tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50451762011-09-02T18:12:05.932-07:00Educated InsolenceNow *that's* funny! A Blog by Zena Dell Schroeder President, Mission Ranch FilmsZena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.comBlogger261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045176.post-1113411635189952152005-04-13T09:52:00.000-07:002005-04-13T10:01:56.376-07:00MOVIES AT YOUTHGROUP - THE DEBATE CONTINUESDear Friends,Many of you may remember the debate we were engaged in awhile back, about whether or not we should be screening films (some of them questionable) at church youth events in an effort to better educate and prepare our young people for, well, life. I recently received a very challenging post in reply to this argument that I feel merits a fair Zena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045176.post-1112654902718151882005-04-04T15:07:00.000-07:002005-04-04T15:50:07.776-07:00Considering Reform Theology – What’s the Big Deal Anyway?In today’s climate of anti-intellectualism, where many evangelicals think being informed means keeping up with the latest tabloid gossip on Brad and Jennifer’s marriage, it seems ill-timed at best to try to engage people in a historical discussion about the how’s and why’s of the Protestant Reformation. In an effort to combat the Zena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045176.post-1108358114080698652005-02-13T21:08:00.000-08:002005-02-13T21:15:39.093-08:00INFORMATION FROM WASHINGTON DC ON SAME SEX MARRIAGEDear Friends and Family,HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY AND NEW YEARS, TOO. I know it's been awhile since my last post, but that's because I've been writing actual projects, so I will have to limit my posts to valuable information from other sources, such as this disturbing article on Same sex marriage and how it causes the dissolution of marriage. Zena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045176.post-1102711135975274832004-12-10T11:48:00.000-08:002004-12-10T12:45:34.546-08:00Happy Anniversary, Todd and Zena Dear Friends & Family, Rejoice with me. This week Todd and I celebrated our 8th year anniversary. To some of you, this may seem like a milestone. To others of you, it may seem like a mere trifle. But to anyone who has read my blog or kept up with my life over the past two years, you know that this is a huge and significant achievement. After a very challenging Zena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045176.post-1102016322578152372004-12-02T11:25:00.000-08:002004-12-02T11:38:42.576-08:00GOD’S WILL & HUMAN SUFFERING: A SURPRISING DISCOVERY Dear friends, Most of you already know this, but I am currently pursuing my Masters in Apologetics at Biola University. (Of course, I only take one class per semester, so it may take me until I’m 80 to actually get the degree.) But in the meantime, I am enjoying each class to the fullest, and I’ve been challenged to brood over some Zena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045176.post-1100025593509494102004-11-09T09:29:00.000-08:002004-11-09T10:39:53.510-08:00Clarification & Critical Thinking: Continuing the Debate on Showing Films to Youth at Church Hey gang, there were some great responses to my last post on showing movies to youth at Church. Many came directly to my email, so those who viewed the blog did not have the privilege of seeing these posts. I want to encourage anyone who wants to respond to do so on the blog so we can get a lively Zena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045176.post-1097429976351596752004-10-10T10:21:00.000-07:002004-10-10T10:39:36.350-07:00Pre-evangelism & Youth Ministry Hey Gang, this is going to be a relatively short entry, but wanted to get a few ideas out there. First of all, CR Duck asked me if the term pre-evangelism was a common term used or something I made up. As far as I know, I made it up. But it very well could be something that others have said. If anyone thinks they've heard this phrase before, please let me knowZena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045176.post-1096919136309373692004-10-04T11:34:00.000-07:002004-10-04T12:45:36.310-07:00Has it Already Been a Month? I can't believe a month has gone by since my last post! Forgive my absence. It's been a busy month, as I started my new teaching job, my new class at Biola (Hermeneutics and Bible Interpretation), plus I taught a 21 hour workshop in Chattanooga TN, which took quite a bit of prep work, and on top of that, I got walking Pneumonia! Yikes! It's been a busy month. Zena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045176.post-1093978830781706732004-08-31T11:34:00.000-07:002004-08-31T12:00:30.780-07:00In Spirit and In Truth - Prayer Hurts I've been having difficulty with my prayer life. This is nothing new. Actually, it started about 3 years ago, after a particularly painful discussion between my husband and I. Later, I was able to look back on that discussion and realize that it had been a turning point for me. Unfortunately, it was a turning point for the worse. Because during that Zena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045176.post-1093286324791569242004-08-23T11:32:00.000-07:002004-08-23T11:38:44.790-07:00Hey Gang - Below is an article or something I wrote nearly four years ago. I was cleaning up my computer and there it was. I thought it was rather clever and interesting - (we always like to think we are :), so I thought I'd post it here to see if I was on to something or if I was way over my head. Looking forward to feedback. Zena Human Nature is Always Unnatural Today I unloaded the Zena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045176.post-1092762363247351982004-08-17T09:41:00.000-07:002004-08-17T10:08:16.896-07:00Faith Follies - Challenges to my Last Post on Faith Dear Friends, It seems my last post on faith has generated some interest. I received several emails from people about what I wrote, including several challenges that I would like to explore here. For the record, I love challenges, because they help me to think more clearly. And I guess I learned a little something from my former post. While I Zena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045176.post-1091735535050455852004-08-05T12:15:00.000-07:002004-08-05T12:52:15.050-07:00Plug Your Nose and Jump Feet First - An Authentic Act of Faith Do you ever get tired of hearing people talk about faith as if it's this blind leap into the unknown? I swear, the way most people describe faith or see faith, it's as if a person is committing intellectual suicide in order to be "faithful," or to take a step of "faith." I don't think faith is about blindness. I DO think it Zena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045176.post-1090950791309895882004-07-27T10:46:00.000-07:002004-07-27T10:53:11.310-07:00For those that are interested:   Click here for a link to stuff having to do with my mom.  www.missionranchfilms.com.  After today, all future posts will hopefully be less morose and more thought provoking.  Heck, they'll probably even be argumentative.  (I love a good argument.  Especially when I win.)  So keep coming back and post some responses that will really tick me off.  (I have goose Zena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045176.post-1090619571581633702004-07-23T14:16:00.000-07:002004-07-23T16:59:26.460-07:00Sure miss you, Mom   Today is an interesting day.  I don't mean to be morbid, but today is the 1 year anniversary of my mom's death, and it is very, very strange. I didn't expect this day to feel much different than any other day this year.  She has been gone all of those days.  Why should today feel any different?  But it is different.  And in fact, it has felt different for the last severalZena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045176.post-1090533073607711742004-07-22T14:03:00.000-07:002004-07-23T14:15:35.123-07:00The God Intrusion Have you ever noticed that God intervenes at the most inconvenient times?  I mean, just when we're all set to do things our own way and on our own time table, the big guy up stairs gets the bright idea to really mess things up.  I know He's like the ruler of the Universe and stuff, but come on, does He really think He knows better than me about how to run my life?  Ahem (coughZena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045176.post-1089758038680562932004-07-13T15:19:00.000-07:002004-07-23T14:55:50.850-07:00Die, Monster, Die! Hey everyone. Guess what! I'm just about to finish Alan Carr's Easy Way to Quit Smoking. (For those of you that are crushed by the news that I'm a smoker, I apologize profusely. I didn't mean to be. It just kind of happened. And I hate it. And I'm quitting. I think on Wednesday). At any rate, Allen Carr's theory is that the reason smoking is so difficult to quit for mostZena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045176.post-1089413819623957502004-07-09T15:00:00.000-07:002004-07-09T15:56:59.623-07:00I'd Rather Be Winsome Than Clever Today I'm proud and sad both at the same time. I'm proud because my husband Todd is leaving today for Romania, leading a team of 10 people, mostly high school students, to serve as Missionaries for the next two weeks. I'm sad only because I have to be without him! But what an honor to be married to a man who takes the call of Christ seriously, to go out into Zena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045176.post-1088638631673419372004-06-30T15:59:00.000-07:002004-07-27T11:07:36.816-07:00Spiderman