Exploring the good news of the kingdom of God
“Greed is good,” according to the villain of the “victimless” crime, Gordon Gekko. Oliver Stone disagrees, and he makes sure you understand it in his latest movie, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. Gekko is out of prison and lurking in the background of the stock market’s most recent collapse, playing the role of prophet and … Continue reading “Movie Review: Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”
Up In The Air is an entertaining movie with a worthy message. Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) fires people for a living. He works for a company contracted by businesses who need to fire employees but don’t want to deal with the emotional mess that accompanies it. Bingham loves his job, which allows him to travel … Continue reading “Movie Review: Up In The Air (2009)”
I’d been looking forward to seeing the movie, A Serious Man, since seeing the previews and that it was a Coen brothers movie. After such hits as Raising Arizona, Fargo, O Brother Where Art Thou, Intolerable Cruelty, The Big Lebowski and No Place For Old Men they had become my favorite filmmakers. But A Serious Man was a serious … Continue reading “Movie Review: A Serious Man (2009)”
When the Apostle Paul found himself in front of the Athenian Supreme Court with an opportunity to reach the most powerful men in Athens with the gospel, he drew on his knowledge of their culture. In pressing home a point regarding the relationship of man to God Paul said, “…for in Him we live and move … Continue reading “On Movies & Evangelism”
When the Apostle Paul preached in Athens, he quoted Greek poets. (Acts 17:16-34). Paul was trying to connect with the Athenians by demonstrating he understood their worldview and using that point of connection as a segue to the Gospel. In the United States movies, not poetry, are the prevailing cultural medium. That’s one of the … Continue reading “Movies For Teaching Worldview”