Jones happens today and I’m excited. Any one else pumped?

For the Jones enthusiasts, you can buy the “Indiana Jones Handbook” filled with diagrams like this one (to the left)  on how to properly crack a whip. You never know when an adventure might break out. This book could save your life.

For more go here.

We’re having an Jones-a-thon next weekend with many youth who haven’t experienced Dr. Jones. It should be fun, but it means I have to wait a week. Ain’t nostalgia great!

Yes, it’s Friday and I don’t know about you, but it’s been a long week.

So here’s your pick-me-up….

It seems like summer’s already almost here (though not soon enough). After reading through some websites and talking to youth here’s the top 5 most anticipated movies of the summer in order:

1) The Dark Knight

2) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

3) Wall-e

4) Speed Racer

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5) The Incredible Hulk

Others of note: Iron Man, Narnia 2, Stepbrothers, Get Smart…

 So what are you looking forward to?

You all remember the children’s book, “Where the Wild Things Are“? I’ve read it recently to my kids and then saw an article today about it being made into a movie. The book is a bit wacky, but nothing touches this clip from the upcoming film. It’s a movie by Spike Jonze. So it’s bizarre then? Check. And not for kids? Double check.

On and on a completely different note, here’s the new trailer for the upcoming Indiana Jones movie. 

I was talking to a bunch of youth pastors and the subject of ‘what movies can you show to a youth group‘ came up. We all had stories of movies that we thought were okay to show, but upon watching them in the context of church we quickly realized that they were NOT OKAY. I made the mistake of showing Zoolander (even the edited version was way too bad) and other had showed Goonies or Ferris Bueller (kids with potty mouths).

So any suggestions of good (sorry, no Facing the Giants) movies that you can show in the youth group setting (and the youth will actually watch)?

Here’s our list so far:

Night at the Museum

Napoleon Dynamite

Princess Bride

Any Pixar Movie

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