Inspiration from Evan Almighty
It's amazing where one can get spiritual inspiration. Today, it came from the new movie, Evan Almighty . For those of you good people who refrain from movies, here's the 411 on the movie. Evan runs for Congress with a campaign promising to "change the world." Life seems to be going good. He wins the election, moves into a new house, and is getting royal treatment at the capitol. His family thought they would have more family time; his wife even prays that their family would draw closer. Yet, Evan is staying really busy. During all of this, Evan is visited by God, who tells him to build an Ark. The movie is basically Evan trying to avoid his calling, and everyone thinking Evan is crazy for hearing from God. Evan's wife and kids turn their back on him at one point. They also think he's crazy; going through a mid-life crisis. God (disguised as a random waiter) speaks to Evan's wife and offers this advice: When someone prays for patience, does God automatical...