Tough Passages, Appendix B: The Commands of the Bible
Many times when people (Christians and unbelievers alike) misunderstand or misapply the word of God in the Bible, it’s because they view the commands of God incorrectly. Either they assume that an Old Testament law doesn’t apply anymore, or they bring up…
In Theaters March 25th, 2016
When there are two superheroes doing battle in a new movie, that means there are no other movies coming out this weekend. While they are physically happening and will be illuminating a dark theater, all other movies will bow to…
A Lenten Devotional, Day 44: Maundy Thursday
This season, we’re blessed with a set of Lenten devotionals by contributing author Lee Hinkle. Find out more about Lee at the bottom of this article, or at hinkledownunder.com. Meditation The reading is following because this meditation is more of an…
Review| The Dark Knight
A year after Batman Begins, Gotham is a better place. Batman, Gordon and the new DA, Harvey Dent, have organized crime on the run. Batman’s mission to save Gotham by inspiring hope seems to be working. Bruce begins to hope…
Review| Batman Begins
Take a moment to think about how long Batman has entertained us. When he first appeared on the scene, our grandparents were kids picking up his comic books at their local shop for a dime. Today, 76 years later we’re…
A Lenten Devotional, Day 43
This season, we’re blessed with a set of Lenten devotionals by contributing author Lee Hinkle. Find out more about Lee at the bottom of this article, or at hinkledownunder.com. Reading John 13:31-35 (ESV) Meditation One of my favorite quotes about the…
Reviewing the Classics| The Seventh Seal
Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal is a cliché. From the obvious choice of death as a skull-like specter, playing chess with death as a sort of “gentleman’s agreement” to delay the inevitable, to the dense dialogue and religious imagery, the…
Review| Batman Forever
Riddle me this, riddle me that, what happened to the dark, gothic bat? Quite simply, I did. Looking back now it might seem like a huge leap to go from the brooding, bleak noir tones of Tim Burton’s Batman and…
Tough Passages #3: With Only a Glance (Matthew 5:27-28)
In “Tough Passages,” we’re looking at the difficult verses in the Bible that are often brought up by secular people as reasons the Bible doesn’t make sense, and discovering how they actually reveal the character, love, and glory of God…
A Lenten Devotional, Days 41-42
This season, we’re blessed with a set of Lenten devotionals by contributing author Lee Hinkle. Find out more about Lee at the bottom of this article, or at hinkledownunder.com. Reading John 13:1-11 (ESV) Meditation This is one of the harder passages…