“Antichrist”, the Movie

    "Antichrist" is a new horror flick sweeping the nation right now that has already been showed in theaters throughout the world. But before you go spurge on the movie tickets for this one, you may want to read the reviews. In fact, go watch the movie trailer for yourself which can be found on YouTube. I won't post the link to the trailer here for reasons I will explain in a moment. If you would rather take my word for it and not view the trailer, then please be my guest.

    At the beginning of the movie, a young couple is shown having sex while their son is catching snowflakes from his window in another room. The boy falls out of the window to his death. In despair, the couple decides to live in a cabin near the woods for a while. During their time in the woods they engage in occult activity which includes graphic mutilating sexual acts that spare nearly nothing to the imagination. With such pornographic and satanic images, no one need see this movie. Do not let your children go out and see this movie with their friends! Nothing good can come from seeing this movie. With any luck, it will be banned from most theaters anyway.

After watching the "Antichrist" trailer, I wished I hadn't. The trailer itself should be rated R.

Read this review from World Net Daily, a Christian news site. http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=113156

About Satanic Influence:

    What kind of influence does the devil really have on mankind? Think of sex, for example. Is sex a sin against God? If that were the case, every living thing on the planet would be evil. Sex is necessary for reproduction. But sex is sanctified in mankind to be a fulfillment of the marriage covenant between a man and a woman, first as consummation of the marriage, and then as a reminder of the couple's love and dedication to each other and to God who put them together to become "one flesh". The desire for sex is given to us by God himself so that we will have a constant desire for our spouses. Satan's specialty is to take the things that God gives us and turn them against the will of God. He tries to get people to fulfill their God-given desires in ungodly ways. In the movie "Antichrist" the sexual relationship between this married couple, which is supposed to be wonderful and sacred, has been turned against the will of God.

    On a different note, even basic human needs can be influenced by evil. Do we eat to nourish our bodies or do we overindulge to satisfy our own pleasure? It isn't a sin to enjoy and take pleasure in the taste of food or even to have our bountiful holiday feasts to share the joy of the season with our families. But some of us, myself included, enjoy eating like every day is a holiday. I'll admit I am guilty as charged. I love to eat. But overindulgence to the point of being overweight cannot possibly be God's will for our lives. Overeating is costly both financially and in health. This is an area I have been working on in my life. But also keep in mind that you can also be too obsessed with being healthy. The furthering of God's kingdom is what is really important. If given the choice between going to the gym and sitting in a coffee shop talking to someone about Jesus, you should choose the latter. I promise that if you do, God is going to be much more willing to help you with achieving a healthy physical body. He made you and knows every aspect of your body, who can ask for a better doctor than God?

    In any case, when faced with temptation by the devil to turn a gift from God into something unholy, just put your trust in God. He will NEVER allow you to be in a situation that you cannot endure. When you feel trapped, there is always The Way out. Notice I said "The Way out". This is not a grammatical error; Jesus said "I am The Way, The Truth, and The Light." He is the path we follow, the truth we trust, and the light to light the path. Follow Jesus, and you will find that what you thought was a cage to trap you has no power to hold you.

 

Thank you, Jesus for suffering and dying for my freedom from the nets Satan throws over me. Your holy fire turns temptation into ash and is nothing more than dust beneath my feat. Because You go before me into battle, are with me day to day, and also guard my back, the victory is already won before I raise my hand to strike at my enemy. I will trust in You all of my days. My King, my Captain, my Father, my Friend.

In Jesus' most precious and Holy Name, Amen.

A Funny Thing Happened

    I am a student at the University of Oklahoma. Yesterday, I was heading to my first class that was at the bottom floor (underground) of a two story building. As I was walking towards the steps to get to the classroom at the bottom, I saw the building's janitor sweeping the steps with a broom.

This man is probably in his 30's, not real tall, and dark, most likely Hispanic. I've seen him around before and have often greeted him "Good morning." Well, when I saw him yesterday sweeping those steps, I had a thought to say something silly. As he looked up at me and nodded his greeting, I grinned and started singing "Cinderelli, Cinderelli…" He paused for a split second and then gave a hearty bellow of laughter. I chuckled as I entered the classroom door. After I sat down and started to get ready for class, I could hear the janitor just outside laughing and telling someone "Some girl just called me Cinderella!"

Well that silly little moment made me start that day off with a smile. Aren't those silly moments in life just great? The best ones are the times we spend with family. My husband and I, for example, have lots of silly moments. I remember the first time he passed gas in front of me. We had just met and started dating. At his apartment, we were sitting next to each other kind of snuggling. He was staring into my eyes and I thought he was about to plant one on my lips. All of a sudden I heard this *speeeeeef*. Poor Stephen turned very pale and his eyes widened in horror at passing gas in front of his new girlfriend. To his utter relief, I started giggling. Needless to say, his embarrassing moment did not ruin our relationship. On the contrary, it is one of those moments that we hold in fond memory.

Please feel free to leave a comment with your silly moment. I'd like to hear them.

A Cute Delinquent 6 yr Old

    "Poor Zachary." I said to myself as I watched the news story unfold about the 6 year old boy who brought a mess kit to school to show it off to his friends. The tool looked like an army knife only instead of having different kinds of knives; it contained eating utensils, a spoon, fork, and a knife that is basically a butter knife. Zachary was interviewed by FOX News today because he was allowed to go back to his school. I am so glad that the school board did not force that sweet little boy to go to a reform school over a mess kit. I would just like to know what those idiots were thinking when they suspended Zachary from school. This little boy obviously had no intentions of hurting anyone; he wanted to eat his lunch with his new "toy". If Zachary is to be considered a bad kid, I hope my children are just as awful. When asked what he was going to tell his classmates, Zachary said "Going to tell them what we've learned from all this." Will his return make his classmates happy? Zachary thinks so "That's exactly right, I think everyone will be happy." Makes you just want to gobble the little guy up doesn't it? I think he is adorable.