I saw the movie 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri on an airplane recently. I was enjoying the film and then all of a sudden, it just ended. Talking with a friend who is a film studies teacher he explained to me why it’s a masterful ending. I understood what
You may not have heard of a guy named Pete Best. If not, there's a good reason for that. He was the drummer for the Beatles from 1960 to 1962. Best was kicked out of the Beatles right before they achieved worldwide fame with their new drummer, the one
A few years ago I was standing in the Calhoun (Ga) High School gym lobby with a little time to kill before the start of a wrestling match. I was looking at the Calhoun Sports Hall of Fame behind a glass showcase when I came across the attached
In 1981 the academy award winning film, Chariots of Fire told the story of 2 British runners who competed in the Olympics. One of this week’s texts was the story of Elijah being lifted up to heaven by a Chariot with horses of fire. It made me think of
At the school where I serve as chaplain, at the end of every school year there are dress up days during senior week. Each day has a theme. One of those themes is career day. Seniors are invited to come dressed in the attire of the jobs they hope
Sometimes when I walked into class my students would ask me a question like: “can we watch a movie today?” or “can we have class outside?” Or they’d ask a question to get me off track; anything to distract me from the lesson I had planned. And yet, even
When I was in 8th grade my dad came home one evening, came up to my room, sat on the edge of my bed and told me we were going to move. I was devastated. I cried, bargained and threw out a heavy dose of guilt, all designed to get
