Thieves On Crosses: Reflections on Rocky Sullivan in ‘Angels With Dirty Faces’
At life’s end, even the most hardened sinner can be saved, like James Cagney’s Rocky Sullivan in “Angels with Dirty Faces.”
On P.F. Sloan’s ‘Eve of Destruction’
In Acts, chapter 17, Paul addresses the Athenians. Speaking of God, he says: “‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’” Surprisingly, Paul is actually quoting two pagan poets in that...
Art and the Believer
From the earliest times, mankind has found self-expression in the arts. On a practical level, we see creativity in our bridges, buildings, and skyscrapers. These are often the result of beautifully envisioned and highly imaginative architectural...
My Sister Linda and Pornography
“It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret,” says Paul in his letter to the Ephesians. With that in mind, I will take care in what I write. The “sexual revolution” of the 1960s produced a culture radically different from that of a few years...
Sacrificial Love and 1932’s ‘One Way Passage’
I first saw the movie ”One Way Passage” at a film class screening in Manhattan’s New School for Social Research back in the 1970s. It stars William Powell as Dan and Kay Francis as Joan. At the time this classic was produced our society’s moral underpinnings – its...
Homage to the Song and Its Creator
Our Father in heaven is quite a songwriter. He wrote the Psalms. Thus the song, an art form, is God-ordained.
The Sexual Impulse: A Root of All Kinds of Evil
God’s plan for human sexuality is clearly stated in the Bible. He created man in His image and quickly produced a mate. God is not a prude – He invented sex.
Imperfect People, Imperfect Church
Some in Christendom teach that believers can be perfected in this life – they call it “entire sanctification.” Thankfully, this erroneous doctrine of Christian perfection is not widely accepted. We find an all too obvious parallel when looking at the history of...
Are You Ashamed of Your ‘Fairy Tales’?
After mentioning I was a Christian in casual conversation, someone said, “You don’t actually BELIEVE those ‘fairy tales?'” I affirmed the truth and authority of scripture.