If you walked down the street and asked a random person if they believed in God, chances are they would say yes. But what God? It seems no two Gods are the same. They all have different characteristics, different qualities, different personalities. If the God I believe in is really just a construct of my mind, do I really even need him in the first place?
Do I need to believe in God?
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Watchmen #7
One of the things that sets Watchmen apart from other superhero comics, especially comics prior to 1986, is its treatment of sex. Watchmen #7is all about sex. Not some cheap an tawdry porno orgy comic book, but a mature approach to two consenting adults exploring sex. Two adults who also dress up in costumes and fight crime.
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Watchmen #6
Friedrich Nietzsche is an interesting person. But if I was to throw a dinner party and could invite anyone from history? Nietzsche would definitely not be on the invite list. That would be way too depressing. One of the core points of Nietzsche’s philosophy is that there is no point to existence. Not exactly the bubbly disposition one would hope for in dinner time discussion. Watchmen #6 quotes Nietzsche in the final panel. Rorschach is a man who lives the Nietzschian ideal. I wouldn’t want to invite Rorschach to a dinner party either.
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***Updated***
Some people have been having trouble downloading my sermons. And I found out this week that the server that I keep them on is changing file access, so I had to come up with a new way of getting my talks out there.
So I’m trying my hand at podcasting. You can subscribe to me on itunes.
I’m slowly adding my audio files to the original posts, so you’ll also be able to listen to them here on the Pop Culture Christ site.
If you have any comments or feedback, please fire away!
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Watchmen #5
There once was a time when heroes were upright citizens. They fought crime and saved the world because that was the right thing to do. Being a hero was not just about saving the day but also making sure the way you saved the day was heroic and just. After Watchmen, heroes were ultra-violent nut jobs in trench coats with severe psychological problems and an inability to interact in social settings. Thanks Rorschach.
The theme of this issue is reflections. What do we see when we look into the mirror? And what is there looking back at us, lurking underneath the surface?
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Have I mentioned recently how much I’m looking forward to Watchmen: The Movie? On the other hand, I am not looking forward to Watchmen: The Game.
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Watchmen #4
Only 8 more days until I will be either deliriously happy or uncontrollably homicidal. That’s right, the Watchmen movie is finally upon us! I started reviewing the individual issues late last year. And like so many other things, it got abandoned over summer. 8 days. 9 issues left. Let’s do this thing.
What does it mean to be human? At what point do you stop being human and start being something else? Could God be one of us? Just a slob like one of us? Just a naked blue guy on the surface of Mars trying to find his way home?
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***Updated***
Some people have been having trouble downloading my sermons. And I found out this week that the server that I keep them on is changing file access, so I had to come up with a new way of getting my talks out there.
So I’m trying my hand at podcasting. You can subscribe to me on itunes.
I’m slowly adding my audio files to the original posts, so you’ll also be able to listen to them here on the Pop Culture Christ site.
If you have any comments or feedback, please fire away!
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I’ve been thinking about writing an article for Fervr about Christian gaming etiquette. How should Christians behave in the online world?
One parent has decided that his son should obey the Geneva conventions while playing Call of Duty. (I don’t know if the parent is Christian or not, but it’s still an interesting concept).
Is spawn camping a Christian thing to do? How should you treat your fellow guild members? Is it okay for Christians to play the Horde in World of Warcraft?
I’d be really keen to hear what suggestions you might have.
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Take a look at the photo. It’s the kind of photo you usually see at the birth of a baby. Family members posing with the new born child. Except that kid on the left holding the baby? That’s a dad holding his daughter. 13 year old Alfie is the father of new born girl Maisie. The girl on the right is 15yo mother Chantelle.
Something isn’t right here.
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This afternoon I spoke at the lunch time group at Thomas Hassall Anglican College. I spoke on Romans 5:8. Earlier this week I had the chance to hang out with the new year 7′s on their camp. Fun was had by all (well, I can’t speak for everyone, but I had fun).
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On Sunday I preached on Matthew 23:1-15. Jesus says some pretty hard core things in the Gospels. This is one of the passages where he talks about hell. I didn’t want to preach a fire and brimstone sermon, but I didn’t shy away from the realities of hell either.
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