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The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you will need to scroll
down to find the exact part).
Okay, so this one might not be about anything in particular, but it came out of some meditation I was doing on the text in question (Hebrew 6v13-20) and the film Broken Flowers (with Bill Murray).
It struck me that perhaps the most wonderful thing about being a Christian is the unseen stuff - that Jesus has provided believers with an eternal by-faith anchor to keep them safe during the storms (and finally the storm).
The film in question presents a man within a worldview that has pretty much no mooring. Nothing quite adds up to anything deliberately. The director (Jim Jarmusch) made something brilliant, but it certainly clashes with the joined-up-purposes of the christian view.
It is also worth saying that a. I like the film very much and that b. when things don't add up christians shouldn't be surprised because God never promises to explain stuff in this world. In fact the main thing that he does explain clearly is Christ's cross-work, which is great because it provides a foundation and context for the rest of the mystery of life.
Lord - we will trust you to do good.
Okay, so this one might not be about anything in particular, but it came out of some meditation I was doing on the text in question (Hebrew 6v13-20) and the film Broken Flowers (with Bill Murray).
It struck me that perhaps the most wonderful thing about being a Christian is the unseen stuff - that Jesus has provided believers with an eternal by-faith anchor to keep them safe during the storms (and finally the storm).
The film in question presents a man within a worldview that has pretty much no mooring. Nothing quite adds up to anything deliberately. The director (Jim Jarmusch) made something brilliant, but it certainly clashes with the joined-up-purposes of the christian view.
It is also worth saying that a. I like the film very much and that b. when things don't add up christians shouldn't be surprised because God never promises to explain stuff in this world. In fact the main thing that he does explain clearly is Christ's cross-work, which is great because it provides a foundation and context for the rest of the mystery of life.
Lord - we will trust you to do good.