Christ, Our Only Hope

“For every one look at your sins, take ten looks at Christ.” - Robert Murray McCheyne

I'm starting to really appreciate and understand this piece of advice from McCheyne. Seeing one's sin without seeing Christ leads to immense depression! O may I never ever lose sight of Christ!

I need Thee, O I need Thee;
Every hour I need Thee;
O bless me now, my Savior,
I come to Thee.
- I Need Thee Every Hour, written by Annie Hawks

Evidence of God's Grace

I, by God's grace, am evidence of God's grace. Such a simple and amazing thought, yet one that has never crossed my mind before.

Here's what brought on this post during my reading time today:

"The doctrine of grace tells us that creation was God's gratuitous act, not necessitated in any way. Moreover, life is covenantal, and both the law of the covenant and its mercy represent God's grace. We are in all our being evidence of God's grace. As St. paul says, in 1 Corinthians 4:7, 'For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?'" - R. J. Rushdoony, "To Be as God: A Study of Modern Thought Since the Marquis de Sade, pg 201

"180 the movie" - 33 minutes that will rock your world!

Click it. Watch it. Share it. You won't regret it. 180 the Movie website.

Gospel Centered Marriages for a Glorious Church - an event you won't want to miss!

Go to an NCFIC conference. Just do it. It's worth every single cent. It really is. One is coming up in October, and it's filling up fast - so sign up if you can.

This particular conference features lectures from Paul Washer, Joel Beeke, Scott Brown, Doug Phillips, and Kevin Swanson. This is a great lineup of speakers you won't want to miss - knowing the NCFIC, this conference is bound to be edifying, thought-provoking, convicting, and beneficial to every heart. Check out this link for more information: http://www.ncfic.org/gcm-about

And if you can't make it to that one.... there's the Sound Doctrine for a Glorious Church conference (December 6-10)! http://www.ncfic.org/sound-doctrine and... the REunited conference (December 10-11)! http://www.ncfic.org/reunited

A Quick Telephone Audio Effect in Adobe Premiere Pro using Adobe Soundbooth

I love the simplicity of this effective technique: http://youtu.be/zABCrVY8R18 (Sorry, YouTube would not allow me to embed this video.) -M.

The Process of Film Scoring

Well, I came across an enlightening lecture on the topic of composing music for film. There are 6 parts on youtube.

Current Reading List.... ahhh, it'll never end!

I love reading, but I've reached a point where I've taken on more than I can chew! Due to some pressing research, some of the books I'm in the middle of will have to be set aside for now.

This is what I'm currently reading through:



From top to bottom:

Kindle: I'm reading A Weed in the Church by Scott Brown (This book has my full endorsement and may be found for free download at this link.)

Screenplay by Syd Field

The Family Daughter by Sarah Bryant

To Be As God: A Study of Modern Thought Since The Marquis de Sade by R. J. Rushdoony

Mega Memory by Kevin Trudeau

Lighting for Digital Video and Television by Jackman

The Five C's of Cinematography by Mascelli

WARNING: Just because they're listed above does not mean each book is recommended reading, I'm doing research. I could possibly do reviews on them down the road, but I have other priorities.