tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post5937458400255389867..comments2024-03-10T10:40:32.319-07:00Comments on Pyromaniacs: Somebody save mePhil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-47901866403356091042010-01-13T13:24:57.148-08:002010-01-13T13:24:57.148-08:00But Frank, GIJOE are only like three inches tall!!...But Frank, GIJOE are only like three inches tall!!<br /><br />P.S. I'm moving on to Halo dolls. My wife caught me coveting the lego type version of the Halo vehicles that I purchased as a Christmas gift for my friend's son.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285043747501470199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-72745891449765836782010-01-10T15:12:46.078-08:002010-01-10T15:12:46.078-08:00Seriously, we all could use some purging from what...Seriously, we all could use some purging from what we have been exposed to. <br />Even the best talks using the best biblical critique over entertainment can't eradicate some of the baggage such entertainment leaves. We are certainly able to be desensitized and tempted in more areas then we can realize. <br />If any would argue such a point, then how many would suggest watching "PORN" in order to confront a worldview?Julius Mickelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02453209929174513662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-35568657060801497942010-01-10T14:51:57.938-08:002010-01-10T14:51:57.938-08:00wow! hey busdriver4jesus,
I'll apologize for t...wow! hey busdriver4jesus,<br />I'll apologize for the two sarcastically harsh comments (MArk Driscoll style) given to you,<br />Why are such comments tolerated? Your blog, my blog, if it's under the banner of Christ then it's His rules, not ours: if we are in the body of Christ why can't we respond accordingly???Julius Mickelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02453209929174513662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-19728862394524404322010-01-08T11:12:04.612-08:002010-01-08T11:12:04.612-08:00Next thing Frank will be telling us was that Babyl...Next thing Frank will be telling us was that Babylon 5 was a comedy-drama soap opera.CRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912897040503058967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-72148479737952939502010-01-08T10:19:02.619-08:002010-01-08T10:19:02.619-08:00Nathan - I don't know why the Bible leaves out...Nathan - I don't know why the Bible leaves out those years (with one intriguing exception), but that sort of thing is what you often find in pagan legends - Hercules strangling serpents while still in his cradle and the like. I think Jesus' developmental details might distract us from the message that is the real point of the Gospels.Tom Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01439152487935038636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-88815708165302794352010-01-08T07:08:06.642-08:002010-01-08T07:08:06.642-08:00Squirrel --
uh huh. That's why you can match...Squirrel --<br /><br />uh huh. That's why you can match all his excessories item by item to any Barbie assortment.<br /><br />Just because his accessories are guns and bombs rather than brushes and purses doesn't mean he's not a doll.FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-48967917518339504732010-01-08T06:41:45.051-08:002010-01-08T06:41:45.051-08:00"And GI Joe is not a doll."
Action figu..."<i>And GI Joe is not a doll.</i>"<br /><br /><b>Action figure</b>, Turk! <b>Action figure</b>!<br /><br />tsk tsk<br /><br /><i>~Squirrel</i>The Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-72780535997031940832010-01-08T05:26:02.684-08:002010-01-08T05:26:02.684-08:00R&R --
Smallville definitely doesn't have...R&R --<br /><br />Smallville definitely doesn't have a Christian worldview, so as I say the rest of what I have to say here let's remember that I don't think there's anything particularly and explicitly biblical about what happens on that show.<br /><br />I tagged this post "PostModernism" because I think that's the right worldview expressed there -- not "New Age". In one sense, everything has a cause in Smallville -- and the two main "causers" are the Luthor family and the meteor rocks. But the problem is that you can't really tell overall what is causing what because the narrative is so fragmented and atomized.<br /><br />For example: in the first three seasons, is Lex a guy trying to reform his past -- or is he a guy who is simply trying to improve his future by leveraging his experience? Does he really envy and respect Clark and want to learn from him -- or is he trying to mentor and "adopt" Clark because he sees Clark as a worthy minion (or more generously, an ally)? What about Lex's relationship with his father -- is Lionel a sociopath for whom people are only a means to an end, or is he a man hardened by experience and power to a pure utilitarian view of every situation, including the father/son relationship?