preferred)
- Henry V (K. Branagh version..origin of "band of brothers" and much more)
- House of Flying Daggers
- Iron and Silk (wonderful teacher/sage aspect film)
- King Lear (L. Olivier version...great lessons on misjudging your daughters' intentions!)
- Kitchen Stories (a really charming film about Scandinavian men and a bizarre research project)
- Les Miserables (Musical: Dream Cast in Concert)
- Little Dieter Wants to Fly (story of an incredible escape from a Vietnamese prison camp)
- Lord of the Rings (P. Jackson's trilogy)
- Napoleon Dynamite (you'll either love it or hate it!)
- No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
- The Cave of the Yellow Dog (set in Mongolia...reminds me of rural Kazakhstan)
- The Emperor's Club (terrific teacher movie)
- The Passion of the Christ
- The Princess Bride (filled with innumerable and reuseable quotes..."INCONCEIVABLE!!!!")
- The Story of the Weeping Camel (set in Mongolia)
- The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (call me goofy, but I never tire of seeing this charming French musical)
- The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John (Henry Ian Cusick as Jesus)
- The White Diamond (a film about a man's obsession and forgiving himself)
- The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (this guy makes the Bird Man of Alcatraz look like a pansy)
- The Young Lions (Brando is a Nazi in one of his best roles!)
- To Be and to Have (a French teacher's last year--great film and very bittersweet!)
- Touching the Void (one of the best survival films ever!)
- United 93 (a VERY realistic take on the events of 9/11)
- Ushpizin (a modern look at the Feast of Tabernacles celebration in modern day Israel)
- Young @ Heart (wonderful film about 70-95 year olds singing everything from Coldplay to James Brown)
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