Dempsycreatespeace

Let's interact

2005-05-02T16:29:00.000-07:00

I have recently been going through the album sof my youth and letting my mind skip down memory lane, it is a good place, full of hope and promise, and most of all rocking music. I sugest we all do the same and please write your albums of youth down, so others may enjoy and bask in a time where nothing mattered other than music and being young:
Here are mine:
Green Day - Dookie (that summer i bleached my hair blonde, i ruled)
Offspring - Smash (that summer i ruled some more)
Red hot chillie Peppers - Blood suger sex magic ( that summer my brother and i discovered Funk Punk, and the last good album the Peppers would ever make)
Rage against the Machine - self titled (that summer i was angry and i had no idea why)
Smashing Pumkins - Meloncholly and the infinite sadness ( that summer i became a player, lame as i was, but still rocking)
That was the summer of 94. The next blogg will be 95, huge year for music.

Do watch/ Don't watch

2005-05-02T16:25:00.000-07:00

A few movies to see and avoid this season:
A lot like Love - do not watch
Sideways - do watch
The grudge - do watch
Fever pitch - do watch
Constantine - do not watch

Older ones - Suspect zero - do watch
- Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind - add to your collection today.
Anything Wes Anderson has ever made
Pumpkin - do watch
Peace

New Pope again

2005-04-22T16:29:00.000-07:00

Even though the new Pope, Benidict XV1 is on the seen talking about sweet stuff that will get a lot of rubbish out of the Chatholic church, he did mention something about 'embracing other religions' what does that mean? Adopting their ways or just saying 'im going to wear a pruple ribbon and say we are all cool' Whatever it means i hope it is not the former but rather the latter, but even so with saying all is sweet, everything will change when it comes to christ, it allways does. Christ came to earth for what we all know, but one thing that was, i consider a subplot, was to give an invisable God a visable, true interprtation of his face. When you see Christ you see God and all that, and all this was in order that people would not be confused about Gdo ever again. You cannot look at Muhammad and say there is God, or Dali Lama and say there is God, it is only by Christ and Christ alone. So when i see the pope i do not see divinty, i see heritage and tradition, i dont see Christ and most certainly i see no Abba Father. Rock on to the Pope, and good luck.
I worte this in small print on purpose, because everything seems good when it sold to you, but there are line upon line of small print that never get adressed or seen. READ THE SMALL PRINT!!
Ben

New pope/who cares?

2005-04-20T05:36:00.000-07:00

So we have a new Pope, Bendict XV1. How rocking!! I spoke to my friend yesterday before they chose, and he is a non practicing catholic and even he said that it was a very important day! It seems that everyone now has a 'holy father', i am glad that he is much in the vain of JP2, you know standing for more biblical things instead of liberal do what makes you feel good type of priests. But really as i watched the new Pope imerge at a tender age of 78, and everyone was going nuts i yelled at the TV
"IDOLATRY!!!!" and to me that is all that it is, in every stem of religion there is a shift from God to humans. Pray to Mary, pray to the saints (even ST. Julian, the Patron saint of lost causes (maybe he can pray for the Catholic church), ask a priest for absolution, but never are we instructed to go to God! I hate it, but hey we have a new pope so the world is saved.
Peace out

New Pope/ who cares?

2005-04-19T16:11:00.000-07:00

Well the new Pope is in and who really cares? I have a friend who is a non practicing Catholic and he stills thinks its an important event when they choose the new pope, pardon my lack of respect but what a load of pooh. Im sorry as i watched the news and all these people going crazy, all i could think was; Idolatry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well now that the new pope (not mine) is a German (ex Hitler youth) calls himself Benidict XV1, let us all hail him!!!
As sacastic as i can be in print, angry? A little.

One foot in One foot out

2005-04-14T05:47:00.000-07:00

I was thinking about the scripture that says, we are to be in the world but not of it, or a part in it, the word world meaning the world system, not the actual planet, allthough...... Anyway, i was thinking about those times when one foot was in the Kingdom which is not of this world and one of my feet stood in the world, dabling in wordly things and wordly ideals, and the Holy Spirit showed revealed to me about women who keep their maiden names when they get married. As far as im concerned a woman leaves her parents and becomes one with her husband, and that includes her name, and so it is when we leave our old life and start a new one in Christ. Behold the old has gone, new things have begun! Christians who have one foot in and one foot out are like those who keep their former idenity, heifen it, and then start a new life with Christ. It is wrong to do that. (check an earlier blogg with Roman's 6;4, to now what i mean) because we were crucified with Christ, our old man is dead, and now as Christ was raised so we are too!!
Keep in the Kingdom people, and be in the world and not of it.
Ben

