Dancing, loud music, and rebellious teenagers. The 2011 remake of a 1984 classic is on the schedule for today. Footloose is back after a 27-year hiatus. But does it succeed? Is it worth seeing? Find out on this week’s Movieology…
Story »About Eric
Website: http://christianreader.com
Eric has written 252 articles so far, you can find them below.
North and South, Red and Blue
April 12, 2011 marked the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War (better described as The War Between the States, or more precisely The War of Northern Aggression). One of the seldom heard facts about the War is that, among all of the bloodshed and brokenness, a great revival of Christianity took [...]
Story »A Tale of Two Obituaries
Pragmatism, or “going along to get along,” can reveal itself in many different ways. Three areas where pragmatism commonly rears its ugly head in the modern Church are: theistic evolution (name your flavor), church-growth, and liberal theology. While something of a catch-all, liberal theology can be defined as any movement or set of beliefs that [...]
Story »Two or Three Witnesses
The old adage of “not judging a book by its cover” is not only a common-sense concept, but a biblical one. Proverbs 1:5 tells us that the wise man “hears and increases in knowledge.” Increasing in knowledge does not just mean getting more information, but also analyzing and comparing the knowledge one already has with [...]
Story »You Will Understand Hereafter
In John 13:5-20, we read of the famous account of Jesus washing the feet of His disciples. This passage is most often used and preached as an example of true servanthood, of being willing to make yourself nothing in order to serve God and other people. It is pointed out that Jesus told His disciples that He was providing an example for them (and us) to follow (13:15). While this is undoubtedly true, is this all that is being taught by Jesus in this well-known portion of Scripture? Or is there more to it than simply being an object lesson in humility? I believe there is more to this foot-washing scene than first meets the eye, much more in fact. While humbling oneself is certainly a lesson that can and should be taken away from this passage, I think there is a deeper point which is far more significant, yet largely overlooked.
Story »The “Salt and Light” Mandates
After last week’s article was posted, I received an email from an individual who was concerned that I was placing blame on the Church for the sorry state of the American culture. He took exception to this thesis and offered a different explanation as to why the culture is the way it is. I believe [...]
Story »Socialism and Spiritualism
Nearly 200 years ago, in 1825, Robert Owen set up his experimental socialist society in New Harmony, Indiana. Owen believed that individuals were largely a product of their environment. Like John Locke a century prior, Owen believed that children were born as a tabula rasa, meaning blank slates which were awaiting input from the surrounding [...]
Story »Calvin, Hobbes and Cheap Grace
When our oldest child turned eight, I had been trying to spend more time teaching, reading, and thinking with him alone, separate from the other kids. Having not grown up in a Christian home, I often find it difficult to be the spiritual head—it doesn’t come easily, and it seems awkward and forced at times. [...]
Story »A Terminal Lesson in Christian Activism
Although The Terminal is not a new movie, it has several worldview issues that lend themselves to commenting. Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks as Viktor Navorski, this movie received much critical attention in the months leading up to its June 2004 theatrical release due to the reunion of the dynamic duo that [...]
Story »An Unclean Theology
Clutter bothers me. Dirt bugs me. Messes irritate me. I wouldn’t go so far as to say that I am a “clean-freak,” but I am certainly uncomfortable in unkempt places. One of the places that I have found that usually never fail to make me uncomfortable—no matter where I am—are public bathrooms. In response to [...]
Story »
