March 2, 2003 - March 2, 2023 "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. "For My yoke is easy and... Continue Reading →
This morning I read this fantastic article, "Throwback Thursday: Is it OK to eat Chicken in a Biskit crackers on Fridays during Lent? — excatholic4christ," regarding what is lawful and unlawful for a Roman Catholic to eat on Fridays during Lent. When I was Catholic I wrestled with things like this. Is eating eggs and... Continue Reading →
“A person will worship something, have no doubt about that. We may think our tribute is paid in secret in the dark recesses of our hearts, but it will come out. That which dominates our imaginations and our thoughts will determine our lives, and our character. Therefore, it behooves us to be careful what we... Continue Reading →
So far we've looked into a lot of the negative aspects of He Gets Us, where they could have done better, and where they fell very short. But today, I wanted to focus on something positive. What?! Yup. I'm not always a "Negative Ned" as some may think I am. I do have some positive... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/Fuwf0tPnhAA https://youtu.be/Fuwf0tPnhAA Continuing on with the He Gets Us commercials, this one in particular was one of the two that were played during this year's Superbowl. In it, the narrator details the following among pictures of people getting angry with each other. Here is what the narrator says: "There was this controversial figure. Everywhere he... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/nz3lNLbxkxQ https://youtu.be/nz3lNLbxkxQ I wanted to take time to look at the different commercials from He Gets Us to see if they are biblically sound, and will be discerning others in the next several days. Today, we focus on the commercial: "Jesus struggled to make ends meet, too." This is the problem with upholding Jesus' humanity... Continue Reading →
The past several months friends of mine have been talking about the multi-media campaign: He Gets US focusing on trying to make Jesus mainstream in the wake of the church losing young people to the world. I have not seen anything about this; for one, I don't watch Television. I have an antenna in my... Continue Reading →
Developing characters in stories can be a tough job. What would they say, how would they act, how they feel and relate to those around them. I love using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) in my approach and have used it for many of my characters, especially those whom I don't have an example for... Continue Reading →
Act Like Men: 40 Days to Biblical Manhood by James MacDonaldMy rating: 5 of 5 starsFirst of all, if you are on the fence about reading this book because of the controversy surrounding the Author, James MacDonald, former Pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel in the Chicago area; I want you to personally put it all... Continue Reading →
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