Suicidal Christian—An Oxymoron?

August 21, 2008 · depression, faith, love · 1 comment

If you read In The Darkness, A Light Shines, you might guess that the topic of suicide is a serious concern of mine. C. Michael Patton, on his blog Parchment & Pen, provides a response to a letter that discusses Those who commit suicide cannot be Christian . . .

I think (but have no proof) that the whole person who commits suicide goes to Hell was started by the Roman Catholic Church. For personal reasons (other than about me), this has caused me a lot of concern. Does this ease my concern? Somewhat, along with a sermon I heard a few years back, but there is still that thought in the back of my mind…

Everyone Is Full Of Surprises

August 21, 2008 · fun · 1 comment

You’d think that all of us would by now have learned that we rarely know the depths of a person.  Well, I have been confronted with that yet again, as I learned that Vin Diesel is making a movie about Hannibal, not the cannibal one.

Vin Diesal strikes one as just a nameless action hero typecasted actor, and I suppose he is in some ways.  Yet here, he wants to bring to film one of the greatest military men that has been ignored (especially by Hollywood).  I wish him a lot of success, and I can’t wait to see what he did.