Category: Culture

• RESOLVED TO RESOLVE

  Today’s blog is not about New Year Resolutions, or what resolutions you should make or I might make.  No, we’re not quite that far along yet.  New Year’s Day is still on the horizon.  Today’s Fresh Greenbean wants you to think about what categories of your life you will make resolutions about when the big…

  Jamie Greening

  December 27, 2010

  All, Church, Culture, Writing

  New Year’s Resolutions, resolution, Resolutions, resolved

• JACKIE CHAN TAUGHT ME SOMETHING

  Last night the Greenbeans settled in to watch a family film after a long but satisfying day of ministry through our church.  We seriously pondered watching Elf.  Even though I’m not a big Will Ferrell fan Elf is still one of the funniest movies around.  I like to give all the credit for that to…

  Jamie Greening

  December 14, 2010

  All, Church, Culture, Movies

  Christmas, Elf, focus, Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Mr. Miyagi, The Karate Kid

• MY CHRISTMAS PRESENT SURPRISE

  Mrs. Greenbean has told me that I can’t receive the mail or be near any parcels which arrive for the next several days.  The reason for this, she says, is my Christmas present is on the way and I would know what it was just by looking at the box.  I’m not much of a…

  Jamie Greening

  December 6, 2010

  All, Books, Culture, Food, Writing

  Barbara Eden, cheese, FBI, genie, time travel

• IN(DEBT)ED

  Yesterday I was listening to NPR—which is a sin in some camps but I still love it—and there was an amazing piece on the Debt Commission and their upcoming recommendations to Congress and the President.  The reporter for the piece was Mara Liasson.  As a note, she’d better watch out because I think she sometimes…

  Jamie Greening

  December 3, 2010

  All, Church, Culture, politics, Preaching

  credit card debt, Dave Cote, debt, Debt Commission, discipline, Honeywell, Juan Williams, Mara Liasson, will-power