I enjoyed watching this video in class. I personally think it is pretty good. I pretty much agree with Dan Merchant. He spent so much time walking across America just trying to find out how Christians are doing. It really hurts to be told how easy it is to judge people in your mind right when you see them because it's true that everyone does it and it's wrong. It's sad because you don't even know the person or their story. Like that one guy Sister Mary something, at first glance your like oh wow.. what a wierdo but then whenever the guy says that his mom died and he was abused and he has HIV you feel really really bad and try to be nice to him. But shouldn't we always just be nice and love people? Not because where they come from but just because God loves them.
One part of the movie that I really liked was the confession booth. I thought it was interesting how some of the people he talked to grew up with a Christian background. So obviously they know scripture, one girl even says she has alot of it memorized. Those people really do believe that God made them how they are and saying that that's dumb and yelling scripture at them really isn't gonna get you anywhere. That's why I like the confession booth. It's something that would get your attention and once you get in there it would be a really cool experience. Although some people still didn't really buy it, alot of the people were very thankful that someone would be loving enough to apologize to them and really listen and care about them. Just think of the kind of crap they get. Especially some who grew up in the church. They kept saying how this was so different from all the other Christians who are always rude and mean. I don't like being a part of that, like just because i'm a Christian i'm mean and judging because that is the total opposite of who Jesus Christ was when he came to die for us. So I have to start making the changes in my life which will be hard.
I think it was cool how the Enid how a version of Bridgetown Ministries! Going out to the park with the forgotten church is really alot of fun. At first your a little nervous but then after a couple weeks you make friends and it's really cool.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Jesus Camp
Okay, so I think it's interesting that this lady likes to work with young kids because she says that whatever you teach a kid or whatever they learn before they are 7-9 years old they will have with them for the rest of their lives. I think it's great, young kids are always willing to learn and love to learn new things. That's where the other side comes in. You have to be sooooo careful when you teach kids stuff because they are so willing to believe what you tell them and if you teach them something that isn't true then all you're doing is hurting them. I think the little boy and girl that they show alot in the video are awesome. It's pretty obvious that they love God alot. That little boy stood up and preached infront of all the kids at that camp and it sounded like what he was saying was pretty good. And that little girl straight up walked over to someone and gave them a gospel track and said that God loves them. I think that's really hard to do that.
On a different note... What kid needs to know about abortion? Or about all the horrors of the government? They are kids, innocent kids. You can help kids get on fire for God without driving them to tears about their own sins or about the problems with our government. We shouldn't rebel against the government in such crazy, radical ways. God's got it. He knows what He's doing. Romans 13:1 says, "Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God." Clearly God is all over the government. I like how really all she wants to do is to bring the kids into a fighting passion for God, but do they really understand what they are praying about? I think some of them do, I don't underestimate them but some of those kids looked so young. From such a young age they are being hit with "The government is bad" but really it's not. God controls our government.
In the end, I don't really know what to make of Becky Fischer. I love how she just wants to bring lots of people to Christ and to have people willing to fight for God. I just don't know if she understands or realizes what she may being doing to a good part of our future generations. I just hope that some of those kids will take the time to think about what's being told to them and not just pack it in their brains as true.
On a different note... What kid needs to know about abortion? Or about all the horrors of the government? They are kids, innocent kids. You can help kids get on fire for God without driving them to tears about their own sins or about the problems with our government. We shouldn't rebel against the government in such crazy, radical ways. God's got it. He knows what He's doing. Romans 13:1 says, "Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God." Clearly God is all over the government. I like how really all she wants to do is to bring the kids into a fighting passion for God, but do they really understand what they are praying about? I think some of them do, I don't underestimate them but some of those kids looked so young. From such a young age they are being hit with "The government is bad" but really it's not. God controls our government.
In the end, I don't really know what to make of Becky Fischer. I love how she just wants to bring lots of people to Christ and to have people willing to fight for God. I just don't know if she understands or realizes what she may being doing to a good part of our future generations. I just hope that some of those kids will take the time to think about what's being told to them and not just pack it in their brains as true.
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