and the question - Who Am I? I was driving to work today, excitedly anticipating the second Spiderman movie, which, yes, I will be seeing tonight. (Woo Hoo!)From what I've heard, this looks to be the best Comic Book Movie yet. And as filmmakers and fans are asked why, the answers are very much the same. The reason this movie is supposed to be so good is because they supposedly exploreZena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045176.post-1088114975557928082004-06-24T14:40:00.000-07:002004-06-24T15:09:35.556-07:00To Whomever is crazy (or loyal) enough to continue reading this blog even though it's been 9 months since my last update: I'm back. Yes, yes, I know I have been out of circulation for like, eons, now. However, if your life had been as much of a rollar coaster ride as mine over the last two years, you probably would have taken some time off, too. So much has happened in the last two years Zena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045176.post-1063396640129274852003-09-12T12:38:00.000-07:002003-09-12T13:02:00.376-07:00INSPIRED BY SORROW TO GET FIRED UP FOR ACT ONE 9/12/03 Zena Dell Schroeder This has been the most difficult year of my life. My mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer and passed away this summer. My family has been dealing with years of dysfunction that became heightened because of my mother's death. My marriage is under the most ferocious attack (not necessarily Satan, but certainly the Zena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045176.post-936217022003-05-01T15:58:00.000-07:002003-05-01T15:58:11.623-07:00Here is an article on Act One from our recent trip to Capitol Hill. Read it all the way through. I'VE BEEN QUOTED! I feel Cool. Hollywood Christians' Appeal to Hill: Help Us By Amy Keller Roll Call Staff April 30, 2003 Sitting in a director's chair in the Rayburn House Office Building's Gold Room on Monday evening, Hollywood producer and writer Dean Batali conveyed his disillusionment with Zena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045176.post-918107642003-04-01T18:04:00.000-08:002003-04-01T18:07:33.000-08:00SO YOU THINK GOD’S CALLED YOU TO HOLLYWOOD? By Francine Russell, Barbara Nicolosi, and Zena Dell Schroeder Ever since you were a little kid, you’ve dreamed of moving to Hollywood and being an actor / writer / director / fill-in-the-blank. You’ve dreamed of fame and fortune (we all have, it’s okay . . .). You’ve practiced your Oscar speech, and vowed to use your future wealth and influence to Zena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045176.post-910740682003-03-20T11:03:00.000-08:002003-03-20T11:04:43.000-08:00Who's Smarter? by Cindy Osborne The Hollywood group is at it again. Holding anti-war rallies, screaming about the Bush Administration, running ads in major newspapers, defaming the President and his Cabinet every chance they get, to anyone and everyone who will listen. They publicly defile them and call them names like "stupid" , "morons", and "idiots". Jessica Lange went so far as to tell Zena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045176.post-910196982003-03-19T15:02:00.000-08:002003-03-19T15:09:48.000-08:00 ACT ONE COMING TO WASHINGTON, DC Act One: Writing for Hollywood presents Writing a Great Movie: Story, Theme, Values Saturday, April 26, 2003 Pope John Paul II Cultural Center 3900 Harewood Road, NE Washington, DC 20017 202-319-4100 www.jp2culturalcenter.org Conference and Lunch - $85.00 Register online at: www.actoneprogram.com Story is one of the most vital components of a screenplay. Zena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045176.post-901349042003-03-04T13:54:00.000-08:002003-03-04T14:36:48.000-08:00Welcome to my blog: An introduction to the Art of Making Noise There are two things I'm passionate about: The entertainment industry and the power of media to become means of truth and inspiration in the world, and Christianity properly expressed through accurate Doctrine applied Christian Living. Hence, these are the two topics that will be repeatedly addressed in this blog, usually in Zena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045176.post-898723452003-02-27T17:22:00.000-08:002003-02-27T17:24:01.000-08:00Writing Funny You don’t have to be funny to write funny. I’m not the funniest person in the world. I’m not even the funniest person on my block. But I do have a sense of humor, which allows me to reflect on the world and construct a joke so as to induce a chuckle. Humor can be taught because it follows certain patterns and rules. You don’t have to be funny to write funny. But you do have to Zena Dell Schroedernoreply@blogger.com0