Not Home Yet….

Comedian Ken Davis told a great story today on Lighten Up:

After fifty years of service in Africa, a weary missionary couple walked down the gangplank of their boat.  The disimbarking was delayed by a crowd of press and well-wishers welcoming President Theodore Roosevelt back from his most recent safari.  As they made their way through the throng, the husband expressed how discouraged he was.  After fifty years of service to God, after losing two children to jungle diseases, there was not a single person to welcome them home.  His wife suggested that he talk to God about this during his bedtime prayers.  In their cheap little hotel room, the exausted wife fell asleep almost immediately.  She woke in the morning to find her husband smiling and whistling softly as he prepared for the day.

“Boy, you’ve sure lightened up!” she said.  “Did you tell God about your disappointment?”

“Yes I did.” he said.  “I told Him how sad and angry it made me that, after all the years of service and sacrifice we did, nobody was there to welcome us home.”

His wife asked, “Well, what did God say to you?”

With a smile, her husband answered, “God said, ‘you’re not home yet.’”

Plugged In Movie Review 1/22/10

To Save A Life opens in theaters today, but what makes this story different from other teen high school flicks?  Bob from Focus On The Family discussed the film on today’s Plugged In Movie Review.  You can read the review by clicking here, and you can read “Saving Lives Is Your Job,” Plugged In’s interview with filmmakers Jim Britts and Brian Baugh by clicking here.

Driver’s Education At Home

Is your teen aching to take on the open road?  If so, it’s time to explore driver’s education programs.  As driver’s ed experts will explain, state driver’s education isn’t the only option.  Due to advances in legislation and curriculum, you can teach your teen to drive, protecting his safety, his future, and your pocketbook.

Homeschool Heartbeat, heard M-F on The Pulse at 1:20pm, is discussing Driver’s Education At Home all this week.  Click here to read a transcript the programs or to listen online.

Plugged In DVD Review 11/10/09

This week, Carl Fredrickson lifts off to adventure… after tying thousands of balloons to his house!  The new Disney/Pixar film, Up, comes to DVD today.  You can get the scoop on Up on today’s Plugged In DVD Review by clicking here.

Have you seen Up?  What’d you think?

Plugged In DVD Review 9/01/09

You’ve been invited to experience the wonder and beauty of our planet in the new-to-DVD release of Earth.  Critics called Earth a beautiful, spectacular view of our world… what will families say about it?  Bob from Focus On The Family will share his thoughts with us this afternoon on the Plugged In DVD Review.  If you can’t tune in at 4:20pm today, you can read his review by clicking here.

I hate to give anything away, but I love this quote from Plugged In about the movie:

…while there’s no mention of any supernatural involvement in nature’s form and function, Earth‘s breathtaking photography remains a vibrant testimony to God’s power and creativity.

Plugged In DVD Review 8/24/09

Outwit.  Outspy.  Outsmart.  Outplay.  Then get out.  It’s the tagline of the movie… and pretty much the plot too.  Duplicity comes to DVD today.  What should you know about this spy-versus-spy story before going to the video store?  Bob shares his thoughts and opinions on today’s Plugged In DVD Review.  You can read about it by clicking here.

Plugged In Movie Review 6/26

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is now in theaters. What should you know about the film before buying tickets?  We’ll have Bob from Focus On The Family share his thoughts with us on Friday at 4:20pm for the Plugged In Movie Review. You can also read a detailed review on Transformers 2 by clicking here.

Plugged In Movie Review 5/29

This week, Carl Fredrickson lifts off to adventure… after tying thousands of balloons to his house!  The new Disney/Pixar film, Up, opens in theaters today.  Will Pixar Animation continue to thrill families as they have with other successful films like Wall-E, Cars, Finding Nemo, etc, etc, etc….  Bob from Focus On The Family will share his thoughts on Up with us this afternoon, and let us know how family-friendly this new Pixar film is.

Plugged In Movie Review 5/22

This afternoon, Bob from Focus On The Family will share his thoughts on the Ben Stiller sequal, Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian.

Plugged In Movie Review 5/15

Professor Robert Langdon is back… and he’s trying to solve a mystery at the Vatican.  Today, Angels & Demons opens in theaters.  Is this successor to The DaVinci Code any better than the original story… or is author Dan Brown still out to debunk Christianity on the big screen?  Bob will explain his thoughts on the film with us this afternoon.