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FEBRUARY 4, 2004 ISSUE |
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Opening Thoughts:
Greetings everyone and welcome to all our new subscribers.
In America the political season is in full swing. The presidential primaries and caucuses
continue, including several yesterday. With this is mind I offer up a quote
on government and public service from William Penn’s “Some
Fruits of Solitude”, written in the 1600’s.
“Governments can never be administered well, except when those entrusted make it a matter
of conscience to discharge their positions well.”
The public life, whether it is business, politics or entertainment,
should reflect the Biblical principles we value. I just
finished reading and reviewing a new
book by David L. Steward, Doing Business by the
Good Book.
I recommend it.
Peace,
Tom Gilbert
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IN THIS ISSUE
Feature
Article: A Really Rugged Cross
In The Spotlight: Love Always
New & Coming Soon: The Passion of the Christ
Daily Thoughts: In the Cocoon
Prayer & Sharing Requests
Quotable: Work Rewards
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A
Really Rugged Cross
An Article About “The Passion of the Christ” Movie
by Tom Gilbert
I want to show the humanity of Christ as well as the divine aspect.
It's a rendering that for me is very realistic and as close as possible to what I perceive
the truth to be."
– Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson has made a movie about the final 12 hours of the life of Jesus
Christ. I’m sure by now you’ve heard of it. The Passion of the Christ
is scheduled to open in 2,000 theaters on February 25, Ash Wednesday. It is extremely graphic and realistic.
Filmed on location in Sassi of Matera, Italy (the same location used for Pasolini’s Gospel
According to St. Matthew), there is great attention to detail, even to using only the native
languages of the time: Latin and Aramaic. It was Gibson’s desire to show the film without subtitles,
but he’s since been convinced to include them.
Maybe you’ve read some reviews, especially the kinds that come to you forwarded as emails from
someone who has seen the movie. Advance screenings have been shown to a number of groups, particularly
church groups, pastors and ministers. It’s been described as a masterpiece, an incredible
achievement of filmmaking, and a spiritual experience.
Movies are a powerful medium. Film can be used for entertainment, for escape, and sometimes for transcendence.
It is for the latter hope that The Passion of the Christ was made.
Read the entire article here
Discover more thought provoking articles
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| IN THE SPOTLIGHT |
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 Love
Always
February is a month when many think
more about love, especially romantic love. God gives
us unconditional love. We, as people, can find that a
challenge. We've assembled some books in one section
- check out some selections on "Love and Marriage" here.
More on this at our Spotlight
Specials page
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| NEW & COMING SOON |
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The Passion of the Christ
The new movie from Mel Gibson about Jesus' suffering, death and resurrection,
opens February 25. This is going to be an important film to see. Living
the Solution will provide news, information and a review as things develop
(check out this issue’s featured article, A
Really Rugged Cross). You can get more information about it and
how to purchase advance tickets at www.thepassiontickets.com or
call 1-800-353-6102.
Do you have questions about God? We consider some of the questions people often
have and offer up some thoughts at God FAQ.
See all our articles listed at here.
We have many reviews -books, movies, music - currently on site at Reviews.
Be sure to check out our the newest review of Doing
Business by the Good Book by David L. Steward with Robert L.
Shook
Living the Solution provides many valuable and inspirational
links to other web sites. We aren’t responsible for their content,
but we have visited them and believe they have value for others.
See more at our links page:
www.livingthesolution.com/links.htm
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DAILY THOUGHTS & REFLECTIONS |
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In the Cocoon
Now the Lord is Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
(2 Corinthians 3:17)
Butterflies are some of the coolest
things in God’s creation. Their wings are like tiny
works of art created in many different colors and patterns.
Butterflies don’t have any special flight pattern
like birds do. They just kind of do their own thing. They
flutter and float along with total freedom.
But butterflies don’t start out so colorful and free. They start out as
drab caterpillars crawling through the dirt. They spend a long time wrapped in
a cocoon, where they grow and change.
So don’t be impatient if you sometimes feel as drab as a caterpillar. Remember,
every butterfly starts out that way. Let God work in your life, and He will transform
you into someone who is beautiful and free.
Live it Fierce
Pete
Get daily inspiration with a Scripture verse and commentary
at
Daily Thought
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PRAYER REQUESTS & RESULTS |
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Prayer works. It really does. Only those who've never
truly tried it with the proper intentions would say otherwise. We want
to pray for you and your needs. If you have a specific request let us
know at prayer requests.
Of course, we keep you information confidential.
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Quotable: Work Rewards
"The highest reward for a man's toil is not what
he gets for it but what he becomes by it."
—John Ruskin
Copyright 2004 Living the Solution, all rights reserved.
Tom Gilbert
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