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Archive for March, 2005
Star Wars Speculation…
Okay, now I’m scratching my head…
One of the links in yesterday’s post goes to a page containing an image from the STAR WARS: Visionaries TP. This is bugging me, especially since the black-hooded wrinkly guy in the Episode III promo poster looks more like Ray Park than it does Ian McDiarmid.
I hope not. I REEEEEALLY hope not.
EDIT: This was originally posted on March 16th, 2005 — but most folks who’ve looked for it instead seem to get sent to the first page of my March ‘05 archive, which hasn’t listing this post for a long time. I’ve re-dated it so that it appears to have been posted on the 31st. Hope this helps!
Agnes Pearl, Rest in Peace
I received a phone call from my mom this morning: my great-grandmother, Agnes Pearl Myerly, has passed away. She had been in the hospital for about a week, after a morning where my grandmom (she lived with my grandmom and step-granddad) said she wasn’t acting herself, had extremely high blood-sugar levels, etc. While somewhat expected, this still comes as somewhat of a shock, as everyone was expecting a recovery and talking about moving her to a nursing home for rehabilitation.
No word yet on viewing or funeral plans. Please pray for my mom’s family: Grandmom Myerly was somewhat of a matriarch for them, and so much a part of their lives.
Also, please pray for the people around me. I don’t want folks wringing their hands, wondering what to say. (I’ve been in their shoes plenty.) The best thing you could do for us is to pray that we would remain in God’s love; that Christ’s joy would be in us and that our joy would be complete.
Actual Reality: Where are they now?
Back in the high school days, I went to Littlestown Chapel and was really involved (we’re talking student leadership involved) with their Sr. High ministry, Actual Reality.
That was a few years ago, and I’ve lost touch with most of the gang. So the other day, I started Googling them, and here’s my “reunion list” so far:
- Aaron Greene: [Blogger]
- Rebecca Greene: Waynesburg FCA
| [Xanga] - Kim Kelley: [Xanga]
- Audrey Morgan: [Xanga]
- Jen Rhodes: [Xanga]
- Holly-Beth Smith: [Xanga]
- Josh Stratton: Littlestown Chapel
- Nick Upchurch: [Geocities] | [Livejournal] | [Flickr]
If anyone can add to the list, please do!
Myth
In the sermon my Pastor (Drew Derreth) gave yesterday, he spoke of how fairy tales point to the truth of the gospel, in that there’s something within us that years for the “dashing prince” — the knight in shining armor — to “slay the dragons” and take the downtrodden princess as his bride, to live happily ever after.
I know C.S. Lewis spoke of this in Mere Christianity, but I’m looking for a more elaborate treatise on the subject.
Could anyone offer suggested books and/or articles covering the idea of myth and fantasy being this sort of subconscious yearning for the Gospel?
