Fireproof
I urge all couples to see Fireproof. Since it has a clear Christian viewpoint, it’s not likely to remain in theaters very long. So hurry. See the trailer here.
The Good Samaritan – “Who is my neighbor?”
As I was reading the parable of the Good Samaritan this morning, it occurred to me that the Samaritan was in hostile territory when he happened upon the injured man. The road from Jerusalem to Jericho was not the route between Jerusalem and Samaria. He was really in Jewish territory. Yet he, a despised stranger, … Read more
“Spore” The Video Game
At an Orange County Multimedia Association (OCMMA) meeting a few years ago, several members gave a report on the E3 (the Electronic Entertainment Expo) they had just attended in LA. One of the demos they saw was of “Spore,” an evolution simulation video game that was under development. In this game, you could create your … Read more
“The List”
Lynda and I were pleasantly surprised to find “The List” in our local video rental store. It’s an adaptation of Robert Whitlow’s book of the same title. We hadn’t heard of it, but Lynda had noticed a book by that title on the “best seller” rack at the Christian book store an hour or two … Read more
Speaking up … or not (Silence)
“If you haven’t got anything good to say about someone, don’t say anything at all.” (Mother) “Tis never so, that the louder the voice, the truer the argument.” (Ching Chow, 1968, News Syndicate Co.) addendum to Ching Chow: Unless the argument is over who is the loudest. Important truths are often hidden in the minds … Read more
Flying Spaghetti Monster
While Lynda and I were in Barnes and Noble last evening and I was on my usual path to the computer section, my attention was drawn to a prominently displayed book. It was a bright red book titled The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, by Bobby Henderson. It was rather obvious that it was … Read more
Chronological Snobbery
“…what I have called ‘chronological snobbery,’ the uncritical acceptance of the intellectual climate common to our own age and the assumption that whatever has gone out of date is on that account discredited. You must find why it went out of date. Was it ever refuted (and if so by whom, where, and how conclusively) … Read more
Happiness
“You can’t be optimistic with misty optics.” (Charles Feinberg) “You can’t roller skate in a buffalo herd. But you can be happy if you’ve a mind to it.” (Roger Miller) “People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” (Abraham Lincoln) Behave the way you want to feel. (me) “If … Read more
The Way Things Are
In no particular order We don’t live in the world as God created it. (Gary Parker) Intellectual honesty is not the enemy of faith – even with respect to the Bible. Neither is logic. All truth is God’s truth. Not everything that happens has someone to blame. I don’t have to have an opinion on … Read more
Praise & Criticism
I’m neither as smart, nor as dumb as people think I am. Therefore: I shouldn’t think of myself more highly than I ought to think. (Romans 12:3) I need to be realistic about what is said and shouldn’t take their praise more seriously than is really warranted. I shouldn’t worry about what others think. I … Read more