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My wife and I saw the new Noah film last night with another couple. We went out of curiosity and to be able to dialogue about the film based on an important story in the Bible. My conclusion: the Mexican food meal prior to seeing the movie was the highlight of the evening. Here's my review. It's Hollywood. What did we expect? Darren Aronofsky directed Black Swan. Who would be surprised at what he came up with? The previews before the Feature were all science fiction selections. That should have been a clue, too. Only the four names of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, an ark and a flood were true to the biblical story.  The storyline was to restore creation which had been damaged by evil men by vegetarian chosen ones who build a vessel to start creation over again rather than to restore a sin-broken relationship between God and people--which is a much more significant story to be told.  While told repeatedly, I was never sure of the importance of the Adam and Eve story...

Description and Orders Character matters. We mostly hear about the topic when a leader or someone we know fails morally in some way. We know people should have it, and we are disappointed and confused when someone we respect proves they don't have it, but that leaves us with the question, "What is it, and how do you get it?" From the book, we write, What determines if a person will live out God’s full potential for his or her life? We believe it is the issue of character. Character is the single most distinguishing aspect of a person’s life . . . . God cares more about character than our skills, personality, or intelligence because, biblically, character is a matter of the ‘heart.’ Character: The Pulse of a Disciple's Heart is a collection of biblical case studies of people God chose for his purposes which can be used for personal, small group, or church-wide study. Dr. Norman Blackaby and I got the idea for this book from our shared teaching of ...