AnthonyFosterPhD

The film bears little resemblance to a Conan Doyle story. This is a much darker, much more physical and less cerebral Holmes with a story that rehashes elements of many action flicks in memory, complete with a strongman giant and malevolent midget. Sadly, I had figured out the main mystery within a few frames of the resurrection of the bad guy. I just cannot get into a kungfu fighting Sherlock, or the Num3ers slo-mo step by step methodologies showing Holmes’ brain at work. Whereas the heroine and her blackjack can take a villain out with one slap, it takes Downey and Law scores of blows and a hardware store to take out their opponents, ostensibly to drag out the overly long action scenes. Honestly, this reminded me of a combination of James Bond and the Wild Wild West in turn of the century London with little of the Holmes idiosycrasies in evidence. Throw in the occult underbelly and overtones along with slaughterhouse and sewer scenes, and you could almost smell this film. How many f...

Sometimes I use this space to park ideas for further exploration later. Today's idea is that of a leader as an architect of synergy. When a leader is only able to bring all the parties he leads to the table as a conglomeration of individual interests, the results are gridlock and less than the sum of their parts. Results are stringently limited. When a leader leverages leadership qualities, results happen that are more than the sum of the part. there is a creative stewardship involved in this. The character of these results are based in the character of the qualities leveraged, that is, by the quality of authority or power invested in him/her, by the power of personality, or by the power of compelling compassion and service- or any of the many other qualities of a leader. Virtue begets virtue, and vice begets vice. You will know them by their fruit, Christ said... to be explored further....

To revel in the presence Of the source of all delight To come and bow in reverence Transformed from blight to right We were made for this We were made for this To enter into bliss. In his glory at His throne Reveling here in Christ alone To be never separated In adoration unabated To linger there our one desire We will gaze on him and never tire Raptured by His righteousness There at the mercy seat To be forever, always blessed Our destiny complete Where glory to glory reflects And praise upon praise resounds And light to light is mirrored In resplendent radiance found Where wrong is set right By His covering made clean Lesser desires will fade from sight In the light of the unseen. We were made for this We were made for this To enter into bliss. In his glory at His throne Reveling here in Christ alone Anthony Foster December 26, 2009

He is the Word that had to be said He is the prayer we pray. He is the gift that arose from the dead A gift to give away He made the star in the skies That points the way in the night He is the one that gives it light And oh He shines so bright Burn away the darkness that blinds us Burn away the darkness that binds us And give us sight Oh give us sight To see the Son is to see The God who is unseen We see the Son and see His purpose for every thing Seek the child Oh seek the child The child of heaven reconciles He sets the prisoner free To arise and to shine bright In His presence whole and holy Whole and Holy Whole and Holy Enter in and stand in glory Seek the child of heaven Come and shine within His light Gloria to the glorious one Our Creator is revealed His glory he now shows God on High is here below So that we can know So that we can know…. Anthony Foster December 26, 2009

Glad to see Dave Barry hasn't lost his touch- here's his 2009 in review ....

12 Snowflakes blinking 11 Toy soldiers 10 Disney displays 9 Snowmen waving 8 Reindeer flying 7 Gingerbread men 6 Famous fables 5 Ninjas fighting 4 Horses racing 3 Bears a flashing 2 Jedi dueling 1 Santa’s limo And no baby Jesus nowhere! So I must echo the sentiments: Bah, Humbug!!!!

The great shame and the great sin of the world is not complicated. It is simply and only and always-- undervaluing Jesus. This takes on a multitude of forms from blatant rebellion and cosmic anarchy on one end of the continuum, to sentimentalizing Christ and making him a safe, warm, and fuzzy buddy that you can take or leave. Sin violates who Jesus is. It is seeking sustinence and pleasure in his gifts rather than enjoying the one who gave them. In enjoying his gifts, even then we must enjoy them in the way that they were intended to be enjoyed. So whether the sin is calling God a liar in not believing his Word, or in substituting the pursuit of ease comfort and pleasure for pursuing him, or in devastating your family and body with runaway desires, in the end it boils down to this truth. To value Jesus- who is of the ultimate worth in the universe, less than he is due is worthy of death. The world offers many competitors and substitutes that vie for our attentions,loyalties, and ener...