Archive for March, 2007

Mind Games

Mar 15, 2007 No Comments

Apparently our parents were wrong all along: video games do not rot your brain. In fact, some researchers are finding that one video game system does quite the opposite. Check out this interesting article from The San Francisco Chronicle: PlayStation 3 taking a role in Alzheimer’s fight As if I need another excuse to want [...]

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Faithful Children

Mar 14, 2007 No Comments

~Reviewed by Wendy Arce “Many, many years ago, in a sad country, far away, there was an enormous mountain made of rough, black rock. At dusk, on the top of this mountain, a magic rose bloomed every night and would grant immortality. But nobody would dare come close since it had many poisoned thorns. Every [...]

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Fearful Children

Mar 08, 2007 No Comments

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love. 1 John 4:18 Fear dominates our contemporary culture. It paints our air traffic patterns yellow, orange, and red. Fear profiles and wiretaps. Fear empowers and is empowered by a [...]

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“We are talking about the truth.” ~William Wilberforce

Mar 08, 2007 1 Comment

Hollywood turns out few films in such nicely wrapped theological packages that are as well-made as Amazing Grace. Michael Apted (Coal Miner’s Daughter, Gorillas in the Mist, and The World is not Enough) directs the story of William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffud), an 18th century British Parliamentarian and devout man of faith who fought for the [...]

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