I'm reading "The Da Vinci Code." Thought I should read it, along with the other 40 million who have done so, especially if I am going to talk about it in days to come. I put off reading it as long as I could--mostly because I have an aversion to spending money on something that funds idologies I oppose. (That's why I don't see many movies--can't see the sense of supporting the overpoweringly influencial Hollywood industry that has done more to marginalize traditional values than any other single thing, in my opinion.) I was loaned the book by Denise Kjesbo and have enjoyed the read so far.
Back to the topic at hand. This is an exciting book. I can see how it will be a blockbuster movie. It is filled with mystery and intrigue, is well written, and mixes just enough factual material to make it appear to be more than the fictional novel it is.
I'll speak more about it in the days to come. Suffice it to say that any book, movie, sermon, etc., can carry with it a level of authority equal only to the credibility of sources from which the communication derives. "The Da Vinci Code" is imagnative fiction founded on sources centuries removed from the days of earliest Christianity--and many of those interpreted wrongly.
I'll not condemn the book. Instead, I think it may lead to opportunities for learning for the Christian community. This may open needed discussion among us as to how we arrived at the canon of the Bible we so honor, the matter of the Bible's authority in Christian living, the true nature of 'spiriutality,' and the place of the church in the 21st century. It may also open opportunities for our witness to unbelievers as these same questions are asked, probed, and answered.
Talk later.
Back to the topic at hand. This is an exciting book. I can see how it will be a blockbuster movie. It is filled with mystery and intrigue, is well written, and mixes just enough factual material to make it appear to be more than the fictional novel it is.
I'll speak more about it in the days to come. Suffice it to say that any book, movie, sermon, etc., can carry with it a level of authority equal only to the credibility of sources from which the communication derives. "The Da Vinci Code" is imagnative fiction founded on sources centuries removed from the days of earliest Christianity--and many of those interpreted wrongly.
I'll not condemn the book. Instead, I think it may lead to opportunities for learning for the Christian community. This may open needed discussion among us as to how we arrived at the canon of the Bible we so honor, the matter of the Bible's authority in Christian living, the true nature of 'spiriutality,' and the place of the church in the 21st century. It may also open opportunities for our witness to unbelievers as these same questions are asked, probed, and answered.
Talk later.
posted by Lee McGlone | 1:14 PM
2 Comments:
Pastor, you are blogging - this is truly a beautiful thing! Enjoyed the wise words on the DaVinci Code and am looking forward to the upcoming sermon series. I'll add that when things like this pop up ie. Passion of Christ, etc. Not only does Hollywood cash in, but so do the myriad of Christian publishers and their assorted wares. Tho' some are valid, many more are opportunistic and $$$ driven. They rebuff Dan Brown while the cash registers go "ka-ching ka-ching".
pastor - what a beautiful thing - you're blogging! enjoyed the wise scribblings about the davinci code. i look forward to the upcoming messages. the only two-bits i'll enter is that with things like the davinci code, passion of the christ, etc. you see a proliferation of christian publishers cashing in on the rebuff of people like dan brown, mel gibson (probuff there), and the like. all the while the cash registers are going "ka-ching - ka-ching". ironically, for many their great dis-like has garnered great like in the money pot.
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