by Mary Carver | Aug 14, 2019 | Faith Life, Finding Truth in Unexpected Places
If there’s one question that will start a firestorm of opinion and emotion, it is… What’s the worst TV show finale you’ve ever seen? One of my good friends will take every opportunity to express her great disgust for the ending of White Collar....
by Mary Carver | Jul 3, 2019 | Faith Life
The Channel Tunnel — or the “Chunnel” as it’s often called — is an underwater tunnel more than 31 miles long linking France and Great Britain. Though the idea for this tunnel was introduced in the early 1800s, construction of the actual project didn’t take place until...
by Mary Carver | May 22, 2019 | Faith Life, Finding Truth in Unexpected Places, Movie Moments
Once upon a time, I wrote a devotional just for you… Beauty and the Beast is a story we know as a fairy tale full of magic and romance and, at least in the most recent movies, songs guaranteed to be stuck in your head for days. But is that all there is to this tale?...
by Mary Carver | Apr 22, 2019 | Faith Life
This post was originally published in 2012. ************************** “Throw your nets on the other side,” He said. “Just give it one more try.” I don’t actually know anything about fishing. The last time I went fishing, I let go of the button thing too soon and...
by Mary Carver | Apr 17, 2019 | Faith Life, Finding Truth in Unexpected Places
I used to watch a TV show called Blindspot with my husband. I liked the show, but he quickly found it ridiculous – too preposterous to waste time watching. He’s not wrong. The premise and nearly all the story lines are incredibly unrealistic. But I keep...
by Mary Carver | Dec 12, 2018 | Faith Life, Hooked on Holiday Movies, Movie Moments
This year my daughters have caught the holiday movie bug. As a longtime fan of Hallmark movies (and the like), I first felt like I had finally arrived. I was living the dream! The watch-cheesy-movies-with-my-daughters dream! Until my youngest started reminding me that...
