A couple weeks ago, the Pope issued the first encyclical of his term. An encyclical, as I’ve found out, is something in between a dissertation and an epistle from the New Testament where the Pope elucidates the Catholic Church’s stance on a topic. Now, I am not Catholic; an encyclical does not affect me (aside… Continue reading Encyclical
Tag: Faith
Storytelling Lessons from Jesus
Doesn’t matter what you think of Jesus, gotta admit the guy could tell a story. Or the people who recorded them spiffed them up. Either way, Jesus often communicated (religious and otherwise) points through stories in ways that were not heavy handed yet still managed to tell a good story. See, Jesus knew his audience.… Continue reading Storytelling Lessons from Jesus
Christian Movies Don’t Have To Suck
So October Baby came out and I ended up watching it with some friends. It was, well, okay. Well shot and edited and acting that actually worked. Plot was somewhat weak and quickly got rather tedious. Could've been improved by cutting a lot of content and adding a single overarching theme to bring it all… Continue reading Christian Movies Don’t Have To Suck
Essays, Not Rants! 