I found this blog article by Jeremy Pierce very interesting, especially the last few comments where he suggests that Bush understands the Christian Gospel (salvation through Christ), but that Obama doesnt appear to see that Christianity requires a relationship with Christ through the cross.
Read it here: Parableman
Well, I think finally Dr Jim West has lost it.
I thought this movie was decent. Reeves acts brilliantly in movies that he has to play a mechanical, expressionless being, Matrix and this movie being case in point.
I thought the story was told well. It appears the key point that they wanted to get across was that “when you are at a crisis point, it is only then you can truly change”. As a Christian that totally resonates with me.
Although, rather than being able to change ourselves, we recognise that we cant change our own nature, only God can change us through the spirit.
I thought ultimately this movie was better than I Am Legend, which pretty much sucked, and was better than hancock too. I’m a will smith fan, but he seems to have gone downhill lately.
It appears that the only way you can get a half decent movie is to rehash one from years ago.
This was taken from here:
http://www.duke.edu/web/gradreligion/documents/GPRnewsfall2008.pdf
I shall briefly explain two of my efforts to get people actually to learn what is on the pages of the New Testament. Perhaps it should go without saying that this is a difficult task, but I shall nevertheless say something about the problem. The more time students have spent in church the more they think that the text consists of morals that are immediately applicable to themselves and that all the words meant then what they mean now. In fact, the worldviews of the biblical authors are not our worldviews, and it is difficult for people to comprehend things that they cannot fit into their own mental universe. It is in some ways easier for people to learn about an unknown religion than about their own.
Well said!
It appears that my body is consipiring against me once again. I need to lose 13.5 kg by feb, but here I am, suffering through another bout of cellulitis in my leg.
Its ok, at least I havent ended up in hospital, but the medication is making me feel particularly ill.
At least I have this to keep me company:
hehe..
here’s a better one of my loverly daughter Alex:
aint she coot?
Well, I’m fat. Yup. I am. I have been everr since I was 13.
ANYWAY… I have been put on a list to get a stomach stapling operation. Bariatric surgery I think its called. I have to lose 13 KG before Feb before they’ll do it though. Problem is, if I could lose 13KG I wouldnt need the surgery!
Talk about a quandry.