Reports say that Mark Obama Ndesandjo’s new novel is based on his experiences of childhood abuse by his biological father, who also happens to be Barack Obama’s biological father. Admittedly, he may also be cashing in on the celebrity of his brother, but that doesn’t mean that his story is not sincere. I am more [...]
Among other things, the results of 158 interviews with Catholic and Protestant clergy as well as interviews with victims, batterers and specialists in the domestic violence field are contained in the book. The author, Reverend Al Miles, is astonished at how many pastors are unwilling or do not really know how to deal with domestic [...]
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February 18, 2006
Summary:
The book follows a character, Jake, who is assistant pastor at an institutional church. He likes church life, is proud of all the programs they have running but is caught up in the mechanics of it and has no intimate relationship to Christ. He feels empty. Every so often he meets a mysterious [...]
Review of the film, The Chronicles of Narnia
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
February 6, 2006
A bit of background may be necessary here. A day before I planned to see the film someone contacted me, perhaps as a request to write a critique or an affirmation that the film was evil because of the mention [...]
January 8, 2005
Does the film correspond to the Gospel?
If you haven’t seen the movie, The Passion, by Mel Gibson I would recommend you don’t. Unfortunately, I have seen it. It contains a rather vivid display of Mel Gibson’s interpretation of the passion and crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
It starts with the scene in the Garden [...]
