The Golden Compass (2007), directed by Chris Weitz, is based on the first book of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. Dakota Blue Richards plays Lyra Belacqua, a young girl raised at Jordan College in Oxford who sets out on a journey to the frozen North to rescue stolen children.
Chris Tomlin's 2001 debut is plain, singable worship, an early sketch of the songs a generation would learn.
In Frederick Forsyth’s epic thriller, The Day of the Jackal, a mysterious assassin known only as “The Jackal” is hired by the OAS, a French terrorist group, to assassinate President Charles de Gaulle in 1963.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Parsifal Mosaic, a heart-pounding Cold War thriller, intelligence officer Michael Havelock’s world crumbles on a moonlit Costa Brava beach.
Fireflight's 2008 album pairs hard rock guitars with a strong voice and songs about standing firm under pressure.
Monthly update 214 • February 2008 • 2008-02-01 - 2008-02-29
If you see airportd running on your Mac, here is what this process does and why it manages your Wi-Fi.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Ultimatum, the epic conclusion to the original Bourne trilogy, Jason Bourne faces his toughest challenge yet.
Monthly update 213 • January 2008 • 2008-01-01 - 2008-01-31
Sarah Brightman's 1993 release, a crossover of pop and the classical voice. I reached it late and it has stayed with me.
If you see automountd running on your Mac, here is what this automatic file system mounting process does.
U2's 1980 debut catches four young men finding their sound, a raw, ringing record about growing up.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Supremacy, the thrilling sequel to The Bourne Identity, Jason Bourne, now living peacefully with Marie St. Jacques in Maine, is dragged back into a dangerous game when a mysterious impostor using his name causes chaos in Asia.
Monthly update 212 • December 2007 • 2007-12-01 - 2007-12-31
Reflection on the year 2007, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.
As a teenager Christmas brings deeper thoughts. God sent his son into the world to save sinners.
Yanni's 1992 release, wordless music for reflection. It came to me long after release and earned its place.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Identity, a heart-pounding spy thriller, a man is pulled from the Mediterranean Sea with no memory, bullet wounds, and a microfilm in his hip pointing to a Swiss bank account.
Monthly update 211 • November 2007 • 2007-11-01 - 2007-11-30
In Bad Luck and Trouble, Reacher reunites his old Army MP unit after a member’s murder, uncovering a plot targeting them over a past case.
Enya's lush 1991 album deepened her signature sound, a serene Celtic record I found years after its release.
If you see systemkeychain running on your Mac, here is what this system keychain process does.
He said the NSA built a special room to receive data streamed through an AT&T Internet room containing “peering links,” or major connections to other telecom providers.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Matarese Circle, a thrilling Cold War mystery, two top-secret spies, American Brandon Scofield and Soviet Vasili Taleniekov, bitter rivals with a shared past, must team up to stop a mysterious global plot.
If you see fseventsd running on your Mac, here is what this file system events process does and why it matters.