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Category: Society and Culture
The Darkness of Twilight: A Christian Perspective
Sue Bohlin examines the message of Twilight from a biblically informed, Christian perspective, helping Christians understand how they should approach such popular fare. Demonic Origin of Twilight? The Twilight saga is a publishing and movie phenomenon that sweeps tween and teen girls (and a whole lot of other people) off their feet with an obsessive…
Avatar and the Longing for Eden
Dr. Patrick Zukeran examines the blockbuster movie from a biblical perspective, identifying reasons for why this movie resonated with so many people despite its false worldview of pantheism. Introduction James Cameron’s hit movie Avatar ranks as a ground-breaking epoch. This movie features new technology and special effects that make it landmark fantasy film, joining the…
New Media and Society
Kerby Anderson provides an overview of the ups and downs of the new media such as Facebook and Twitter, and their impact on us. How is the new media affecting the way we think and the way we interact with others in society? I want to look at the impact the Internet, social networks, and…
2012: Is The Sky Really Falling?
Probe’s former intern Dave Sterrett and Steve Lee of Prestonwood Christian Academy (Plano TX) planned to publish a book about the 2012 buzz. After interviewing a number of Ph.D.s who are experts in Maya studies, astronomy, astrobiology, theology and New Testament, they concluded that the hype is “much ado about nothing.” The ancient Mesoamerican culture…
Faith-based Film Faith Like Potatoes
It’s movie night with Mom; so I’m at the video store browsing the new releases and I come across Faith Like Potatoes. I’m not sure I would have picked it up if I were looking just for myself, but I saw the words, “Based on an inspiring true story,” and thought, Mom will like this.…
Exponential Times – Applying Christian Discernment
Kerby Anderson discusses some of the trends in our rapidly changing world, calling for Christians to “understand the times” with discernment. You may have seen the YouTube video asking, “Did you know”? Sometimes it has the title “We are living in exponential times.” I want to look at some of the trends that illustrate the…
Consumerism – A Biblical Perspective
Kerby Anderson examines ways in which a consumerist mindset is a concern for both society and the church. He concludes by providing a biblical perspective. Consumerism is a concern within society and within the church. So I would like to analyze both of these areas of concern by citing books that address this issue. The…
Frasier Worldview Check
I got hoodwinked tonight. I was watching re-runs of the old NBC television show Frasier—based on the minor character from Cheers, Frasier Crane—when I found myself agreeing with Frasier’s words describing Judaism. It wasn’t until later that night, as I passed those words through my worldview filter, that I came to realize something was wrong…
Tough Economic Times
The Bailout Anyone watching the news or looking at their checking account knows that we are in for some tough economic times. I want to spend some time looking at how we arrived at this place and set forth some biblical principles that we collectively and individually need to follow. Who would have imagined a…