A Christian blogger, who goes by the screen name Aspiring Theologian, has a pretty good post entitled Possible Biblical Allegory in HALO. His post is a good introduction to the topic. I may post more on the topic later.
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Spike TV has a TV show called Ultimate Fighter. On the show, two UFC champions coach a team of amateur fighters. A fighter-in-training from each team is chosen to fight in the octagon and the winner is one step closer to being a pro fighter in the UFC. As well, the team for which the […]
Halo 3 Anticipation
Published September 22nd, 2007 in Eschatology/Judgment, Satire and Culture. 0 CommentsGamer 1: Dude, I am so stoked about the release of Halo 3. That game is definitely going to bring the fullness of multiplayer Halo fun factor.
Gamer 2: Yeah, it’s going to be cool and all, but don’t you think you are betraying Halo by looking so forward to Halo 3 so much. I mean, […]
Here is a refreshing word on the topic of terrorism from an Edward Fudge GracEmail entitled “Beyond Terror.” So many evangelicals seem to be drawn into the notion that we are actually at “war” with terror, our biggest enemy, and that America is somehow impervious to evil. I like Fudge’s perspective.
First, we lament the mind-numbing […]
I was thinking earlier today about how profanity in music is useless, immature, and usually displays a lack of lyrical talent. This can be seen in the fact that albums with a lot of profanity are released in edited versions. In a work of art, when an element is changed the meaning is changed. This […]
After the release of the last book, Christians are raving about Harry Potter, even equating it with Lord of the Rings. I’ve not read the Harry Potter books (except the first one back in 8th grade, but I barely remember it), so I see this entire thing from the outside. I have seen all of […]
Why can’t Christian music deliver instrumental talent equally as touching as its lyrics? It seems to me that many Christian artists seem to think that the lyrics of their songs are all that matters, while their music can sound produced and uninspired. Here are two examples of music that makes you feel the emotions of […]
I saw this at The Bound Dragon, who saw it at Covenant News. It’s spectacular.
My nephew, Ronnie (15), just changed the name of his blog to “Aeonian Samurai.” The name stems from the his understanding of eschatology and his interest in Japanese culture. I think its pretty catchy. Here is a quote from his blog description:
The word Samurai literally means “one who serves”. Samurai live to serve their master. […]
American television is extremely shallow. Our most popular shows are reality shows, sitcoms, talk shows and adult oriented cartoons (Simpsons, Family Guy, etc). None of these things require any thought and cater to our laziness. Many anime, on the other hand, frequently incorporates wisdom into their stories. They also rely heavily on symbolism and other […]
BreakPoint.org’s newsletters seem bent on stamping out dominionism. Chuck Colson, the main contributor, has just released a book called God and Government. Though I’ve not read the book, he has referred to it in his news letters immediately after attacking dominionism. The subtitle of the book reads, “An insider’s view on the boundaries between faith […]
I just got a news letter from Chuck Colson’s BreakPoint wherein he addresses secular society’s fear of theocracy as can be seen in the recent uprising of anti-Christian books. He assures the atheist authors of these books as well as his readers that theocracy is not Christianity’s intention.
I know of not one Christian leader, theologian, or […]
May We Not Be Found Naked
Published May 25th, 2007 in Anthropology, Resurrection, Conditional Immortality and Culture. 0 CommentsOur culture is sexually disgusting. We value immodesty. Beauty is seen as a half-dressed supermodel. Modesty is something that is rarely practiced - even in the church. It is nearly as disgusting as the Corinthians participating in orgies as acts of worship to their false god. In fact, by Jesus’ standards, the immodesty in our […]
In my previous post, I responded to Mark Earley’s article on “The Violence Epidemic.” Earley opened up his article by describing a horrible incident involving two children imitating wrestlers that they saw on TV. Later in the article he argues that cable companies should not have violent television during times when children watch TV. However, […]
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