A lot happened in chapters 10-13 of The Chamber of Secrets. After all the pompous posturing of the previous chapters it was nice to get back to some Quidditch, spells and potions. J.K. Rowling writes a very compelling story and I’m very much looking forward to finding out the mystery of the Chamber of Secrets.Read more
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This is Holy Week and, as followers of Jesus, it’s a great time to reflect upon the celebration of Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Throughout the church’s history there have been different holidays celebrated during Holy Week. I grew up as a good Baptist so we really only focused on Good Friday and Easter. AlongRead more
My Junior Prom This past weekend a number of our group’s high school students attended prom. In spite of my nerdiness, I actually went to prom my junior and senior years of high school and even had a date both years. The themes for prom are always something mildly romantic like “A Night in Paris”Read more
My adventure in the world of Harry Potter continued this past week. I’ve been tempted to get ahead of my reading plan but I have abstained. As things start to pick up at Hogwarts, though, I may find I lack the self-control necessary. Below are some reflections from the chapters 6-9 of The Chamber ofRead more
The trailers and commercials have piqued my interest for Prometheus. It looks like a great science fiction movie filled with suspense and mystery. My interest in Prometheus, which takes place in the Alien franchise universe, has also piqued my interest in those movies. That raised interest, though, is competing with my great fear of theRead more
Every spring we do a big competition series for our youth group. We pick a theme and plan all of our games, teams, images and talks around that theme. This year it was a no-brainer for us to use The Hunger Games as our theme. It had been fun to create a lot of artworkRead more