It is always a straw that breaks the camel’s back. For me, the straw that broke mine was a silly twelve-minute YouTube video called, The Lord of the Rings Superfans Review The Rings of Power Official Teaser Trailer. I happened to be watching a podcast on YouTube and a clip concerning the upcoming Amazon Prime series was suggested as something…
Always slipping from my handsSand's a time of its ownTake your seaside arms and write the next lineOh, I want the truth to be knownAh ha ha ha haI know this much is trueAh ha ha ha haI know this much is true — True by Spandau Ballet People say ‘the truth hurts’ but is there also pleasure to be…
Among the Christians who reacted badly to the movie adaptation of Francine Rivers’ Redeeming Love, I feel like the red-headed stepchild. Goodness knows, I didn’t set out to like the movie or the book. I loved them both! Back in the ’90s, my youth prevented me from appreciating the book. I can remember hearing about a book fictionalizing the historical…
"Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made mankind." (Genesis 9:6) What is the estimated price of bearing God’s image? Is the human body really worth that much? I have once heard that if all things were being weighed equally the fair market value for a healthy body…
Oscar Wilde once wrote, "To be popular one must be a mediocrity." The first time I ever thought about this word "mediocrity" was in high school. My band teacher spoke of it often, or rather against it. He was a strict teacher who always demanded excellence from his students. He often said, "I am not here to teach band but…
“There is a time for stories, and there is a time for rational arguments, and the skill we need lies in knowing which to use, and when.” — Os Guinnesse I recently came across an article by Mark Tapson who wrote: “The most compelling science fiction is that in which the core of the story is not the threat of hostile aliens or Death…
“Christianity brings to fulfilment and completion imperfect and partial insights about reality, scattered abroad in human culture.” - Alister McGrath on C. S. Lewis For a very long period of time, I would read only nonfiction books. A good 20 years to be exact. I held tight to a secret conviction that fiction had little to offer the reader…
Philosophy defined is the study of human existence and knowing; philosophy applied is nothing more than a bad accident waiting to happen. Reading philosophy as a hobby can be quite fascinating. Not only does the study of the mind offer an endless labyrinth of complex thought, but working through mental puzzles of logic can be quite exhilarating. It is also…
“Say Jim, that’s a bad outfit!” The audience in the crowded theater went wild. I will never forget it, the first time I saw Superman: The Movie it captured my young imagination like nothing else. I was a twelve-year-old boy when my dad took me to an urban movie theater near Downtown Cleveland to watch Christopher Reeves soar across the…
I am a glutton for punishment. I just can’t help it. When it comes to debates on social media, like Facebook and Twitter, I sometimes jump in the middle of a verbal fray throwing caution to the wind. My worldview leans conservative, this is true both politically and morally, which in this day and age, invites a lot of hungry…