Eddie Kennison: Life on Purpose
Story written by Kevin Miller, story told by Eddie Kennison, #87-Wide Receiver, Kansas City Chiefs
My wife was rushed to the hospital on a Thursday night. She had started experiencing some strange symptoms the previous evening. Now she was unconscious. Things were getting serious fast.
One day passed, and then another. The doctors ran all sorts of...... >Read More
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The Da Vinci Code: Whose Code Is It?
It seems like everywhere you turn someone is reading, has read, or plans to read Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code. There is something exhilarating about discovering something that was hidden. An inside look, a covert meaning, a new voice testifying to supposedly new facts– the plot thickens.
So why is this style of writing so tantalizing? ...... >Read More
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Marvelous Love
On a cold Christmas Eve in 1952, when Korea was in the throes of civil war, one young woman struggled along a village street, obviously soon to deliver a child. She pleaded with passersby, “Help me! Please. My baby.”
No one paid any attention to her.
A middle-aged couple walked by. The wife pushed away the young mother and sneered, “Where’s...... >Read More
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Home for Christmas
In 1962 I was preaching in Indianapolis, Indiana. I was single and it was Christmas time. I was heading home to Michigan to enjoy the holidays with my family.
It was an extremely cold day and it was snowing. The wind was howling out of the north, blowing thick clouds of fine flakes across the road – it was like... >Read More
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Jesus in Film
A filmography of Jesus films
Every year the number of films based on some aspect of the life (or death) of Jesus Christ continues to grow. “Jesus films” have become more of an industry than a genre.
Monty Python’s irreverent Life of Brian can be seen as a satire of many aspects typical to a lot of Jesus films – soaring... >Read More
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Is The Passion of the Christ anti-Semitic?
The Passion of the Christ is not an anti-Semitic film. But some people just won’t leave it alone.
You have probably read about the early report of anti-Semitism by a group of Jewish and Christian scholars based on a stolen script. It’s likely that you have heard of the negative review given after a viewing of a bootleg copy of the film...... >Read More
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Flashback: Caught in the Act
The woman had been caught in the act of adultery. Jewish law demanded her execution, but Rome had removed capital jurisdiction from Jewish courts, except for temple violations. It was the perfect predicament with which to trap Jesus.
The Jewish leaders dragged the woman into the temple and threw her down at Jesus’ feet. Would he reject Jewish...... >Read More
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