Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Da Vinci Code

So my wife and I (actually, just me, i dragged my wife along) went to see the most talked about movie of the year, until next week when another random movie comes out. I wanted to find out what all the frenzy was about. And so i did. What was the frenzy all about, you ask? Well, it seems that the movie has received lots of press because of an attack on historic Christianity, more specifically the deity of Christ. What should the response be of an evangelical Christian? Laughter first of all. Laughter because there is not going to be one credible historian who will back these "facts" regarding Jesus, Mary Magdelene, and secret societies. Secondly, i am concerned. I am concernced because we live in a society that believes anything that is written down on paper and claimed as fact. This movie will move self-absorbed people deeper into their self-absorbed, self-centered worldview. Gnosticism and mysticism will flourish because you are your own guide in those philosophies, no Lord, no one to answer to but yourself.
As far as a movie goes, it was exciting, entertaining, and fiction. Here is a discussion question posed by Al Mohler that i am interested in receiving comments about: Should Jesus even be a subject of fictional stories?

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Why do we trust the loofah?

As i was in the shower the other day, i had this thought (who doesn't have their greatest thoughts in the bathroom?)--why do we trust the loofah? Why do we think that the loofah does not ever get dirty? If it were simply a washcloth we were using we would trade it in for a clean one after each use. But this is not so with the loofah. So have i missed something? Am i not thinking straight about the loofah? I understand that you put soap on it to clean your body and therefore should stay clean, but this same reasoning does not hold true for towels does it? any comments or conspiracy theories would be much appreciated.