La Boheme

2005-04-08T04:11:00.000-07:00

My wife Debbie and I went to see the Italian opera 'La Boheme' for Valentines day, and it was awesome! But then at the end when the clapping began, and the 'encore' was hurled i couldn't help but think, as the roar of praise continued that this was too much honor for people, i suddenly became very Jealous for the praise to be directed to Jesus so much more, it has agrivated me ever since, that people are giving so much honor to people but little is being heaven sent. I pray that all of us will become jealous, disturbed and upset when Christ is not given sufficant glory when everyone else is getting everything from stadium chanting to little golf claps. Christ deserves it all!
John 5v44:
How can you believe when you recieve glory from one another
And you do not seek the glory that is from the one and only God

New Pope

2005-04-08T04:05:00.000-07:00

Im surprised that i have not read many things about the Pope on these blogg pages, but i then assume that all of us are actually not Catholic, and we dont really care that much. That is fine because at the moment here in Michigan, i have spoken to a lot of people about the Pope and it seems like there have been closet catholics just coming out of the word workd to call the Pope their 'holy father', i tell them he 'aint my holy father'. I have taken into consideration That the Pope did rock at one point in his life; like the times where he held 100,000 people masses in communist areas of Poland when the communist troops would be right there in his face, and the fact that he disagreed with Bush about going to War. So in conclusion; the pope rocked a little, but please all this attention should be directed to another.

Roman's 6;4

2005-04-05T03:55:00.000-07:00

This Verse has captured my heart this week:
Romans 6;4: Therefore we have been buried with him
through baptism into death, in order that as Christ was
raised from the dead through the glory of the father,
so we might too walk in newness of life.

Walk in a newness of life this week

John C

2005-04-03T22:22:00.000-07:00

french Painter John Cassavettes said that the human spirit begins to fade away at the tender age of 21, but as a painter, an artist, he believes his role on this earth is to preserve that soul from its premature death, as the older generation allways say that the youth is wasted on the young. So for all you readers, keep yourself alive by enjoying art and culture, and be open to let what you see interpret who you are.
here are a few great artists of the 20th C
Jackson Pollack - the artist who never touched the canvas
Mark Rothko - even though you can buy his paintings in Ikea, he still is the master of structure and fresh color
Alfred de Hummet - Kicking German who's philosophy i keep close to my heart 'true artist's have no country'
Damien hurst - british; shock art can sometimes rule!!
Enjoy

Music! save me!!

2005-04-03T22:16:00.000-07:00

In response to Roger A's music Q concerning people's three fav songs of the moment, i must ask you good good people about the albums you have, and know of that stand the test of time; meaning they never age, as some would call 'classic' i call 'essential'. Without them your soul would be a small dot inside your chest.

This will be a continual post subject: Here are my three at this time:
The Avalanches ; Since i left you (2001)
The Chemical brothers ; Dig your own hole (1997)
Portished ; Dummy (1994)

Q

2005-03-31T04:56:00.000-08:00

Here is a quote from my own brain concerning humblness in prayer.
I have been reading many books recently about men of prayer, and one thing is certain about these men, is that they are humble, yet they know there full rights as believers, full authority, the blood i recently posted about, they have a foundation of humbelness that makes them beyond reproach; and here is my little thought on it:
"we are imperfect people, praying for other imperfections"
Keep on your knees
devote your life to building a bridge of prayer, so when you come each day to it, it's not hard to find, you can walk across straight into the throne room of our LORD God and savior! He is waiting.

by the blood = Boldness

2005-03-31T04:49:00.000-08:00

if anyone is seen the Pirate film with Jonny Depp, you'll remember when the eveil men were going to kidnapp that girl and she says to them 'parle' (wrong spelling?) but the word granted her safety to see the leader. No-one could hurt her untill she was seen by the leader.
When i come before God, i come with boldness. Even though i may have sinned or i may have not been consistent with my prayer life, i can come back unafraid of God, but with repentance and humblness, i can approach the throne of God with a smile on my face, saying 'it's good to be here'
Our Parle, is the blood of Christ. you may say' i have sinned, i cannot see the LORD' but the word says 'by his blood', you may say' it has been weeks since i last prayed' but the word says 'come back by the power of the blood'
The blood is a path of forgiveness and all who step on it are made bold and right in the eyes of the LORD
Thank you Jesus for making a way

Pumpkin is an odd name for a boy

2005-03-28T16:44:00.000-08:00

Yeah i just saw a movie called Pumpkin, and it was fantastic.
A very strange movie, not in a dark way, but in a very light way.
I really enjoyed it but couldn't help think that this was trying to be a Wes Anderson type film.
The way it was filmed the whole think where allmost everyone is sporting a bright track suit.
And as i don't want to give any plot away here is a vague idea:
Christinna Richi is a perfect girl with a perfect life, but it all changes when she meets
Pumpkin for the first time. He is a part of a charity called 'challenged atheletes', and she finds him very unusual, and well not 'perfect'. He is mentally disabled but she finds him wonderful, and all the perfection she has in her life was now flipped on its head .
Any this is an ace film and it is the best film of March! even though it is a few years old.
Ps: Spanglish is wicked, seriously mature writing, and the subtle balance of comedy and drama
that will make you laugh and cry at the same time.
Peace

