‘If I set myself to think of couples in marriages that I think would be greatly helped by watching this movie, I would run out of fingers inside of a minute’
Facebook Faceoff
By Tim Sweetman
I couldn’t help but wonder what he was thinking as he pulled out his iPhone and took advantage of a new Facebook application — right in the middle of the sermon.
It was then that I realized the narcissistic machine that is Facebook.
Shifting uncomfortably in my chair, I found myself desiring to do the same. I shuddered. Have I really come to this place where I’m more concerned about what’s taking place on Facebook than what’s going on in this church service? More concerned about a self-serving social networking site than this Bible on my lap?
Later on that evening, I thought more about my internal battle between Facebook and my Bible. I understand that one of my desires as a Christian should be to know God more deeply; the reality is that I spend very little time actually getting to know Him. Too often, my hours are spent pursuing other human beings through convenient electronic means like Facebook. My life can quickly become all about striving to know my buddies better than my Lord.
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Listen to Your Lady!
Produced by Central Christian Church in Las Vegas, Nevada
(Video HT: COLLIDE)
What You Watch
By Bob Waliszewski, Boundless
I was hanging out with some Christian friends a while back, and as so often happens, the conversation turned to movies. Because I review movies for Plugged In Online, my friends know that I have strong opinions about a lot of the media we see in our culture today.
When the topic turned to an objectionable R-rated movie, a person close to me told me to plug my ears so that he could offer his positive perspective on the film. Because they were concerned about what I thought, I reassured — and challenged — them by noting that, “It doesn’t matter what I think, it matters what the Lord thinks.”
Fortunately, this person took this comment in the spirit in which I intended it — not cutting or condemning, but thought-provoking. He would later tell me that my words helped him make significant changes to his viewing habits.
That’s the purpose of this article. My message is simple: Our thoughts about the media should be determined by God’s thoughts, not the other way around …
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‘I want to plead guilty,’ says Illinois church shooter, after his attorney enters plea of not guilty
Study: ‘Over half of Americans say they would visit a church if they receive a personal invitation from a family member, friend or neighbor’
‘A clear, straightforward argument for eliminating television’
Joseph Gleason, Evansville Courier & Press (HT: Douglas Groothius)
Read ‘The Sesame Street Lie’
… and other posts at this week’s Christian Carnival (#269 — The Lord of the Rings Edition)
Musician Steve Taylor to produce Blue Like Jazz movie
‘It then hit me … Our flight was carrying a fallen soldier home’
Review of new album by Americana/folk artist Flint Zeigler
CBS: Slain pastor’s wife expresses forgiveness for his killer
(Video HT: Denny Burk)
After…Then
By Steven Furtick
After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the Scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken.
Jesus offended the religious professionals by claiming that He would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days.
His opponents didn’t understand His deeper meaning, and apparently, even His disciples didn’t comprehend His intention-
Until after His resurrection…
Then they believed.
Sometimes we don’t/can’t/won’t know what God is up to until after…then …
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‘Warning: ‘Antichrist’ movie tricking Christians’
Joe Kovacs, WorldNetDailyThe movie in question: Zeitgeist
Video: Scientists discuss their doubts about evolution
Intelligent Design the Future (HT: LaShawn Barber)
