Reviews by Marcus Pittman

The Delusion of American TheologyThe Delusion of American Theology

2007-01-09T08:25:57Z

Why I didnt watch The Nativity...Why I didnt watch The Nativity...

2006-12-25T07:28:59Z

When the Focus of Christmas is temporarily taken off of Santa and presents, our attention is then transformed to this cute little nativity, of the Virgin Mary holding the precious baby Jesus, as cute little sheep and donkey’s. We constantly hear about this amazing night, and this amazing birth, all the while forgetting that with exceptions to the whole virgin birth thing, this birth was quite unextrodinary. .A baby born in the animals slums of the poorest nation in the world at the time. Contemplate that for a moment. Bethlehem was probably one of the dirtiest, poorest cities in the world, through out time. That means poorer then the poorest in modern Africa, Poorer then the poorest in the middle ages, and poorest of the poor in the future of the world. Bethlehem was not on any major map, it was probably overlooked by the roman’s, tossed aside as “The place some Jew’s live.” So when Mary and Joseph were looking for a place to stay they most likely went down the list of stars. Five star Hotel, Denied, Four Star, Denied, Three Two and Motel Six, all denied. They ended up not staying in a hotel at all, they stayed outdoors, Mary was forced to give birth to the Creator of Life, in a feces infested shed. A hotel for the poorest animals, in the poorest country, the world has ever known. Christ wasn’t even granted a humans birth. The son of God’s first breath wasn’t even granted the smell of fresh air; instead Christ was greeted to the smell of animal urine on hay. His first bed was the feeding troth of those animals. So you see the birth of Christ means nothing. It is small, miniscule and insignificant, why is this? The reason Christ’s birth was stripped of any dignity is quite simple. The entrance of Christ to this earth means nothing. The true glory of Christ coming to earth is nothing in comparison with his exit. He didn’t come to earth to get gifts from wise men, he came to die. With all the hope and cheer going on in the world on Christmas day, all the giving, good will towards men, and happiness and laughter I want to remind everyone reading this that were are all dirty rotten sinners, and some good person had to die because of us, Myself included. Jesus Christ was whipped beaten and ripped apart, not because Jesus was a Good person, but because we weren’t. This Christmas as we unwrap our gift’s and give to others. Don’t forget the gift that is waiting for you, the gift of God’s grace. What Christ did for you not on Christmas, but three days before the first Easter, when his skin was disfigured, and punctured like play dough and toothpicks, all because he cared enough to pay your sin, and bail us out of an eternal Hell. So instead of sitting with the family and seeing “The Nativity” why don’t you watch The Passion of the Christ and discover what Christmas is really not about? - Marcus [...]

Mel Gibson Apologizes...What a Christian thing to do.Mel Gibson Apologizes...What a Christian thing to do.

2006-10-14T04:43:39Z

Why are you NOT watching Studio 60.Why are you NOT watching Studio 60.

2006-10-07T02:46:57Z

Placing the Must See back in NBC.Placing the Must See back in NBC.

2006-09-26T17:27:54Z

Placing The Must See Back in NBC. Conan Joked about the Glory day’s of NBC on the Emmy’s. Days when Seinfeld, Frasier and Friends were keeping NBC profitable. But ever since TiVo replaced sitcoms with week to week Drams, NBC has fallen short. Fox has 24 and The OC, ABC has Lost and Desperate Housewives, CBS has several versions of CSI. But as far as good dramas on NBC, well, I never watched any of the several Law and Orders, and never did get into The West Wing. I guess a lot of other people didn’t watch either judging on them being ranked lowest of the top 5 stations, last year. So NBC decided this year, they are changing the game. First of all there are tons of shows coming out on other networks, but do we really know what they are? It may just be me but NBC has really pushed the marketing campaign this year to build hype for there almost entirely new season. Here is what NBC Plans to Deliver. Heroes Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip 30 Rock Kidnapped Friday Night lights 20 Good Years. I have been privileged to preview 3 Titles of the ones above. I would like to do a quick preview and make my prediction for NBC this year. Kidnapped… I have to say I got this preview courtesy of Netflix along with Studio 60. I didn’t care for Studio 60 but hey it was on the DVD as well, I was incredibly excited about Kidnapped. So much so I ran to Radio Shack (My Current Second Place of Employment) to get a Universal DVD remote. I couldn’t wait till Sunday for the church to open back up. (I left my DVD Remote at Church because I haul my DVD player back and forth to show DVD’s for bible study for my youth group….anyways) Clearly taking the queues from Fox’s Prison break, kidnapped is the story of a high ranking government official who has his son stolen, Instead of using the conventional FBI the father hires a sort of hit man who conveniently specializes in returning stolen kids.. Well that is about it. The preview doesn’t give us any more information then that, and at the end of the Pilot we are left asking if we really want to continue with another episode. Now supposedly I get the idea that the Son is incredibly smart and will actually free him self. But that’s not real clear yet. In all honestly it left me bored. It wasn’t exciting, nor did it have the rush of 24 or prison break. It left you empty in a way that didn’t leave you asking for more. Disappointed I decided to fill my empty holes by watching Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Ok, so it didn’t go so well for Joey. After being pushed and pushed NBC finally decided to cancel the spin-off leaving the first Friends cast member’s, after friends attempt at television a, failure. It was beginning to have the famed Seinfeld Curse that Julia Louise Dreyfus just broke. Then the creators of the West Wing hired Matthew Perry to do Studio 60… Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip is NBC’s First joke of themselves. Studio 60 is about two writers who get a job writing for the failing “Friday Night in Hollywood” the National Broadcasting System’s wannabe Saturday Night Live. That’s right I said National Broadcast System or NBS. In this make believe world, there is ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and oh yea the NBS. NBS hires a new female president played by Amanda Peet who has just come from get this, An amazing ratings success at NBC. I couldn’t make that up if I tried. Her first day on the Job starts off when an elder writer for “Friday night…” interrupts a live taping and goes on a rant about how corrupt corporate broadcasting is. Amanda Peet decides to make the NBS look good, by hiring two incredibly talented writers, who well hate the NBS and have had several bad past experiences. I really want to get into the plot more, because let me just say there is literally Christian meaning in here, Christianity happens to be the focus of one of the main characters, b[...]

Mel Gibson is a Sinner!Mel Gibson is a Sinner!

2006-08-06T05:27:29Z

BarnyardBarnyard

2006-08-02T15:38:00Z

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