Popular Culture
Designer Furniture & Monks
I recently read an article about designer furniture on a domestic flight in China. In summary: 1) The wealthy in China have property and technology, 2) Furniture will be the next status symbol, and 3) Buying furniture from China is unacceptable (this is ironic considering where the rest of the world buys its furniture…). The [...]
The Biggest Loser
The Biggest Loser, shown on Channel 10 has developed almost a cult following. Since trying to lose some pounds, I quite enjoy watching it online (without the distraction of the ads, including those involving food). There must be tens of thousands of people who (vicariously) watch the contestants try and do something about their weight [...]
Making Good Entertainment Better
Last week, I drank a mixture of kiwi fruit, banana, apple and guava that promised “wellness” and the “balance of the mind and soul.” (For what it’s worth – I think that the bacon, sausage and mushrooms led an insurgency against the wellness). Entertainment is like eating. There are so many choices and everyone has [...]
To Each His Own…
“To each his own.” It’s the only absolute truth for most Australians. Here’s a rebuttal in four characters: 9/11 It’s not rocket science after all. If you leave the terrorist to “his own,” the people in the plane die. And the building. 2,973 of them in all. We know intuitively that “to each his own” [...]
Abraham the Separated Dad
A couple of weeks ago I heard a message on the Patriarch Abraham in our church. There was a point made in the introduction of the message that utterly intrigued me. It touched on an episode of Abraham’s life that I had never given much thought to. It concerned the incident in Genesis 21 when [...]
FIREPROOF
Last night I watched Fireproof with my wife. I was a reluctant viewer. The thought of watching another Christian movie made in America with a happy ending sounded completely uninspiring. However, my wife’s gracious persistence paid off. What a movie! It had humour, action, pathos, at times heart rending glimpses into the tensions within all [...]
Postmodernism: Coming to a Theatre Near You
DISCLAIMER: The fact that a movie is referred to in this postdoes not imply that the movie is recommended by the editor, the blogging team, the GMT leadership team, any particular local church, or my pet gecko. Complaints may be directed to my pet gecko. The most influential preachers of our day do not stand [...]
