Comments on: Thoughts on Context http://inamirrordimly.com/2005/11/25/thoughts-on-context/ A theology and culture blog with the Bible in one tab and a news feed in the other. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:29:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Kyle Essary http://inamirrordimly.com/2005/11/25/thoughts-on-context/#comment-121 Kyle Essary Sat, 31 Dec 2005 16:12:48 +0000 #comment-121 Outstanding questions...thanks. Outstanding questions…thanks.

]]> By: Ed http://inamirrordimly.com/2005/11/25/thoughts-on-context/#comment-115 Ed Tue, 29 Nov 2005 08:43:28 +0000 #comment-115 Agreed. If I'm watching a movie that is fairly popular I try to watch it while asking, "What made this so appealing to others." Of course that was most difficult during Napoleon Dynamite. Agreed. If I’m watching a movie that is fairly popular I try to watch it while asking, "What made this so appealing to others." Of course that was most difficult during Napoleon Dynamite.

]]> By: andrew jones http://inamirrordimly.com/2005/11/25/thoughts-on-context/#comment-114 andrew jones Sun, 27 Nov 2005 14:36:05 +0000 #comment-114 good to watch thoughtfully and then ask questions like these after watching movies good to watch thoughtfully and then ask questions like these after watching movies

]]> By: Ed http://inamirrordimly.com/2005/11/25/thoughts-on-context/#comment-113 Ed Sun, 27 Nov 2005 12:29:38 +0000 #comment-113 Interesting point. So we crave action and activity to keep us from confronting the grim realities of life and our own sinfulness. <br /> <br /> I want to go deeper with that, but I need to watch some football, play some movies, and browse the internet first . . . just kidding.<br /> <br /> Thanks for your comment. The comparison of our times with Rome is a helpful way to sneak past our defenses. Interesting point. So we crave action and activity to keep us from confronting the grim realities of life and our own sinfulness.

I want to go deeper with that, but I need to watch some football, play some movies, and browse the internet first . . . just kidding.

Thanks for your comment. The comparison of our times with Rome is a helpful way to sneak past our defenses.

]]> By: Curious Servant http://inamirrordimly.com/2005/11/25/thoughts-on-context/#comment-112 Curious Servant Sat, 26 Nov 2005 20:50:55 +0000 #comment-112 I think the most difficult thing in "selling" the gospel to Americans is our wealth. It is harder to see a need for Him when we are telling ourselves that we have all that we need.<br /> <br /> My father is wealthy. And though his life is a mess, he thinks that trotting off to Mazatlan or Thailand each week to ride a dolphin or an elephant makes his life fulfilled.<br /> <br /> We like the fast paced, action-packed, thin-plot flicks because they bombard our jaded senses.<br /> <br /> Rome went through a similar experience. I think the most difficult thing in "selling" the gospel to Americans is our wealth. It is harder to see a need for Him when we are telling ourselves that we have all that we need.

My father is wealthy. And though his life is a mess, he thinks that trotting off to Mazatlan or Thailand each week to ride a dolphin or an elephant makes his life fulfilled.

We like the fast paced, action-packed, thin-plot flicks because they bombard our jaded senses.

Rome went through a similar experience.

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