Why Jim Denison Refuses to See “Oppenheimer”

As Christians, we have to be careful about the medial we consume (Ephesians 5:3) and we also need to be careful that we are not giving our approval of wickedness (Romans 1:32).

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Yesterday on the Denison Forum, this post appeared on his daily article: “Why I refuse to see “Oppenheimer”—and you should, too”.

I had heard about the Christopher Nolan  movie and its impressive weekend opening against “Barbie”, grossing $80.5 million dollars. It’s about the life of the brilliant scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer who helped create the first atomic bomb.

Although Norma Jean and I don’t attend movies as often as we once did, Denison’s post assured me that we won’t be seeing this one.

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You Have to Go Backward to Go Forward

Photo Credit: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=705492611619550&set=pcb.705492648286213 Having recently preached through the Sermon on the Mount, taught Hebrews, and am currently teaching Revelation, I've learned that sometimes to understand the Bible, you have to go "backward" to go "forward." So much of the New Testament is predicated upon a familiarity with the Old Testament. For example, John alludes to … Continue reading You Have to Go Backward to Go Forward