Comments on: Without Vision – The Blind Side http://charisshalom.fjministries.com/2009/11/without-vision-%e2%80%93-the-blind-side/ A family, following Jesus, praying we will pave paths others will follow into a missional lifestyle Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:58:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lucacentric http://charisshalom.fjministries.com/2009/11/without-vision-%e2%80%93-the-blind-side/comment-page-1/#comment-4990 Lucacentric Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:04:54 +0000 http://charisshalom.fjministries.com/?p=1306#comment-4990 Michael Oher's story reminds me of Susan Boyle's. Do you remember her? She was the amazing singer who blew everyone away last year on "Britain's Got Talent". They both were misjudged for much of their lives based on appearances until given the chance to shine. They are also both people of great Christian faith. I just found out that the TV Guide Channel is having an exclusive special on her December 13. I found the link for it here: http://www.tvguide.com/special/susan-boyle/ I was so inspired by "The Blind Side" and I hope to have a similarly uplifting experience watching Susan's special. Michael Oher’s story reminds me of Susan Boyle’s. Do you remember her? She was the amazing singer who blew everyone away last year on “Britain’s Got Talent”.

They both were misjudged for much of their lives based on appearances until given the chance to shine. They are also both people of great Christian faith.

I just found out that the TV Guide Channel is having an exclusive special on her December 13. I found the link for it here: http://www.tvguide.com/special/susan-boyle/

I was so inspired by “The Blind Side” and I hope to have a similarly uplifting experience watching Susan’s special.

]]> By: Bryan Riley http://charisshalom.fjministries.com/2009/11/without-vision-%e2%80%93-the-blind-side/comment-page-1/#comment-4979 Bryan Riley Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:57:00 +0000 http://charisshalom.fjministries.com/?p=1306#comment-4979 I think if you know the story and you have read all of that behind the scenes you might see all of that. I just thought the movie failed to deliver that. For me. Also, I didn't say I didn't like the movie. I did. For entertainment. But not as an inspirational movie based on a true story. For that, for me, it was disappointing. Titans did way more. Hoosiers. Rudy. Lean on Me. And so many others. Like I said, i rarely write opinion like this, because I'm not trying to be divisive or argue. I'm glad you saw all of that and loved the movie. I just long for more movies that truly point people to Kingdom values like Amazing Grace. I wish I would have seen Sandra Bullock change more through the movie. I think she was closer to inspirational in the movie when she first took him in than later in the movie. I didn't see her grow. Again, in the movie... not in the real life story. Rebs, thanks for writing, and being willing to disagree! I really enjoy hearing how others think and am glad to hear that we think differently! I think if you know the story and you have read all of that behind the scenes you might see all of that. I just thought the movie failed to deliver that. For me.

Also, I didn’t say I didn’t like the movie. I did. For entertainment. But not as an inspirational movie based on a true story. For that, for me, it was disappointing. Titans did way more. Hoosiers. Rudy. Lean on Me. And so many others.

Like I said, i rarely write opinion like this, because I’m not trying to be divisive or argue. I’m glad you saw all of that and loved the movie. I just long for more movies that truly point people to Kingdom values like Amazing Grace. I wish I would have seen Sandra Bullock change more through the movie. I think she was closer to inspirational in the movie when she first took him in than later in the movie. I didn’t see her grow. Again, in the movie… not in the real life story.

Rebs, thanks for writing, and being willing to disagree! I really enjoy hearing how others think and am glad to hear that we think differently!

]]> By: Reba http://charisshalom.fjministries.com/2009/11/without-vision-%e2%80%93-the-blind-side/comment-page-1/#comment-4978 Reba Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:03:54 +0000 http://charisshalom.fjministries.com/?p=1306#comment-4978 Interesting. You may be the first person I have met who didn't like the movie. We went and saw it last weekend and loved it. I think for both of us, it was the heart of the movie, that relationship between Leigh Anne and Michael, that tugged at our heart. Now, I am sure Mark noticed it was Sandra Bullock...he has always liked her. But that is not who I saw. I saw the story (which I had read before in a magazine) of two people who saw a need and met it though I know it rocked the world of those around them. I saw people trying to figure out what makes each other tick which was so much of our first two years with Maria. I was infuriated when the NCAA investigation occurred because I didn't see any kind of wrongdoing. I saw parents and their son making a decision that parents and kids make every day...there never would have been any kind of investigation had it been a "natural born" son. (Not to mention, they took him in when he wasn't playing any sport at all, it wasn't like they decided to take him into the family after he became a star) I saw those new sibling relationships develop when as a parent you wonder what they will think when you bring home someone new. (I read several biographies and interviews with the family and Michael later and loved to read that Michael and Collins still share a strong bond.) I saw a family who lived out a call to love their neighbor (even one on the wrong side of the tracks) as themselves even if I don't know they even realized they were doing it at the time. I saw love. Unconditional love. Interesting. You may be the first person I have met who didn’t like the movie. We went and saw it last weekend and loved it. I think for both of us, it was the heart of the movie, that relationship between Leigh Anne and Michael, that tugged at our heart. Now, I am sure Mark noticed it was Sandra Bullock…he has always liked her. But that is not who I saw. I saw the story (which I had read before in a magazine) of two people who saw a need and met it though I know it rocked the world of those around them. I saw people trying to figure out what makes each other tick which was so much of our first two years with Maria. I was infuriated when the NCAA investigation occurred because I didn’t see any kind of wrongdoing. I saw parents and their son making a decision that parents and kids make every day…there never would have been any kind of investigation had it been a “natural born” son. (Not to mention, they took him in when he wasn’t playing any sport at all, it wasn’t like they decided to take him into the family after he became a star) I saw those new sibling relationships develop when as a parent you wonder what they will think when you bring home someone new. (I read several biographies and interviews with the family and Michael later and loved to read that Michael and Collins still share a strong bond.) I saw a family who lived out a call to love their neighbor (even one on the wrong side of the tracks) as themselves even if I don’t know they even realized they were doing it at the time. I saw love. Unconditional love.

]]> By: Ashley Shaver http://charisshalom.fjministries.com/2009/11/without-vision-%e2%80%93-the-blind-side/comment-page-1/#comment-4971 Ashley Shaver Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:06:29 +0000 http://charisshalom.fjministries.com/?p=1306#comment-4971 I ditto that about The Same Kind of Different As Me. It is the best book I've read in a couple of years. I ditto that about The Same Kind of Different As Me. It is the best book I’ve read in a couple of years.

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