There are many concepts addressed in C. S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce that are extremely insightful, if not equally controversial. (Read the flannelgraph review here).
I admit to being only an amateur musician, focusing mostly on writing songs for use in congregational worship, but I find Lewis’ insight into the motivations of the ‘Christian’ artist deeply challenging.
“It was all a [...]
I’ve never seen Mary Poppins in its entirety. Parts of it have always given me the creeps.
Perhaps it’s is because of the not so subtle (down right scary) imagery hidden throughout the movie. Don’t be deceived by it’s cute Disney musical facade with the ever so innocent Mary (fresh from singing in the Swiss alps).
Pure evil I say.
You doubt [...]
Yes, you did read the post title correctly. I, Burton… former mocker of crocheters worldwide have changed my ways. I have seen the light, and I owe it all to Woo!
This guy has actually succeeded in turning me from one who was embarrassed to be in the same car with my wife while she crocheted, to someone who not only [...]
For those of you that follow the world’s most amazing wife’s blog, you will know that her new found love is (ahem) crochet.
At first I thought that my wife was having a crises of sorts. I mean crocheting? That’s what old-fashioned ladies carry in their 2-wheeled-shopping bags. Even the word ‘crochet’, if pronounced the way it looks is off-putting.
Nevertheless, for [...]
I have a confession to make… I, Burton, think The Sound Of Music rocks!
…And that would make me cool (because we all know that anyone into retro stuff is rather hip). Another, even more shocking confession… We even own two copies of the DVD ( original and special anniversary edition).
I do believe a Sound Of Music revival is coming to [...]
A funny thing happend to me while I was in the Spotlight store the other day. Spotlight (for you lucky people who have never been to one) is a huge craft and fabric shop that I’m certain was designed to teach husbands how to love their wives like Christ loved the Church.
I was enduring Spotlight with wife and my [...]
Firstly, to reassure some readers that I am not watching anything dodgy, let me define what a chick flick is. Trusty Wikipedia says:
‘Chick flick’ is slang for a film designed to appeal to a female target audience. The term was first used in the 1980s, a decade during which such chick flicks as Beaches were released. Although many types of [...]
Now that I have your attention with the dramatic post title…
Wesley Intermediate School, 1985, Form 2. There was a girl my my class called Sarah. One day after lunch (I remember it as though it were yesterday), she was about to sit down at her desk. I saw my window of opportunity and didn’t hesistate to make the most of [...]
It was a sunny Saturday morning in 1990.
I was riding my bike home from the video shop when a little boy ran in front of my bike. I swerved and luckily only clipped him with my leg, unluckily though, I was on the footpath at the time. I stopped to check if the boy was alright. Fortunately he was fine, [...]
I ran a youth leadership retreat eariler this year (the same one where Fifi had her mouse episode). It was held at an isolated location in the middle of native NZ bush, here in Northland.
Late one night a few of us (led by the legendary bushman Mr JG) ventured out to see the wildlife – namely freshwater crayfish, possums, [...]
