This is not a love story.
This is a story about love.

Last night my roommate and I went to a special showing of ‘500 Days Of Summer’ starting Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel. I have been a Zooey fan for years and was excited to see this movie, but was wondering about the mixed reviews that I read on this movie. Within the first 45 seconds I knew I would like the movie.

The quirky humor kept me laughing through about 80% of the movie with the other 20% engrossed in the story. Besides the fact that this movie ‘is not a love story’ the chemistry between Levitt and Deschanel is amazing. If you are the slightest bit prude then this movie is not for you…some of the best parts include sexual drunken humor. The last time a movie made me laugh out loud this much was the movie ‘Death At A Funeral’.

If you love traditional love stories then this is not your movie. If you love life stories that involve love and everything that includes through the high and the low then this is your movie.

Soundtrack:

One thing I have come to expect from Zooey movies is a great soundtrack. This movie does not fail me. With Regina Spektor, Feist, The Smiths, She & Him (new track) and more this soundtrack takes a bite out of music and keeps chewing through your ears. The only bad part is that I already had most of the tracks except a new one by Regina Spektor– which of course was an album only purchase from all major digital vendors. Even the new She & Him song could be purchased as an individual track.

Visit the movie web site .

Enjoy a preview below then run to your local theatre and see this indie gem…

ps. they showed the trailer for another movie called “adam” with the ever so yummy Hugh Dancy…I have a feeling this will be a must see!

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A little about the book: What happens when Jesus interrupts the average life? Interrupted encourages believers to ask if their lives bring integrity to the gospel. Follow the faith journey of author and fellow disciplemaker Jen Hatmaker and rediscover Jesus among the least of us.

My thoughts on the book: From the introduction this book had me. Imagine a book opening that tells the story of renting a house to a murdered and how your neighborhood would react. Well that is how this book opens. Jen has quirky stories woven through this book, but is not lacking in a substantial story to fill up the book with meaning.

This book tells a story of a person who left comfort and everything they knew in search of a bigger God. The god left behind was the one we want to box up and put beside our bed and pull out in times of trouble and what was found was the true God. The true God who cares for the poor and broken. Jen lays out the story of her journey (along with her husband) to this unsafe God that rattled her world. Join her on the journey and take the first steps toward being interrupted. (and maybe read a few funny stories along the way…my favorite was about a banana)

Who this book would be good for: church planters, people who like to laugh and want to see God in a different way, church workers, people who attend a church plant

More about the author: Jen Hatmaker is the author of A Modern Girl’s Guide to Bible Study: A Refreshingly Unique Way to Look at God’s Word and A Modern Girl’s Bible Study Series. With a heart for the women of her generation, she speaks at retreats and conferences around the country. Jen resides in Austin, Texas, with her husband, Brandon, and their three children. Brand and Jen are pastors of Austin New Church

Additional Resources:

• http://jenhatmaker.com/
• http://www.austinnewchurch.com/

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Last night was an event for Blood Water Mission here in Nashville. ‘Love (as it turns out) is a battlefield: an apology to the 80’s” was held at Downtown Presbyterian Church with guests: Sarah Masen, Justin Caldwell, Sandra McCracken (ft. Derek Webb), Matthew Perryman Jones, David Dark, and Donald Miller. It was a night of music, story, video, and discussion.

The night was an apology to the 80’s. Through the night there were 80’s commercials and movie trailers in between some of Nashville’s finest performing their favorite 80’s songs. Each artist sang about three songs.

One of my favorite moments of the night was when Sandra McCracken and Derek Webb  sang ‘Time after Time’ and the audience joined it. It was a sweet moment. I capture a bit of it on video.

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Donald Miller took the stage with David Dark in a Q & A format. It was my first time hearing Donald Miller speak and all I can say is that he is one funny guy. He is coming back in November on his upcoming book tour and I can’t wait to hear him.

But the important this was this was a night for Blood Water Mission. It was the Nashville stop of the Ride: Well tour.  Blood Water played an amazing video that was amazing to see the results of what they are doing. $1 gives 1 African person water for 1 year….that is amazing. Really what can we buy for a dollar that can transform a life? A pack of gum now costs more than giving a person water for a year. That to me is mind blowing and humbling. Be sure and check out what Blood Water Mission is doing and be blown away also.

Below are a few photos from the night. Check out all the photos on my Flickr account.

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