Rev. Samuel Robles Jr.

I just saw the Disney/Pixar movie, Wall-E, and it was great! Not only am I just a Disney and Pixar fan, I found the message(s) of this film to be deeper than what appears on screen. I did not know what to expect other than I heard from other folks that it was a "cute" and funny movie. But by the end of the movie, I was reflecting on theological themes. Here are some of the themes I thought about:

Companionship
Relationships
Ecology
Sustainable communities
Eschatology
Health
Technology

Wall-E brought out these themes and topics, and quite frankly, I find that these are themes that need to be in circles of conversation within the Church. For examples, some may say why bring up ecology in the church? Well quite simply, it involves God's creation, and we, humans, need to reflect on being better stewards of God's creation.

For those that saw the movie, what did you think about? What are your thoughts?
For those that haven't, I highly recommend it. I am sure you will enjoy it.

As I debrief the Hispanic assembly, one word immediately comes to mind: AWESOME!

It was so AWESOME to meet Hispanic/Latino(a) youth and young adults from around the country.
The staff that we had for the youth and young adults was AWESOME.
Our teamwork was AWESOME.
The speakers were AWESOME.
All the workshops were AWESOME.
The praise & worship was AWESOME.
The mission trip in NYC was AWESOME.
Just about everything I can think of was AWESOME.

I praise God for this assembly. It was definitely a lot of work putting it all together, and so many people worked hard and took time out of their busy schedules to make it all happen, but it was surely all worth it.


KEEP IT...GOSPEL!

Wow! I finally saw the movie Pursuit of Happyness this past weekend. I loved it! It's an incredible story, and very inspirational.
I found a clip of one of my favorite parts on youtube and I thought I would post and share it. Enjoy!

It's Drum Corps season again, and I'm hyped! I've been spending some of my free time checking out drumlines on youtube.
I decided to post 2 videos of when I marched. I miss being able to play and march, but I have great life changing memories.

Here is Boston Crusaders 2000 and 2001:

2000


2001