This short film is amazing. it is 15 minutes long—and worth taking the time. It is about caring for others, appreciating them, telling them that they are amazing, and watching them smile.
Making the world a better place sometimes is as easy as telling someone that they are great.
Watch the film….Practice what you see in the film…Watch people smile….It will make God smile too!
Today, November 2, 2009, I was part of this inaugural event of the Diane and Guilford Glazer Institute for Jewish Studies at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA . Over 400 people spent the day listening and interacting with Jewish, Muslim and Christian religious and political leaders. It was a fantastic event. Here are some of the [...]
This is a beautiful expression of the Christian faith from an African perspective. This creed was composed in 1960 by the Masai people of East Africa in collaboration with missionaries from the Congregation of the Holy Ghost. The creed attempts to express the essentials of the Christian faith within the Masai culture. Jaroslav Pelikan, a [...]
It is not easy to pastor a church. Eugene Peterson describes the church as mysterious and messy. The mystery of the church is often overshadowed by the messiness of the church that we encounter on a regular basis. So Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s statement in Life Together always shocks me and humbles me: Pastors should not complain about [...]
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Bryan Martin
I thought 15 minutes was a long time to ask for watching a video in a nanoage, but I’m glad I watched. My wife joined me. Afterward she said, “I think I just had a defining moment.” NICE! — Bryan Martin (D.Min. ‘03)
Jan 11th, 2009
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