Several years ago, I had two friends die on two successive days. One succumbed to a head injury he had sustained the previous November. He left behind three young children and one of the best marriages I have had the privilege of witnessing. One killed himself. He left behind a grieving wife who had more questions than any pastor had answers. Both loved Christ (though, one loved him better than the other). More importantly, both were loved by Christ. This double confrontation … [Read more...]
Why We Like to Be Scared to Death
November 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
From 1995-2011, the horror movie genre grossed $9,016,534,531 (yes, that's $9 trillion). The genre accounted for almost 5% of the market. There is something in the storyline of fear and death that finds an appetite in our souls. Justin Taylor posts this quote from Grant Horner: If there is a God, one whom we naturally (and rightly) should fear; and if we have suppressed this truth, as Romans 1 says we have; and if, as I am arguing in this book, powerful truths such as these cannot and do … [Read more...]
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