The Struggle for Life

Following up on my last post, The Greatness of a Society, I want to share excerpts from an incredibly well done pro-life movie that is in the works.
A U.S. Senate report states: “Physicians, biologists and other scientists agree that conception marks the beginning of the life of a human being–a being that is alive and [...]

Sabbatical Reflections on Wisdom: We Three Kings of Orient Are

We three kings of Orient are
Bearing gifts we traverse afar.
Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Following yonder star.
O star of wonder, star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect Light.
So wrote American Pastor and hymn writer John Henry Hopkins, Jr. in 1857 in his beloved Christmas carol, We Three Kings. [...]

Influencing Culture through Film

My wife and I were beyond impressed by the recently released DVD, Fireproof.  Only later did I come to discover that all but one of the actors and producers were from the same local church.  Then I found out that the movie was created for only $500,000.  How much did it gross?  A whopping $33 [...]

Imagine the Potential

I know so many people who talk about the painful circumstances that lead one to a decision to choose abortion over life.  One has to be realistic about the challenges of broken homes and single parenting, abuse, and the list is endless . . . and yet the potential for each of these broken lives [...]

Is Love Fireproof?

So, I never set out to become the staff member that makes lots of comments about movies and the arts, but I’ve happened upon this role, because I have found that media penetrates my mind and communicates to my heart in deep ways.
My wife and I watched the new movie last week which has just [...]

Top Scholars Confirm Truth of Christianity

This is a great article I’ve just finished reading titled Top Scholars Confirm the Truth of Christianity. The gentleman interviewed, Ted Baehr, is an acquaintance of my mentor, Darrow Miller.
Ted is an inspiration for many reasons as he is a great mind who works in the realm of culture and media.  He founded the nonprofit [...]

Challenging Movie Clip: Volition

I have not seen a film in a long time that has effected me so strongly.  In 15 minutes, this film (titled Volition) explores the choices of action and inaction at three major points in history. Our world truly makes it easy to conform and difficult to stand in opposition to societal pressures.  (While not [...]

Music that Writes Culture, Part 7

I mentioned earlier that years ago I had a “revelation” when I was singing this hymn.  This was the stanza that startled me.  There is an imperative here, “No more let sins and sorrows grow!”  How far?  “As far as the curse is found.”  Here in this hymn are marching orders for Christians.
No more let [...]

The Power of Words

A few days ago, I received a letter from a friend who had just finished reading the manuscript for my latest book, LifeWork: A Biblical Theology for What You Do Every Day.  He commented that the book was filled with good content, but questioned if it was readable for the average person in the market place.
While [...]