October 30, 2006
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So it’s that time of year again. The time when goblins, witches, demons, devils, ghosts, vampires, warewolves, grim reapers, warlocks, mummies and all that is the evil side of the supernatural, come out to play.
Halloween can be innocent, and for many people it is. But it can also be evil. It’s a day of sin and lust; celebrating horror, death, the macabre and all that is bad.
So . . .I pose this question to you. What does Halloween mean to you personally? This is what it means to me:
Halloween for me is a time to celebrate what should never be celebrated . . . evil and evil things. It’s the opposite of Christmas, which celebrates Christ and all that is good and happy, Halloween celebrates the anti-Christ and all that is evil, scary and bad.
I think there can be good to be found in Halloween, and it depends on the person as to what they are actually celebrating (for me it’s all about candy and dressing up, which is how it should be), but the truth is many people use it to celebrate in part what it is for, and those people (Satanists, witches, goths, people into the macabre and horror, etc.) revel in the sin and evil of Halloween.
It’s their day. And most people celebrate it in innocence without realizing what goes on behind the scenes and in the shadows. It’s the only time a kid can dress up as a devil or a murderer and get praise, and that’s just wrong.
I will never celebrate Halloween for what it stands for, nor embrace it. But hey, we can always carve crosses into pumpkins and dress up as angels, right. 
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October 29, 2006
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There is a new Jesus film hitting theaters, but this one won’t just turn the heads of the usual suspects for the usual reasons. Oh no, this new film has one thing that no other Jesus film (that I know of anyway) has . . . and that’s a black Jesus.
The movie is made by director Jean Claude LaMarre, who also directed movies like Brothers in Arms, Ride or Die, Nora’s Hair Salon and Gang of Roses.
He has also acted in some of his own flims, and in Color of the Cross, he makes his most bold and daring move yet by not only directing the film, but also starring as the lead character, Jesus Christ. According to LaMarre the flick is as Biblically accurate as possible (since he didn’t want to deviate from established scripture and fact) as it portrays the last 48 hours of Christ’s life here on Earth (similar to The Passion of The Christ, although that film only covered the last 12 hours, so this film covers more ground).
Now I’m not gonna pretend to know anything about this director or his movies (I haven’t seen any of them), but doing a quick internet search has revealed that all his flims seem to be universally panned for being horrible . . . . so I doubt this film has suddenly turned him into a good movie maker . . .
I will however reserve final judgement for when I actually see the movie, but as far as the racially charged idea of making Jesus black goes . . . well, as long as the movie does stick to Scripture, then I won’t have a particular problem with it.
I do agree with LaMarre as far as the fact that Jesus Christ, our Creator, is thus all things to everyone. He is no respector of persons and so it doesn’t matter what race or creed you are, and by the same token, you could say that it really doesn’t matter what race or creed Jesus was, but rather it’s what He came here to accomplish that should be the focus, not His earthly shell, and if you look at this movie from that perspective then everything should be fine. But I myself would never make Jesus black, something about that just seems off. I wouldn’t make him white either though, I believe a brownish/tannish Middle Eastern look fits our Lord best, but as I said above, does it really matter?
No it doesn’t, and thus, this film should reach a certain audience that maybe, just maybe, was turned off by the tone of Christ’s skin or other relating factors. I’m sure there is an audience for this movie and since it still gives glory to the Lord, then I think it’s a good thing.
Click on more to read an interview with LaMarre from www.blackfilm.com
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October 23, 2006
October 20, 2006
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A new Catholic prayer book aimed at teenagers includes a prayer for God’s help to avoid talking rubbish when drunk.
“Lord, if in an unsober state, and under the influence of those around me, I say something stupid, please give me strength to retract my words. Protect me against senseless bravado and pride,” reads the prayer.
The book, released in Poland by Dominican monk Wojciech Jedrzejewski, has angered the Polish Catholic community as well as national media.
But Father Jedrzejewski stands by his work. He said: “This book will make it easier for young people to meet with God.”
Other prayers in the book include one asking God if boys really have to be rude to girls and teachers in order to get peer respect. The prayer reads: “Let me not be guided by idiotic notions of loyalty, if they might lead to evil.”
How do you feel about this, it may be far away in Poland, but is the writer clearly misguided or do you think anyone (like Mel Gibson) can gain from this?
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October 19, 2006
October 18, 2006
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Holding a Bible in his hands, the same Bible that has traveled millions of miles into space, former astronaut Col. Jack Lousma said he has been a believer since he was 9 years old.
It was that belief in God that led him to his career with NASA and helped him through his 17 years as an astronaut.
“I believe my relationship with Jesus Christ and my decision to do so was the best decision I ever made,” Lousma said during the “Dinner with an Astronaut” evening hosted by the Liberty Baptist Church of Alanson. “At every juncture … we noted that whenever there was a change it was God directed. God helped us prosper.”
Lousma, 70, was one of 19 astronauts selected by NASA in April 1966. During his 17 years with NASA, Lousma logged 6,400 hours of flight time and 1,619 hours in space. He was one of the nation’s first space residents, spending 59 days aboard America’s first space station, Skylab. On his second flight, Lousma commanded the third orbital test flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
Lousma said there isn’t another experience like it. He can still remember the first day he was in space, July 28, 1973, and what it felt like to see Earth from a new perspective.
“It’s kind of an overload. When you look back at the planet you don’t see those lines. You can’t see those lines that separate the people,” said Lousma. “When you get up (there) you’re lost in a sea of stars. It’s a spiritual experience as well as a physical experience.”
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October 17, 2006
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The San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival is pleased to welcome the Jim Bob Duggar Family as featured speakers as part of its third annual Film Festival to be held in the Alamo City on October 19-21. The Duggars, stars of the Discovery Health Channel’s number one hit-special, “Raising 16 Children,” will give a behind-the-scenes look at their popular television documentary sensation as part of the three-day event to be held at the Gonzalez Convention Center in downtown San Antonio.
“One of the most remarkable events on cable television took place recently when hundreds of thousands of viewers watched as the Duggars — a Christian home school family with sixteen biological children — worked together and managed a happy, orderly household to the glory of God,” observed Doug Phillips, founder of the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival. “The Duggars have been a bright light for Christ in the public eye, and we are delighted to have all eighteen members of the Duggar family as our guests at our third annual festival.”
“Raising 16 Children,” the Discovery Health Channel initial documentary series, became the number one special on the network when it first aired. The response to the series was so overwhelming that Discovery commissioned three other specials including, “On the Road With Sixteen Children,” and “16 Children and Moving In!,” the latter of which was broadcast on The Learning Channel.
“The Duggar family has lived out their faith in Christ without compromise while engaging in a major media production,” noted Phillips. “This is what we are encouraging attendees of our festival to do — to let the light of Christ suffuse their every effort in filmmaking and the arts.”
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