In Genesis, God tells people to ‘Go Forth and Prosper’, and yet later he seems diametrically opposed to progress of any kind. When people start to live together and build bigger cities and make great towers like the tower of Babel, God says, “This is only the start of their undertakings. Now nothing they plan [...]

The following link is a pretty strong argument that “Google” is in fact the closest thing to God we will ever know, displaying many traditional qualities of deity including omnipresence and omniscience.
It’s pretty well done, humorous, and possible true.
http://www.thechurchofgoogle.org/
However, it starts from the statement, “We reject supernatural gods on the notion they are not scientifically [...]

I just saw an American scary movie about a little town with a population of 436 people. Everytime they had more than that number, they’d hang someone. 436 was a special number, a Divine number, which God had approved. The hero got sucked into the town by accident and couldn’t get out – but in [...]

Pirates 3 was a great, great movie. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, had amazing action scenes, wonderful characters, settings and story. However, I suffered a general discomfort in the face of an elevated theme in the third pirate movie – that of “freedom”. Basically, the East Indian Trading Company is taking over the [...]

I finally watched a documentary I’ve been hearing about for some time. It’s called “Jesus Camp”, and takes a close look at Evangelical ministries aimed at teaching and using kids to spread the message of Jesus Christ.
I was expecting it to be a lot more challenging, a lot more provocative. Many people have said it [...]

I just watched 300, the new graphic novel movie from Warner Brothers about 300 heroic Greeks who challenge an army of invaders. Visually, of course, the movie was stunning. The acting, the costumes, and the characters were superb, and the plot wasn’t really that bad…except that I kept seeing parallels between the movie and the [...]

The Bible, when seen collectively as a lengthy story describing God’s covenant and relationship with his chosen people, has a beginning, middle and an end. It talks about what has come, and describes in detail (the book of Revelations) what events will bring about the end of the world. In my research, I’ve found that [...]

As a narrative fiction, the DaVinci Code is brilliant and Dan Brown deserves credit for a thrilling story. The idea that Jesus got married and had kids is exciting, and I’m happy that common perspectives on Christian history are shifting. However, a very large point has been missed, and I’m afraid the book and [...]