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God At The Movies: Jodie Foster in “Contact” and How Real Belief Transforms
By Steve on March 20, 2014
There is a great scene at the end of the movie Contact where Jodie Foster is sitting before a Senate hearing committee in an attempt to “prove” she had an extraterrestrial encounter. For those unfamiliar with…
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Weekend Distractions: 86th Academy Awards Predictions
By Steve on March 3, 2014
There was a time, when I lived in Colorado, when I was known for throwing some pretty good OSCAR parties. Tammy and I would gather close friends together to watch the big show with a buffet…
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Ghostbusters: or How Christians Should Behave With “Portable Nuclear Reactors” On Their Backs
By Steve on February 14, 2014
You remember Ghostbusters right? Three guys with portable nuclear reactor laser like weapons on their backs that they would use to blast the demons, ghosts, and goblins invading New York City. The one rule they lived by…
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Philomena: Oscar Nominated Movie Gives Insight Into Forgivness…And Hell
By Steve on February 1, 2014
“Father forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing” declared Jesus from the cross. He made the pronouncement upon the crowds who had orchestrated his crucifixion as they stared up at him in…
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The Gift Of The Magi
By Steve on December 20, 2013
Over the last month or so my blog postings here have been a little sporadic…and my first book about my hike across England which has been edited and ready to publish on Amazon lays in wait….
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Christianity Without Hooks 2: A Story of AIDS
By Steve on December 4, 2013
Evangelical Christianity has all kinds of hooks designed to catch people into the faith. We * organize special meetings * bring in exciting speakers * create multimedia shows * provide free food (pizza for the youth)…
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Finding Home: Why Christians Forget Their Ruby Slippers
By Steve on September 18, 2013
When I was a kid The Wizard of Oz was shown on TV once a year. Young people under 25 may do a spit take at the idea, but before video tapes and DVD, there…
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Kevin Miller: “Statements of Faith” vs.”The Way of Jesus”
By Steve on September 3, 2013
Documentary filmmaker Kevin Miller was all set to begin a film class at Trinity Western University this week when he was informed by the school administration that his class was cancelled. Apparently Miller was in…
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“It Was No Effort, You Are My Son”
By Steve on August 13, 2013
There is a wonderfully touching scene at the end of the movie Star Trek IV:The Voyage Home (or as non aficionados may remember as ‘the one with the whales’) Mr. Spock has a moment…
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Aslan Is On The Move!
By Steve on July 25, 2013
In C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe there is a wonderful portion of the story when the land of Narnia, which has been under the frozen curse of the White Witch, begins…