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Life the Movie: One Big Cultural Reason for Trump’s Success and What it Means for Our Future
There’s this scene at the end of the movie of The Truman Show where Jim Carrey, who plays the unwitting star of a reality show about his life, finally figures out that none of it is real. Like the voice of God speaking out of the “sky,” The Truman Show producer tries to persuade him to stay, “You were real,”…that’s what made you so good to watch.” Truman/Carrey pauses at the foot of a stair case leading up and out of the giant dome of his set, then takes his final bow and makes his exit. The millions who have watched him since he was a toddler explode…
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God’s Thoughts and Ways – Part V (King Saul)
What is God’s standard for obedience? If God asks us to do 100 things and we do 99 of them flawlessly, is it acceptable to omit the last one? Is God going to understand and round up? Can your obedience to God be close enough like with horseshoes, hand grenades, and H-bombs (i.e., thermonuclear weapons)? What if you attend Sunday School, Worship Service, read your Bible daily, pray often and fast some, etc. Surely, God understands when you talk about others, overeat, “borrow things from work”, cheat a little on taxes, or speed a little on the road! Certainly, your service to Him offsets your small disobedience. Right? Let…
