The twist in The Lobster is that instead of being paired based upon your virtues, the compatibility is between people with similar negative traits or idiosyncrasies. In a particularly slapstick moment, a man smashes his face against a desk in order to convince the others that he gets nosebleeds just like a young woman he has met (it’s unclear whether he actually wants to be married to her or just avoid becoming an animal). Read more
HADES – In light of the recent news of Britain to remove themselves from the European Union, tagged as Brexit by many media outlets, reports are starting to come in commenting on frustration level of The Antichrist. Read more
In some ways, my immediate family starts with the story of my engagement to my wife, which actually happened at a birthday party she threw for me. When I was about to blow out the candles on the cake, I surprised her, and everyone else, by getting down on one knee and saying, “My wish is that you would marry me.” After we talked with everyone and made a number of phone calls to friends and family, we went outside... Read more
we often hear Christians stating things such as “Why do you hang out with 'those' people. They are such a bad influence?” How about, “Because maybe I can be a good influence on them.” Or you hear them say something along the lines of “Christians are supposed to be light and have no part of darkness!” Well, guess what, it takes darkness for there to be light to shine. Perhaps we can be light in their darkness. These types of things are said in an attempt to separate us from the very people we are suppose to minister among. Read more
“We are to be in the world but not of the world.” This is a phrase that has been quoted ad nauseam and usually by preachers who even preface it with, “The Bible says.” But, does it? You might be surprised to learn the phrase “we are to be in the world but not of the world” is not a verse found in Scripture. While it is true that there are a several passages that seem to portray the concept,... Read more
50 people at an Orlando nightclub were targeted, plainly, because of their practice of homosexuality. Omar Mateen reportedly committed himself to ISIS prior to the attack as well. Yet what will come of this debacle will be the strong-armed, politically savvy propaganda against guns by the Left, and the grandiose, sweeping, anti-Muslim sentiment from the Right. Most on either side are simply grand-staging a tragedy in order to push a political ideology that will do little to actively treat the... Read more
Do you struggle with insecurities or low self-esteem? I think we all do, at least at times. The problem Christianity is facing today regarding this issue is unbiblical preaching on how to deal with insecurity. So many preachers today are really nothing more than motivational speakers. All they try to do is make everyone “feel good” about himself or herself. Some don’t even use Scripture, or at the very least just throw in a couple verses to give the appearance... Read more
The remarkable thing about statistics is that they just don’t lie. While no statistical analysis can nuance the fine details of any given survey – they do give an excellent framework for people to make some basic judgment calls. One survey of note would be the May 21, 2015 Gallup poll titled: Americans Greatly Overestimate Percentage of Gay, Lesbian in the U.S. To sum up the poll: 33% of Americans believe that more than 25% of the total population identify... Read more
If you like Scripture then this article is for you. If you don’t like Scripture you may find it boring. Since Scripture is God’s Word to us, I trust all believers will be uplifted and fed by the truth found within these passages. When I did a search on this topic I found some 100 related passages. Clearly I had to pare the list down for our purposes. I was a bit surprised to find exactly how many passages directly... Read more
This is a time for Baylor to own up to what it has done, and find rest in the mercy and atoning, costly love of God. This is not a time for saving face. When David was confronted by the prophet Nathan in 2 Samuel 12 about his murder and adultery, he immediately repented. With no excuses or defense mechanisms he simply said, “I have sinned against the Lord.” It goes without saying that blame-shifting is the opposite of repentance. Read more
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