“Faking of the words and pictures to fit the theme has been particularly prevalent in compilation programmes which purport to reconstruct out of stock footage some historical scene or happening . . . The accumulated documentation of our time will be so vast, and for one reason and another, so slated, that posterity will know …
With or Through?
“Has there ever been a more perfect instrument for seeing with rather than through the eye, than the camera?” (Malcolm Muggeridge, Christ and the Media, p. 62).
A TV Panel of Caterpillars
“So, let me add that Christianity is, and always has been, and always will be, not just essentially a religion of hope, but in itself, the most stupendous hope the world has ever known. Only Incarnate god would have dared to hold out to us all, mere men and women of every sort and condition, …
News As the Ephemeral Foundation of the Air Castle of All Media
“But, of course, the essential quest has been for news. This is the Unholy Grail, the ultimate fantasy on which the whole structure of the media is founded. Shouted down a telephone, tapped out on a teleprinter, carried breathlessly to the stone to catch the edition, beamed by satellite through the stratosphere, whispered confidentially in …
Crude Oil 2.0
This is not just some fun news. It ought to make us ponder. If we think about this carefully, it ought to make us question many of our assumptions about the world — whether those assumptions are economic, geo-political, environmental, household financial management, or religious. Put in short form, the world does not work the …
Rein In That Renegade
Reading the judgments of God is not something we have to learn how to do in the first place. In the first place, we have to understand what that means and what it does not mean. After that, we must learn to read the judgments of God. It is not the case that we live …
Because the World is a Story
A short time after 9-11 occurred, I had an online debate/discussion with Andrew Sandlin on the question of whether Christians can speak prophetically about the providential meaning of events in our own time. Of particular interest was the question of whether or not we can say that a particular event or disaster was God’s judgment …
A Financial Miscellany
Many other aspects of Proverbs’ teaching on wealth and finances remain, but time does not. A good conclusion to this short series of posts will perhaps be found in an assorted discussion of some of the more important remaining issues. Other than the general relationship to finances, one sustained theme will not necessarily connect these …
Apply Directly to the Forehead
“I find it fascinating that credulity about scientifically stated absurdities should thus exceed the wildest examples of religious superstition. I have often thought it would be a very good idea to bring an African witch-doctor or medicine-man to London, and let him have an intensive course of looking at television advertisements. The good man, I …
Learning to Taste the Gravel Early
The problem of dishonesty in work and labor is a difficult one to address because it is often the case that the first one “lied to” is the liar himself. He is dishonest in his work and labor, and in order to do this most effectively, he must be dishonest first with himself. Remember that …