Monday, April 21, 2008
Here are some things happening in my world…
Two New Books To Read
I’m excited about two new books I picked up to read this week:
100 Ways to Improve Your Writing
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
Time Off Last Week
Last week I took two vacation days to shovel 2.5 tons of rock around my yard (the previous owners used rock instead of mulch…go figure). It was great just working in the yard and clearing my head. The weather was stunning -- 70 degrees and sunny every day. My back still hurts though!
Art’s Pastor Search
We’re narrowing our search for our worship pastor and really excited about the possibilities. We should have someone hired by June 1.
Youth Pastor Search
We’re accepting applications for our Student Ministry Pastor position. If you are interested send your resume to Kevin Stone at Kevin@moviechurch.com. Our goal is to have someone here by mid July.
Sushi and Full-Frontal Nudity
On Saturday Lisa and I went on a date to the Tokyo Japanese Restaurant in Skippack and ate sushi. Skippack is just gorgeous this time of year. Because dinner went so long we didn’t make it in time to see Expelled. Rushed and not sure what to see, we followed the crowd into Forgetting Sarah Marshall (knowing absolutely nothing about the movie). Dumb idea.
Within 2 minutes we were staring at a guy’s penis. A few minutes after that we in line to get a refund for our tickets.
Listen, I’ve been to a few rated R movies and have NEVER seen anything like that. What the heck is going on? I’m with Jud Wilhite at Central Christian in Las Vegas. There is no “culture war” going on any longer. There may have been a war at one time, but we lost.
Do you hear that? The culture war is over. We lost.
Sushi and Full-Frontal Nudity
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I'd love to hear your thoughts on Getting Things Done. I'm mid-way through the book and I'm realizing that I have a system that's similar to GTD, but it was created out of need and probably isn't as efficient.
So, the question for me will be if I should change my system to what GTD is suggesting or if I'm stress-free & productive enough with what I have.
It's unfortunate but it's true. We have lost.
The good thing however is that we still have our dignity (well at least some of us do).
The culture war has been going on for centuries. (Think: pagan life in Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome and Ancient Egypt, The Middle Ages, The French Revolution...Madonna, etc...) It is our challenge as Christians to "engage the culture". We can begin by teaching our children a Christian worldview where God's truth is revealed in every aspect of life. Every church should offer The Truth Project by Focus on the Family to their congregation. If you haven't taken the class, it will change your life...and help you with the battle.
I had no idea that R rated movies had stooped to this all time low. I am not a prude, but this is too much.
Sharon
Unfortunately, I totally agree. Not only have we lost, it was no contest. We have laid down and accepted the fate that we cannot compete or have a voice with the world. You would think Christians would have the sense to learn from our mistakes (i.e. Roe v. Wade) and use the voice God has given us, but we remain silent. Why?
Recently, Fox 23 here in Tulsa aired a Degrassi show at 9:00AM during Fox Kids where a boy was hiding that he was gay. Not only is the gay thing wrong, why have any sexuality matters discussed during Kids programming. Many people from our church sent letters and emails to the station director at my request, and she came back calling the show educational and informative… educational and informative! Part of me was unsure whether or not we should take a stand, but I feel like we cannot act like the Christians did during the holocaust and sing a little louder as people are getting murdered. We must use our voices to take a stand.
If we continue with our current strategy of being silent and taking it on the chin, we will find that it is over and that which was once unimaginable is now on Saturday mornings for our little ones to see. That is pathetic, and we can do better!
i pretty much live by kids-in-mind.com
it'll give you a good idea of a movie and weather its clean enough or not for you.
I like the kid-in-mind.com. But what is really interesting in this post is the surprise seeing the male organ on a big screen. Maybe it was a size thing. It is sad that people take offense to the beauty of God's creation when it is displayed in a manner which they deem inappropriat. I am all for conviction, and walking out of a movie.
What was the offense? Were you embarrased? Did it make your spouse feel awkward? Did it reflect some Maplethorp twisted artistic presentation?
What strikes me as odd that numerous Christians may be offened by the appearance of a penis on a big screen to the point where they will walk out of a movie and post their thoughts on a blog.
How many of those same Christians will walk out of a movie where the names of God, and Jesus are used with utter disrespect and treated as filth?
Surely I don't need to explain why it would be inappropriate for a Christian to watch a movie with nudity.
Unless, of course, you're one of those Christian nudists.
Stop pretending to live the 'all clean christian life'. I'm sure we have all done these type of things in the past (i.e. watch porn, sinned, etc). There is NOTHING wrong with it. I can't stand the people who say they don't watch it or don't like R movies. That is bull. Some people need to stop living in a closed up world.
I appreciate Brian's "technical" description. CT seems to take a more nuanced approach: (grin)
"Unlike most films of this sort, this one tends to avoid or obscure female nudity, which leaves Peter the only character who is ever fully exposed to the audience—and he turns out to be emotionally vulnerable, too, in a way that has typically been associated with the so-called weaker sex."
To Anon2
So you said "(i.e. watch porn, sinned, etc). There is NOTHING wrong with it." I gather that this is your perspective. Can you assist us blog readers where God the Father, Jesus or the disciples communicate that continuing in Sin is ok? A scripture verse would be helpful. I personally think that Pauls letter to the Corinthians, Ephesians, and the Romans may communicate a different perspective.
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