Do you realize that us Christians have a 24-hour, direct line, with the creator of the universe? Sit and think about that for a second. God chooses our bodies as a temple for Him and we can talk directly to God the Father anytime, no on hold music, no busy signals, no certain hours of operating, no waiting. I think a lot of us don't realize this vast resource we have at our disposal. I have the power and connectivity to the God of the universe who is physically in my body! Christ in me = Christian. Lets exploit this resource.

Ok, who is coming with me?!
Pee-wee's Big Adventure showing at ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood with Q&A session with Paul Rubens, Pee-wee himself!

www.ChristianAnswers.net I just wanted to share a great Bible site I have been going to for years. It has been around since 1995 (VERY old in web years), and though it still looks like a web page from the 90's, the content is excellent. Nearly every major Bible topic is covered with verses, there is a Bible encyclopedia, online Bible in multiple translations, they have a movie review section, and the site has no annoying advertising.

I suggest you check it out, and if you have any good Christian links that you go to, I would like to hear about them.

ChristianAnswers.net, It's DOT NET!

God is dead, buy our products. That's the message from Sony and Ikea. In Rome, Sony ran an ad portraying a young man wearing a crown of thorns along with the phrase "10 years of passion". Ikea ran an ad in Italy that said "There's no religion anymore" informing would be customers that their stores are open on Sunday because of the country's dwindling church attendance.

What amazes me is both companies had to do research to deem the ads effective. If Sony and Ikea knew the ads would be offensive or ineffective, they would not run them. Conversely, if they believed the ads would be effective and relate to people, they would invest money in the ads, and they did! As Christians we need to have an even greater pulse on the state of society and seek them even more than these ad companies are doing. Now that I think of it, I cannot ever recall an ad drawing attention to our fallen sin nature and needing a Savior. I have certainly seen ads glorifying the sin nature and encouraging it. (Maybe all my Photoshop and art friends can make an effective ad calling attention to our need of a Savior...)

Leftfield: Leftism

"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture."

10 year anniversery. Thank you Leftfield for the most brilliant piece of work I have ever heard. Electronic music will never be the same. Leftism sounds as fresh today as it did when it was released. Every song unique and dynamic, as a whole a masterpiece. With each listening, new things are noticed and it only gets better. The entire album is a journey, and I am overjoyed and filled with wonder every time.

It is amazing how many PHDs worked on Sesame Street. When the show was being designed, they originally separated the grown ups and Muppets to separate fantasy from reality because the "experts" said not to mix the two. They claimed kids could not differentiate between fantasy and reality. In test screenings, the kids got excited when the Muppets were on screen, and were bored when the adults were on. Only when the shows creators went against the "experts" did they fully get the children's attention. Anyone who has seen Sesame Street knows there are a lot of short 2-3 minute segments, and they even experimented by mixing around the elements so there was no coherent storyline. The result? Kids were confused and started to become distracted and eventually left because they realized there was no storyline. We were designed for fantasy, reality and storytelling.

I made a list of some of my favorite movies (in no particular order):

1. The Incrediables

2. Pee-wee's Big Adventure

3. Fight Club

4. The Abyss: Special Edition

5. The Princess Bride

6. Peter Pan (2003)

7. Spiderman 2

I realized that one common element they all had was they combined reality and fantasy with amazing storytelling (see if you can guess the other related themes). While that is only one part of these amazing movies, it is the combination of those elements which helped make fairy tales and Disneyland so popular. Walt designed Disneyland to tell a story, and to take people into a real fantasy world. Since the beginning of time, stories were told and passed on to generations. Fairy tales are still read to kids, and they thrive on it. It's one of the ways were designed to operate by our Creator. Now I need to watch Tim Burton's Big Fish...