(a Steve Orr Bible reflection) It's not really giving anything away to reveal that the film The Birds concerns birds run amuck. Of his 1963 movie masterpiece, director Alfred Hitchcock said, "It could be the most terrifying motion picture I have ever made!" Even though it looks a bit dated now, especially in the area of special effects, the terror of unexplained bird attacks comes through undiminished! The film’s source material is less widely known. Evan Hunter (known

When Joice began her treatments at MD Anderson on May 16, 2013, she kept careful and detailed notes, 156 pages of them. We left for Houston at 6.08 on that morning of May 16, after being advised that she was approved by United Health as a “Single Patient Agreement” with MD Anderson Cancer Hospital, of which the Proton Therapy Center is a part. She was the first patient with this type of cancer that our insurance plan had approved for treatment at both entities. While the ho

(a Steve Orr Bible reflection) Han Solo is one of the most compelling characters of the Star Wars saga. Whether you consider him a hero of the revolution or an enemy of the state, his journey is worth following all the way to the end. When we first meet Han in the original Star Wars film, he is hanging out in a bar with his…um, “peers.” Obi-Wan Kenobi describes the Mos Eisley Cantina as “a wretched hive of scum and villainy.” When we first meet Han, he’s seems to belong i

After Joice and I went back to PNG for the revision of the West Kewa NT, its dedication, and the translation and dedication of the East Kewa NT in 2005, for the next several years we lived in our house in Duncanville, a suburb southwest of Dallas. In 2008 I was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and we were faced with several options about my treatment. One was to “wait and see,” because it was reported as a slow and non-aggressive form, so we decided on that course. It is now 2

by Rebecca Edwards A couple of weeks ago, I crashed the youth gathering. Yes, I’m a youth parent and yes, I’m a 50-something, but I was...

There is nothing more problematic, even dangerous, than in reading Scripture literally to interpret all words or expressions. An example...

(a Steve Orr Bible reflection) Consider Claire Randall of the Outlander novels. Claire fell through time from 1945 England to 18th...

It was 2006 and Karol and Mike and their three children had gone to Ecuador, where they were serving with a mission at Shell. The mission...

(a Steve Orr Bible reflection) In the film Yesterday, would-be rocker Jack Malik awakens in the hospital after a bad traffic...

(a Steve Orr Bible reflection) A dead end can be a negative or a positive, depending on your viewpoint. But when you come upon one unexpectedly, it can mean real trouble. Whatever you call it—caving, spelunking … crazy—exploring under the earth just draws some people. My friend and I were two of those people. We started out walking. Then we had to crouch a bit. Soon enough, we were crawling on all fours. All of this to find the rumored “crystal cave.” And always moving