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The Second Generation
Prior to the Israelites' conquest of the city of Jericho, a very significant event takes place that is often overlooked. Unlike most ancient literature, the Bible records details and events that can be seemingly unrelated to the overall narrative. For example, how many Christians have been sidelined in their attempts to read the entire Bible by the...continue reading
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Religion and Reindeer
G.K. Chesterton was a gifted writer and thinker. Although he was Roman Catholic in his religious convictions, his writings were often directed toward the antithesis between religion and non-religion, not the doctrinal differences between Protestants and Catholics. A journalist by trade, Chesterton had a knack for communicating with the common folk...continue reading
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Teaching Kingdom Principles
One particularly gifted young athlete played for several years on the little league baseball team that I coached. He had a mother and father who were both lawyers. At least one of them came to most of the games. He was a very emotional boy, and it was necessary to establish with him at the beginning of the first year that I would be doing the decis...continue reading
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America’s Wretched Refuse
In the February 2009 issue of Christianity Today, Lisa Graham McMinn wrote a thought-provoking review of a book by Phil Zuckerman. Zuckerman's book, Society without God: What the Least Religious Nations Can Tell Us about Contentment, is basically an indictment of what he believes is the hypocrisy of "Christian" America. Zuckerman's point is that Am...continue reading
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A Movie Manifesto
There are few topics within the Christian community that are as controversial as movies. Because they are such an integral component of our modern culture, just about everyone has an opinion, belief, or idea about the positive and negative aspects of them. Christians are often unsure of what to make of the movie industry because the films that it p...continue reading
September 03, 2010
Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant, and Israel whom I have chosen. Thus saith the Lord, that made thee, and formed thee from the womb: he will help thee. Fear not, O Jacob, my servant, and thou righteous whom I have chosen. For I will pour water upon the...
There is yet another part of this significant type to be considered, equally important and rich in the view it conveys of the glory of Jesus in His work. "And he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed."...
September 02, 2010
August 27, 2010
There are few topics within the Christian community that are as controversial as movies. Because they are such an integral component of our modern culture, just about everyone has an opinion, belief, or idea about the positive and negative aspects of them. Christians are often unsure of what to make of the movie industry because the films that it produces are more often than not objectionable to the Christian worldview. Or are they? Could it be that Christians (and most movie attendees for that matter) are simply missing the point of most films? Could it be that in our zeal to guard our eyes and ears from offending material that we have lost a golden opportunity to promote and teach the Gospel? Or could it be that we simply do not understand the art of filmmaking?
