What Movies Should I Watch as a Christian?

This question came to me this past week when i was at school (SLCC). Mike, my buddy and I was in the coffee shop and in there they have a big screen TV that was given to the college and almost ever night they show movies. Now the rule as I know it is that they can watch movies as long as they are PG-13 and under.

Now to let you know i love movies and i love to watch moives in the coffee house but over the years i have find some issues with this rule of theirs.

1st: for the longest time they would not show "The Passion of the Christ" because it was rated R. Ok, i know it breaks the "PG-13 rule but come on. IT'S A CHRISTIAN COLLEGE!!! Over time it became ok to show it but i think i only seen played once.

2nd: If something is PG-13 it still should not be shown at a Christian College. The other night Mike and I where in there and they were showing the movie Avatar. Now don't get me wrong, i loved this movie when i went to see it in 3D but this is not a movie that should have been oked to play and let me tell you why;

Now just as i was in the coffee shop in the movie you have one of the actors say, "I did not sing up for this s*#t. Now i have heard this word before, i mean come on i have said it, but do you think it should be said at a Christian School. Now Mike and I left the coffee shop and made it known that we were not happy with what we just heard, so i dont know if the main boss of the coffee shop, who was watching the movie turned it off, but i dont think they did. i decided to go out and rent the movie to see if this was a one word thing or if it was worst. now like i said i have seen this movie when it was in 3D but i could not remember.

Now as i started to watch this movie, within the first 13mins Avatar use the big bad word in the Christian faith, they used the GD word. Now i believe that once this word was said, this movie had been shut off and it was way before the s&#t word.

Now as i was seating around thinking about this whole thing, the questions came to my mind, What Movies Should I watch as a Christian?

Now over the years i have talk to people about this and really the only people that have said anything about not watching bad movies are pastors and their familys. A lot of christian i have talked to that live their day to day and attend church most Sundays and Wednesdays never really mind watching movies with killing and cursing and even sex. Now is this ok? Now i am not perfect so don't think I'm am trying to beat up people or think i am better then them because i watch those types of movies to, i really like Rob Zombie movies so...

But something changed in me as well in the past 3 almost 4 years, i had kids. I did not want to subject my Kids to the type of stuff that i would watch in my day to day life. I started to keep an eye on what was on and i also started to keep my ears open to what was on the radio. My youth have joked at me over the years because one of my set stations in my car is radio Disney and i like it.

But the point i am trying to make is that when we give our life to Christ we are saying that we are a new creation and the old has passed away. There was an old saying; "Would you watch that with you Pastor?" Well the question i have is would you watch that with Jesus? Because He is always with us and He knows what we are watching. so maybe as Christians we should watch something that more family friendly.

that's all i have to say, take or leave it, but remember God loves you.

What has happen in the work place?

I was walking through a hospital here in St. Louis and i seen 2 nurses both checking their cell phones.  now i don’t know if they were looking at email or a text but it does not matter. now I'm not that old, only being 29 but i remember a time when you had to worked at work.  Now you can walk through any workplace and see a number of people playing on their phones, answering emails and texting.  Work is for work and cell phones are for outside the work place. 

Now i know that if your cell phone is part of you job, then that’s ok. but if you do not need to use your cell phone then stay off and work.

What is wrong with the world?

This question is simple. The Problem with the world is that we have strayed so far away from God that this world belongs to the evil. I see so many people run around do what they see is right in their own eyes and for the most part they are doing wrong. 

I am 4 weeks from ending my School life and going full time into the one job this world hates.  I am a pastor in the STL and i preach the word of God to all that will listen.  But i have been a little down this week because every time I look at things like Facebook and other sites it seems like everyone wants to play, “Beat on the Christian”. Why do people have to do this? Why do people have to be so hateful?  YES I SAID HATEFUL, BECAUSE THATS WHAT YOU ARE. 

See when you want me to accept you way of life, and that could be any, you in turn need to accept my choice of life.  I believe in Jesus the Christ, the one and only son of God that died for the world.  In the bible there are commandments that i have to obey because it is what i believe in and just because you do not like them, well sorry but you have to accept them. 

Just because you don’t like my way of life, well to bad, it’s my life.  You want me to to accept you life, ok, i don’t agree with it and i will pray for you but live you life. I ask that you accept what i believe and do not bash my choice.  So everyone out there that wants to hate on us Christians, don’t.  You are just being hateful and then you can’t even start to talk about me being a Christian and hating on any group of people.

See i do not not hate any body. i love you because that is what the bible commands me to do. So don’t ever say that i hate some people because i don’t.  We are all sinners and i can hold myself above any one else because I'm a Christian because i sin everyday. I am not perfect and i don’t clam to be, i work hard to be more Christ-like but i am still just a imperfect man.

I want to end by saying this “You want me to accept you than accept me.” Don’t hate me then cry about how much i hate you because i don’t hate you, i love you and i am praying for you. 

John 15:18 (Holman Christian Standard Bible)

"If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me before it hated you.