Through the use of shared cultural myths - the legend of Santa Claus with his elves and flying reindeer at the North Pole preparing to embark on his yearly gift-giving trek around the world - The Polar Express is a parable about the journey of faith. It is a journey from innocence lost to innocence regained, from skepticism to wide-eyed wonder, from doubt to faith. »more
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This spring a movie will be released that will contain an excessive amount of graphic violence, an extended torture sequence, and an abundance of blasphemous charges directed against the living God. Due to these excesses, the film has earned an R-rating. Strangely enough, most evangelical Christians will applaud the movie, and many will attempt to use it as an evangelistic tool to bring people to Christ. Is this consistent with their convictions? »more
Horror takes evil seriously. Because of this, it is a fertile field for creative and uplifting - even, inspirational - writing. »more
God's goodness is greater than the
world's evil, and God's truth is greater than the world's
deceptions. We have no reason to fear and every reason
to courageously plunder our culture »more
The opposite of truth is not fiction,
but falsehood. Great truths can be proclaimed through fiction. »more
No matter how hard we try, these #?*&%@! Scissorhands keep getting in the way! »more
