Great quote from page 181 of ‘What’s So Great About Christianity’ by Dinesh D’Souza. Ours is a world of appearances only, a transient world that is dependent on a higher, timeless reality. That reality is of a completely different order from anything that we know, it constitutes the only permanant reality there is, and it [...]
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There are many reviews out there so I am not adding one more. Be warned though, some of the reviews I have seen give away too much of the plot, enough to spoil things. Penny fidgets in the cinema as she finds it difficult sitting still for a long time. This time however, she never [...]
Talk about ‘laugh out loud’. Don’t know how I missed hearing about it till now. Let’s give a big hand for the New Gnostics. I have started what I think is going to be a good read, ‘What’s So Great About Christianity’ by Dinesh D’Souza. Early in the book he speaks about the rise of [...]
It was my day off, I get a discount as a “City Screen” member, so relaxing in front of ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ seemed like a good idea. Some critics have slated it but I wonder what they expected. It is a remake of a 1950s ‘B movie’ so I already knew the [...]
I was recently in a group and conversation turned to films. I said I had enjoyed the latest Bond film. A young lady present said she thought the Bond films, including the recent ones, are all awful. She complained about how the Bond character treats women. I had to stop and think as I had [...]
“The Shack” is Not For Me
Posted: 25th November 2008 by graham in Church, church culture, preach_it!, reviewsIt is a brave person who puts words in the mouth of God and this is a brave book. “The Shack” is flying off the shelves in Christian bookshops and I have heard may people speaking in glowing terms about it but I am left feeling uncomfortable about “The Shack”. William Young has achieved something [...]
Swinging – The Games Your Neighbours Play
Posted: 14th November 2008 by graham in Culture, preach_it!, reviewsI arrived home late one night to discover a note on the doormat from my wife. She said there had been a message from someone at the local BBC radio station wondering if I would be willing to be interviewed about swinging. Sounded fun so I sent a text to say I would be willing [...]