I have two orders pending (Amazon and Westminster) for Tim Keller's The Reason for God. I have a book and audio copy coming for me, and several copies to give away. Amazon's is on the way!
The WGA writer's strike is over. I've been following the strike online and through some podcasts, and was hoping the writer's would get a fair shake. It appears they are content, and now we can get back to watching some well-written new TV and movies.
Al Hsu has enjoyed Juno and reflects on the movie's suburban flair.
I recently rented The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, a documentary of one man's effort to beat the high score of Donkey Kong from a guy who you want to see lose it. It's a very entertaining movie that I highly recommend. Rent it and then tell me what you think. Here's the trailer...
I met Jonathan Dodson, an Acts 29 church planter, at the Chicago boot camp. Good guy. Check out two recent articles he has online on Community and Missional Discipleship.
Pitchers and catchers reporting today for the Cubs. Very good news. I've briefly visited HoHoKam Stadium, where the Cubs have spring training, in Phoenix a few winters ago when on a golf trip with my dad and uncles. My rabid-sports-nut-7-year-old, Elijah, reported as a pitcher last Sunday here in Woodstock. They have a handful of pitcher's and catcher's training sessions at our local rec center. He's shorter than most kids his age, but has an arm on him. AND he is accurate. I often have to encourage him to throw harder because he's afraid the kid across from him will not catch it and get hurt, or something. And since I'm helping to coach his team this year, I'm considering trading him to another team for a case of Schlitz!
Some of you know I have an autistic son. My wife enjoyed this video recently, so I thought it was worth sharing...
Steve
I also have a son with Autism, and was touched by the video you posted. Our situation here in Australia is similar to that portrayed by the video, however our Health Insurance scheme appears a little better.
If you have not come across the book "Too Wise to be Mistaken, Too Good to be Unkind" I would encourage you to read it. It is the only book on Autism I have come across that is written from a truely Bible centered world view.
Rgds
Don in Australia
Posted by: Don | 02/17/2008 at 12:52 AM
Thanks for posting the video. Very moving, and resonates with my own experience with our son with Down syndrome. Thanks for passing it along.
Posted by: Al Hsu | 02/18/2008 at 06:47 AM