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This was my favorite camp song when I was a kid! I LOVE this. It kinda reminds me of one of my favorite psalms, too.

Boom-de-ah-da!

{hat tip to Staci}

The World is Just Awesome is a post from: ohamanda.com

As we’ve been struggling agonizing waiting for the new fall shows to arrive we’ve been tivoing On the Lot. Think Apprentice meets American Idol meets Steven Spielberg. And if it wasn’t for the host wearing ridiculously low cut clothing, the absolutely stilted writing, and the judging (oh! Carrie Fisher! Who knew you were related to Paula Abdul?!) I would love this show.

Each week, the directors had a to make a short film in a specific genre or with a specific logline (which is director speak for a one sentence summary of the script). From the first week, I had my top 4 picked out. And the more we watched, the better some of them became and the worse others got.

My two favorites throughout were Will and Jason. Will is a dad and all around good guy. He said this was his last shot at being a director, because he just couldn’t give any more time to it as a hobby–he needed to support his family. Jason is a hip-hop wannabe from Kentucky—accent and all! And I fell in love with him. He’s a Christian, he loves his family and he’s just happy all the time!

Before we go any further let me just let Fox and Mark Burnett know that these last two episodes were just horrible! It was those typical look-back-over-what-you’ve-learned-on-the-show. Plus a bunch of dumb recaps, outtakes and more dull lines from the host. Whatever. That’s what my fast-forward button is for. Ok, back to the show–I knew Jason & Will would make it to the final four. Then Sam & Adam got booted and it was my final two! Will and Jason against each other. I just didn’t know who I wanted to win.

Will and Jason are both light-hearted fun directors. Their movies were about whimsical, silly and sweet parts of life. There was no vomiting, bathroom humor or sexual jokes. And these are the 2 guys that got to the end. HELLO HOLLYWOOD! Normal Americans like normal stuff. Not everyone wants to push the envelope! See the unthinkable! Hear raw and gritty language!

Will ended up taking home the prize of a $1million film deal (which doesn’t that seem like pennies for a movie?) and was handed the key to his new office by Steven Spielberg himself.

But my favorite part of the whole show was Garry Marshall as one of the judges. He is just a wonderfully genuine, sweet and intelligent old guy! This is the final words of wisdom he had for Will, “father to father, filmmaker to filmmaker, that life is more important than show business.” Isn’t that great?

I already shared my favorite Jason movie. But here’s a Will film, for fun:

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Good Guys Finish First! is a post from: ohamanda.com

Today began a 4 part series at church. This week was the intro lesson based on 1 Timothy 6:17a. I say “a” because the pastor just used the very beginning of the verse to make a point:

“Command those who are rich in this present world…”

Go back. Read it again…I’ll wait…now ask yourself, “Is that verse talking to me? Am I rich?” I know how I’d answer that question–heck no! I’m not rich. We’re making the most money we’ve ever made right now but we’re not rich. So, it’s easy for me to skip over this verse or the tons of other money verses in the Bible, because I don’t feel rich.

So, what is rich? Here’s some funny examples the pastor gave:

• people who have so much money, they eat out whenever they feel like it. Then because they ate too much they pay every month for a gym membership…that they never use!
• people who have so much money they replace their perfectly good refrigerator with another refrigerator just like it! They replace counters, with new counters!
• people who have so much money they can fill their closets with clothes then say, “I don’t have anything to wear!”

Is that you? I think we still have a gym membership in Bham. Anybody want to use it?

You’ve heard the statistics like 1 out of 5 people in the world live on less than $1 a day. So, when we see the word “rich” in this verse we need to listen up! The Bible’s talking about us. If you’ve got enough money to get online and read this…you’re probably RICH. Yikes!

The message didn’t end with a “gotcha” or anything–it was just kind of a set up to the rest of the series. But we ended with repeating this, “God has blessed me with more than I need. I’m rich.” And you know, it’s true. I’ve got more than I need. So for the next 3 weeks, we’ll be learning to be responsible, generous and wise with the wealth He’s given us. Or I guess I could just read 1 Timothy 6:17B to see what I should do next!

(I found this at Shannon‘s, not at church. But you just have to see it!)

How To Be Rich is a post from: ohamanda.com