This past Thursday, Donald Miller, author of Blue Like Jazz and other notable books, visited Elmbrook. He offered a great message on the power of story based off of some of his experiences in converting Blue Like Jazz to a screenplay. Building off of his attendance at a Robert McKee writing seminar, Don unpacked the …
Spectators
I like watching movies. I was watching one particular movie that won some Academy Awards and I was considering all of the other movies I had watched during the past months. I don't even remember all of the movies I've watched recently. I was thinking about how easily I've slipped into simply sitting on the …
Throwing Away Wisdom
I was throwing away a tea bag the other day, when I stopped myself.I had just read a profound saying on the tea tag that said "When God made time, He made enough of it" which was attributed as a Celtic saying.I always appreciate these pithy sayings on my tea bag tags. I've even considered …
CORE
So sorry for the long delay in updating my entries!We've kicked off The Ave downtown Milwaukee with a series on Ephesians called CORE. The first three weeks of messages are available as MP3s online, as is a study guide for the series.It's been a great beginning to things with students from UWM, Marquette, MSOE, MIAD, …
Students Who Changed the World – C. T. Studd
C. T. Studd (1860-1931) In the late 1800s, C. T. Studd was well-known as the son of a wealthy businessman and as “England’s greatest cricketer” while studying at Cambridge University. After attending a meeting held by the evangelist Dwight L. Moody, Studd caused a sensation in his homeland by dedicating his life to God and …
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