Abstinence at the movies
The recent media attention on the issue of sexual abstinence of the past two to three weeks – which I wrote a commentary piece on over at The Aristophrenium – led me to watch a movie that I would not have ordinarily have watched. Not 15 minutes into the film I was beginning to regret watching it – I wasn’t expecting it to be as crude and as base at it actually was. In hindsight, knowing our culture and the way in which it views sexual topics and issues, perhaps I shouldn’t have been so surprised. In any case, I got the kids off to bed and settled down with my wife to watch The 40 Year Old Virgin
Humour: some crazy vids
Ok … now for something a little more light hearted. I do believe that if you’re not prepared to poke fun at yourself every now and then, then you’re just too hard up and devoid of any true joy.
I was poking around the interwebs and stumbled across a blog called Crazy Christian Clips – and there sure are some crazy ones.
For your viewing pleasure enjoyment punishment entertainment, I’ve selected a few of the ones that had me laughing.
#5 – Smooth Grandmama. Some pretty clever lyrics put to Michael Jackson’s song, Smooth Criminal
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#4 – Bible in a minute. Two crazy mormons break it on down.
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#3 – Pinching his what?. It’s tough preaching the gospel, especially in this electronic… Continue reading ...
(Kicking) The Bucket List
Now, in order not to disappoint some, I must state up front that this is not a movie-review. But in our mainstream media today we can find ample opportunities of stories and tales and illustrations that help us to understand deeper truths – and I love media that does this (unfortunately, the same cannot be said about the majority of Hollywood’s offerings). If you were after a movie-review of The Bucket List, I would recommend the reviewer site, Rotten Tomatoes.
Sometimes I think the best way to see a movie is when you have no idea what the movie is going to be about. This, of course, could be dangerous – if you hate blood and gore, a horror flick is the last thing you’d like to pay… Continue reading ...
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