<br /><br />The moral ambiguity, even in the Kent family, is startling. The intentional complexity from the writers by making every character's likes and dislikes its own valid moral platform is extremely confusing. If we write off the Luthor family as simply the worst example of the problem of moral ambiguity, what about Chloe? Her high horse is that Clark keeps everything secret from her, and is unwilling to return her affections, but she herself is perhaps the largest keeper of secrets in Smallville -- as Lionel finds out in the beginning of season 3. Her cache of intel on people affected by the meteor rocks runs deep and wide -- and almost no one knows the scope of her investigation. So is it right to keep secrets? Is it right to dig them up -- even if it causes others to be hurt? <br /><br />If one's going to run down this particular guilty pleasure, my suggestion is that one run it down for its actual faults -- which are all postModern in origin, not due to some disembodied metaphysics. I'd really respect anyone who rejected this show for it's worldview because if you don't watch it carefully, it can easily suck you in.FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-56239975683388096852010-01-08T04:13:32.358-08:002010-01-08T04:13:32.358-08:00Hi Frank, many happy returns for the new year..and...Hi Frank, many happy returns for the new year..and yes well Superboy has gone a bit weird on us in the form of "Smallllville.<br />My wife thinks its to "new agey" so I dont get to watch it, instead we get to watch Oprah, which in Africa is now two seasons behind ( we have not seen the Michael jackson tribute). Now there is another "superhero" gone wrong. What is it with huamnity looking for a saviour other than Jesus? <br /><br />Hope all your problems in the new year remain little ones.<br />Regards<br />Simon<br />Jhb<br />South Africa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-70965102927164793502010-01-08T03:48:37.398-08:002010-01-08T03:48:37.398-08:00I love it that the guys who watch 24 will not call...I love it that the guys who watch 24 will not call it a soap opera.<br /><br />And GI Joe is not a doll.FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-19690551313598488762010-01-08T01:15:47.555-08:002010-01-08T01:15:47.555-08:00Jason and Jodee,
The missionaries in China are un...Jason and Jodee,<br /><br />The missionaries in China are under no biblical obligation to tell why they're there in China any more than Rahab was under obligation to tell the authorities where the Israelite spies were or Corrie ten Boom was obligated to tell the Nazis where she was hiding some of the Jews. It would have been wicked for Corrie ten Boom not to lie and tell the Nazis where she was hiding the Jews or for Rahab to turn in the spies to the authorities. <br /><br />The secret police in China send their spies to seminaries to spy on who the church is sending to their country. No doubt they send spies to these ESL programs. It most certainly is an acceptable partial disclosure on their part or in some of the cases above, "lie."CRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912897040503058967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-41466511299535867292010-01-07T21:33:53.458-08:002010-01-07T21:33:53.458-08:00I am about to pass out from excitement. Doing my d...I am about to pass out from excitement. Doing my daily check of one of my favorite blogs and finding a post about my all-time favorite show. I love it. Too much. Thank you, Frank. Thank you a whole lot. I hope you enjoy all the seasons. Keep in mind season 7 was during the writers' strike and is the low point. Eight was better and nine is pretty amazing so far.Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10214721834853865110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-42195317816541704102010-01-07T19:45:09.862-08:002010-01-07T19:45:09.862-08:0024 is not a soap-opera. It's action and suspe...24 is <b>not</b> a soap-opera. It's action and suspense. <br /><br />I tried watching Smallville a few times since I love comic-book heroes but just couldn't get behind it. It's not so much that it's a soap opera for women or men. It's more like teenage young-college age show. Kinda like 90201 and Melrose Place. I know that women of whatever age like that stuff, but with guys, it's usually the younger ones that watch that stuff. <br /><br />The show at least had some nice music and pretty women.CRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912897040503058967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-90809830412150028712010-01-07T16:21:44.114-08:002010-01-07T16:21:44.114-08:00I really like the idea of "Nazareth" rai...I really like the idea of "Nazareth" raised by stratagem. <br /><br />Surely we're not the only ones who wonder what Jesus was like pre-public ministry...Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12317381886477652487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-6086702339794124482010-01-07T13:43:08.890-08:002010-01-07T13:43:08.890-08:00I think Challies reads a different book with each ...I think Challies reads a different book with each eye. <br /><br />Like, ambi-ocular.David Regierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766862583586784668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-10284526755004533982010-01-07T13:39:21.389-08:002010-01-07T13:39:21.389-08:00Imagine what I'd be like if I read three books...Imagine what I'd be like if I read three books a week.<br /><br />I mean books, not comic books.FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-77595296355968706122010-01-07T13:26:23.658-08:002010-01-07T13:26:23.658-08:00Thanks Frank - a very welcome exhortation. I real...Thanks Frank - a very welcome exhortation. I really needed to hear that today. <br /><br />It's hard to imagine that someone as smart as you could spend so much time in front of the idiot box (I like to call it the devil's looking glass).<br /><br />:)NewManNoggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953903636457421673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-68302849513590717472010-01-07T13:03:26.094-08:002010-01-07T13:03:26.094-08:00I'm a Green Acres man myself.I'm a Green Acres man myself.Nash Equilibriumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06528684112014026512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-64510796769749001292010-01-07T12:45:46.786-08:002010-01-07T12:45:46.786-08:00The one who needed a permanent place in Smallville...The one who needed a permanent place in Smallville was Ryan. His two-episode saga was too little, and too soon.<br /><br />And I just don't get it: Clark will tell Pete, but not Lana? Not Chloe? That doesn't make a lick of sense.<br /><br />And you're exactly rightm Grim: speak the next obvious sentence, and not only do we avoid Lana weeping stupidly, but we also get a much more interesting story than the weak, tortured romantic tale which runs along side the exploding stuff and feats of superhuman strength.FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-40334290980039420902010-01-07T12:33:26.563-08:002010-01-07T12:33:26.563-08:00Also, I'm probably the only person who liked P...Also, I'm probably the only person who liked Pete's character and was sad to see him go. Oh well. :(CGrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257084521984285384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-91858892715348508202010-01-07T12:31:06.118-08:002010-01-07T12:31:06.118-08:00I love Smallville, but one of my biggest gripes wi...I love Smallville, but one of my biggest gripes with the writing is that too often, the plot thickens simply because two characters neglect to explain themselves.<br /><br />The writers manage to make a turn a simple "oops, I forgot to mention..." into 40 minutes of mistrust, broken hearts, etc.CGrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257084521984285384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-2367517584646184632010-01-07T12:24:52.151-08:002010-01-07T12:24:52.151-08:00I tried to watch Smallville, but could get into it...I tried to watch Smallville, but could get into it.<br /><br />I did receive all 4 episodes of Superman on DVD from my daughter fro Christmas.<br /><br />I have watch I & II so far. <br /><br />What was interesting to ponder was in #2, when he gave up his power for Lois Lane. And I think she regretted it from the get go. But then he realized he had down the bad thing when he saw the 3 bad super dudes. Well 2 dudes, 1 dudess.<br /><br />Nice post BTW. You have a tremendous gift of putting words together. And good exhortion for us husbands.<br /><br />PS I'm gonna have to endure watching Superman III & IV.donsandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794015011057098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-54700957498534334612010-01-07T12:21:15.511-08:002010-01-07T12:21:15.511-08:00Now THIS post is contextualization I can get behin...Now THIS post is contextualization I can get behind. Great message and it didn't get lost.<br /><br />-edit-<br /><br />It also didn't make make focus on Smallville either, and it didn't try to find the Gospel IN Smallville. It made me focus on the Scriptural truth you shared with your wife. <br /><br />Or the other way around. ;)~Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819856178499938127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-10344278136327418682010-01-07T12:17:29.280-08:002010-01-07T12:17:29.280-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.~Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819856178499938127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-59646031402300961102010-01-07T10:39:18.302-08:002010-01-07T10:39:18.302-08:00One thing about losing a parent when a child - it ...One thing about losing a parent when a child - it provided me with a proper perspective as to priorities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com