Summer Movie Roundup: District 9, G.I. Joe, and Inglourious Bastards

The movies I’ve seen this summer were very entertaining, albeit each of them had their share of bloody violence, and were not intended for the family friendly audience. Nevertheless, the storytelling in each of them was quite enjoyable.The extraterrestrial bipedal crustaceans or “Prawns” sci-fi drama of District 9 parallels the 1980s sci-fi movie Alien Nation—in … Continue reading Summer Movie Roundup: District 9, G.I. Joe, and Inglourious Bastards

Some Thoughts on a Mormon-Evangelical Dialogue

Recently someone sent me a link to a blog, wherein the blogger had interviewed various Christian leaders on the subject of approaching Mormons. He found the common denominator between each interviewee was the fact they identified their activity as “dialogue.” He then asserted: The great thing about the term “dialogue” is that it implies a … Continue reading Some Thoughts on a Mormon-Evangelical Dialogue

Seeking women’s equality an act of Western Imperialism?

Dr. Vishal Mangalwadi in his lectures entitled, “Must the Sun Set on the West?” made the following profound observation about the secular West’s rejection of God yet insistence upon the equality between men and women:You reject the biblical worldview, reject the New Testament worldview, but the idea of equality between male and female comes from … Continue reading Seeking women’s equality an act of Western Imperialism?

Discovering the Universe to Know More About the Maker of the Universe

I was reading through Mark Knoll’s The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind (IVP) this afternoon, and came across this most enlightening point:It is the nature of God and his loving work, not primarily the practical benefits, that requires cultivation of the mind.For a Christian, the most important consideration is not pragmatic results, or even the … Continue reading Discovering the Universe to Know More About the Maker of the Universe