Can NBC Do the Bible?

Clearly, Kings is not a straight-on analogy or direct reimagining of the Old Testament. However, for a network TV show to talk so openly about God, His anointing and even make such close references to the Bible, is notable. And, the show is incredibly well made with beautiful cinematography, great acting and gripping dialogue. Its source material is one of the most adventure-ridden, tragic and redeeming stories in scripture. If it can at least express some of the themes from the Bible, than it will be a welcomed departure from the standard primetime fare.

Refuge and Strength

I found a Psalm to go along with an article I read last night that I'm too embarrassed to link to but the prayer is valid anyway. I abhor arrogance implied of any type that may restrict an individual's ability to build a life that is responsive to their needs stemming from independence and tranquility. For me these verses imply submission and praise.

Psalm 46
God Our Refuge
8 Come, see the works of the LORD,
who brings devastation on the earth.

9 He makes wars cease throughout the earth.
He shatters bows and cuts spears to pieces;
He burns up the chariots.

10 "Stop [your fighting]—and know that I am God,
exalted among the nations, exalted on the earth."

11 The LORD of Hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our stronghold.

Servant’s Heart

LEXINGTON, Va. -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in a rare public speech told a crowd at a Virginia college that Americans today don't make the sacrifices of the generations before them.

Epaphroditus the faithful V. 25-30
Balance v.25 – Fellowship, labor, soldier all these in balance too much of one leaves the others vulnerable and us weak. Nehemiah 4:15-20
Burden v.26-27 – For others, a heaviness in your heart a distress for others. Matthew 26:36-38
Blessing v.28-30 – He was a blessing to Paul and the Church in Philippi and he in turn received a blessing. 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13

Philippians 3:1-11
7 But everything that was a gain to me, I have considered to be a loss because of Christ.

Welcome to Free Will

Look, If you want to know where all the real sinners are, go to church. You’ll see them on their knees begging for forgiveness and admitting they cherished something else in their hearts over God. But if you want to know where the real Devils are, go to Hollywood where the path to hell is paved in gold.

To quote C.S. Lewis, my favorite atheist convert, “Christianity has not been tried and found false — it’s been tried and found too difficult.”

The precise goal of a Devilish society is to get as many people away from God as possible through a steady diet of media distractions and stories and role models all meant to edify their Devilish position while tearing down ours. It’s completely harmless to us if others in society are not up for what Christianity asks of its faithful, but where we draw the line is the distorted representation of faithful people in our pop culture entertainment, a culture dominated by secularist ideals and themes.

Eyeblast

Wasilla, Alaska (AP) - Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin, the teenage daughter of Gov. Sarah Palin, have broken off their engagement, he said Wednesday, about 2 1/2 months after the couple had a baby.

I don't blame the guy for not wanting to deal with the pressure, but he should be made to suck it up anyway!

I do not understand this at all with all this coverage of Bristol Palin but I guess she should take solace in the fact her crappy life gets further exposure from conservative sources in the course of rejecting the Daily Kos? WTF?

It's impossible to try and patch up these kind of voyeuristic messes without making an effort to shut down the Daily Kos but no one is willing to do that unless the Palins are baiting them which would be awesome, but I doubt the Supreme Court would allow any satisfactory ruling and probably award the offended with Citibank stock for their effort. Nobody deserves to be buried in garbage it doesn't matter where they come from, or even in the extreme case where it's suggested that Britney likes it.

Exactly What I'm Saying

MEXICO CITY, March 11 (Reuters) - Mexico's most wanted man Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, blamed for thousands of deaths in a drug war, has made it onto the Forbes Magazine list of the world's richest people with an estimated $1 billion fortune.

Guzman, who is just 5 feet tall (1.55 metres), escaped from prison in 2001 to set off a wave of killings across Mexico in an attempt to dominate the country's highly lucrative drug trade into the United States.

"He is not available for interviews," Luisa Kroll, senior editor of Forbes, said on Wednesday. "But his financial situation is doing quite well."

Take the money out of it....

Evangelical Collapse?

Evangelicalism needs a "rescue mission" from the world Christian community. It is time for missionaries to come to America from Asia and Africa. Will they come? Will they be able to bring to our culture a more vital form of Christianity?

Well the answer is easy, take the money out of the equation (timestamp 3:14) otherwise why run the risk of splitting the base?

Never give in — never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.

But if we fail, then the whole world, including the United States, including all that we have known and cared for, will sink into the abyss of a new Dark Age, made more sinister, and perhaps more protracted, by the lights of perverted science. Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, 'This was their finest hour.' -- Winston Churchill