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December 26, 2007

Juno

Juno is one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. Is it just me or have the majority of movies sucked lately? It just seems like it's been so long since I've walked out of a theatre satisfied. Juno was beyond satisfying.

Just to qualify this statement: I really loved Garden State. LOVED it. Watched it like a hundred times. I could make a solid argument that Garden State is part of the reason Kristi and I are married today. Also, I HATED Elizabeth Town. Awful. And Kristen Dunst smells bad. I've never met her in person, but I'd be willing to bet she does. Just look at her.

So there's my 2 cents. Also, Jason Bateman AND Michael Cera are in Juno, which for an Arrested Development maniac like myself was scrumchulacent.

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December 25, 2007

Why I Love My Wife

Kristi is an amazing woman. She is the most thoughtful, loving and kindhearted woman I've ever known. Last night I played at my church and then came home to an amazing meal that my beautiful wife had prepared. Behold:

And THEN this morning I awoke to the sweet smell of french toast casserole (yes it's as good as it sounds)
Behold:

This was a great Christmas, in the truest sense of the word. I am so thankful for the family Kristi and I are creating.

Merry Christmas from the Coxes. Hope it was a good one!

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December 19, 2007

Man

So, it's 12:30 and I'm sitting here in my living room. Kristi is asleep. Someone posted a comment on my myspace page (how lame is THIS starting?!) with a link to a site called mychurch.org. Dude. I just started laughing. Out loud. At them, mind you. Because that's just how we roll in the church. We're that dorky kid with braces standing outside the circle at lunch, saying "hey guys, can i... um, hey can we hang... um, guys? My dad totally has this sweet pinball machine in the garage. You should totally come over. We could drink martenillies!" Why is that? The great irony in all of this is that Christianity started as a pretty radical counter-culture. Like we were the kid saying "HEY! Y'all gon' die! Get yo crap right!" But we've slowly devolved into this. And this. And, oh man, this. What's interesting is how frustrated I get, with the very thing Jesus said would happen, and indeed I find myself guilty of. It comes out of our pores. It's what we've been saved from.

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December 16, 2007

Really Funny

Lately comedy has been stellar. Thanks to nbc.com, you can part-take. May I suggest 30 Rock and The Office. These are #2 and #3, with Arrested Development in the #1 slot, of course. I just don't have the energy to link all that crap right now.

I really love this time of year. For a lot of reasons. First, I love my wife. I love that she decorates our house. And trust me, girl is serious. I, unlike most heterosexual men, actually enjoy going to the mall this time of year. I really live hustle and bustle. I guess because that's how I roll, and I just love economics.

The other thing about this time of year is how hard is can be. For a lot of people, the holidays suck. They suck because someone isn't here this year. They suck because it's hard enough to pay your bills and eat, let alone buy gifts for everyone. I don't know about you, but there is a little bit of my heart that is in this category. And it causes me to think. One of my favorite verses in the Bible is in an epistle from Paul, where he says we see through a "dim glass" in this life. And one day we will see clearly. I love this verse because I read it and it resonates with me in my gut. Because I think we all know it to be true, somewhere deep down. We all know that there will be a day when sadness will be no more. When we will escape the "ought". And it's because of this that I think one of the ways we are drawn to God, ironically enough, is through pain. Because His love is so abstract when things are going well. But when we're in pain, it becomes real. Maybe that's what is meant by "My strength is made perfect in weakness". Maybe that is how we're able to be happy when life isn't great. What is "great" anyway? Great is really just another word for "better". But it's not the end. It's not glory.

One of the interesting things about Christianity is that it requires us to fight a battle that we wont (in one sense) win. It requires us to act, even though we know the end game. No defeatism allowed. And that's how I feel about many things right now, not the least of which is this country. Even though I know where we're headed, I cannot sit back and watch it happen. Even though I know that we are walking down a road that has been traveled time and time again throughout history, I cannot retreat and wait for the inevitable. I have to act. I just do. And I think that God places within us a conscience for this very reason. I think he's telling us something.

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