by Bob | Dec 6, 2007 | Uncategorized
Tin Man, Part IIGuest Blog by Pastor Aaron Tolson[1]My wife and I (Aaron Tolson) watched the recent mini-series Tin Man on the Sci-Fi channel over the past couple of nights. I’m not much for sci-fi movies, but I did enjoy the humorous connections between The Wizard of...
by Bob | Dec 5, 2007 | Bible
Tin Man and Evangelical ChristianityThe Sci-Fi channel recently aired a six-hour mini-series, Tin Man, updating The Wizard of Oz. This was not your Auntie Em’s yellow brick road!In the original movie version, no one could confuse the good guys (and girls) with the bad...
by Bob | Nov 30, 2007 | Christmas
Shrek the Halls?I’m normally not one to expect TV Christmas specials to uphold the true meaning of Christmas. A secular program is going to be secular. However, when a secular program subtly and not-so-subtly moves from secular to sacrilegious, that’s going too...
by Bob | Nov 29, 2007 | Black Church History, Black History Month
Venture Smith: Pulling the Rope in Unison[i]It has become something of a cliché to imagine that Black families today find it difficult to experience stability because of a long history of instability caused by slavery and racism. While not at all minimizing the...
by Bob | Nov 28, 2007 | African American Church, slave Spirituals, Spirituals
African American Spirituals: Telling the Rest of the Story[i] To appreciate the meaning, message, and mutual ministry of the slave spirituals, it is vital to understand how and why they were composed. Carey Davenport, a retired Black Methodist minister from Texas, had...
