Nov 26 2005
Making a case
((A bit of history — this post appeared back on April 22 of 2005. I have thought LONG AND HARD about what kind of post I’d like to create in lieu of the beautiful & dark movie that is Walk The Line, starring Joaquin Phoenix & Reese Witherspoon. However, when it got down to it, I figured that I’d let my own words from the past speak for myself. I’m kinda prophetic that way. Hehehe…. And if you haven’t seen the movie, do yourself a favor and go see it. Right now. I mean it! Drop what you’re doing, take a friend or two and go see this movie. You don’t have to be a fan to appreciate it. In fact, especially if you’re not a fan, I want to talk to you about what you DID think about the movie. And now, on with the show….))
If you’ve ever spent much time around me talking about my passions, there are a few things that typically take prominence — Music, Literature, and a new vision of Being the Church (Gk. -ekklesia). In some cases, these things become fairly intertwined, since I listen to lots of music that’s thought-provoking (not necessarily “christian”), I read lots of literature that’s thought-provoking (not necessarily “christian”), and I talk with my friends about how Christians have failed the world around them and how we can make things right (or at least grasp a better vision of enacting the “Kingdom of God” as Jesus beckoned us to do in the Gospels).
But if you really want to get me going on something, start talking to me about Johnny Cash. Seriously. Yes, Johnny Cash. No, I’m not joking. I’m a fairly huge fan of his work and I’ve just begun to scratch the surface of his discography.
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