Movie night

2005-03-13T16:14:00.000-08:00

I have now a system, or a certain routine i go by when i visit the movies some nights. I first get a cup of coffee from starbucks, and i think to myself; 'there is no other coffee chain in the world other than starbucks'. And that makes me think about the market and getting your foot in their first if you have an idea for a redundant part of the world market today. Then my wife and i go to a local record shop next to the movies where i might purchase a record to add to my very thin record collection. I just bought the Miami sound Machine, Roberta Flack, and Level 42. They are sweet records. Then i will watch a movie and enjoy thoughly. I just saw sideways, and apart from its nasty sex scene(s) i enjoyed it. I love Paul Giamanti, and i look forward to more of his work in the furture. The last part of the day, which is an option; is going to the local supermarket to pick up a bottle of red wine or maybe some Mexicna beer, and a drink a glass, or bottle or two, and then read a book and hit the hay. Whata great evening out, and maybe i'll put on my records about three in the morning because i cant sleep, but that is another story.
ps: Someone please make a comment on what i am saying, otherwise my presence on this internet thing is pointless.
Ben

Politik

2005-03-12T09:16:00.000-08:00

An exert from 'Love Hate, and other theories' by Benjamin J:

In Control:

Once a man rules his feelings
and his thoughts
and makes them subject to his spirit
he will become an evolution
of his own humanity

A child reacts
A teenager needs no excuse

But the adult must leave youthfulness behind
and subject it all to his spirit
by governing himself

Thoughts are normally invaded
and feelings are vulunerable to al
so our spirit must be on gaurd day and night

Spirtual dominion in ones life
elevates him from the disease of immortality
and takes him to another form of humanity
one that pertains and stems from the godly

Contary to new age thinking
there is no pathway to become God
or even a god

But under spiritual rule
there is godliness

Benjamin J 2004

FLIP IT ON ITS HEAD!!

2005-03-08T04:39:00.000-08:00

In light of major liberalism and days where the ten C's are no longer welcome on the front lawns of court rooms, and countries like Canada calling the bible hate speech, and homosexualty pushing every door just to prove that they are normal; what was once a big no-no, an unthinkable thing to happen, has now become normal. I know that God who is longsuffering, and everlasting in his love, but for those who love him, should not let his name and very nature be mocked. His very character and imaged is being tarnished and his laws are being ridiculed, he is being mocked not glorified on this earth. If this world wants radical thinking they will get it through the church, if this world wants something new they are going to get it, and that is on the day when the church stands up and flips it on its head!! Worldy churches need holiness and concecration, the world needs a visable standard from those who call themselves chosen of God, a holy nation a roayl priesthood.
Right on! And turn the people on!
B

D is for Dance!

2005-03-06T04:09:00.000-08:00

I went out last night with a bunch of people and dance the night away. We jigged to a local band caled Hip Pocket, and the music was funk and soul, and boy you couldn't keep me down when they started to play 'i want you back' by the Jackson Five, and you know my feet aren't staying put when i here Stevie wonder!. It was on hit! I thought i had to dance, it wouls insult the music i love if i did not boogy. I have not danced like that in a while, and i didn't need twenty drinks to do it, just two!! I wish i could dance like my friend KK (Caleb), he can move, and it was just like in the movies when everyone watches someone bust a real move. I want to learn to dance so Stevie could be proud, and even thouh Michael J could care less, i still want to 'rock my body' and 'don't stop 'till i get enough'. For all you disco primates, those are kicking songs that demand you on the floor to slice it up.
ps: Watch the film 'the last days of disco' to get a social, political stand on disco, it's liberation and the youth at that time becoming copperate yuppees, instead of free spirited people who sought not to make money, but just to have fun.
Ben

Roger is back. Diane too!

2005-03-01T17:48:00.000-08:00

As usual when an ace man of God comes to town, Andrew, pastor at New Life In Grand Rapids, works them hard. Andrew wnats us to get as much as we can, and he is not afraid to ask for it from the LORD and his dear servants.
Roger will be Speaking on Thursday to the musicians
Friday and saturday at the Holy Spirit conference
and Sunday at New Life
Dianne will also be speaking and also making an appearance at our womens meeting on Wednesday.
Please pray for them, for freshness and wisdom as the come in full steam, I know the Holy Spirit is ready, are we?
I will give a full account next week
keep posted

Voice of a prophet

2005-03-01T17:45:00.000-08:00

Never has a prophetic voice been needed in the church, and the voice of those hwo have gone before us still ring allowed today. listen to it, open your eyes and concentrate on what God is saying.
Mic 3;8: I am truly am full of power by the Spirit of the LORD, and of Judgement, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.

Keep moving prophetic.

Teachings

2005-03-01T17:34:00.000-08:00

Normally you dont get much great teaching on the Christian radio here in western Michigan, but today as i was driving in the harsh snow to collect a large machine, i heard two great teachings. One was about holiness in the church, and this lady said; 'That the church is waiting for the world to get right with God, but the truth is, is that the world is waiting for the church tto get right with God. When shall we see true holiness in the church, true intercession, true repentance? The second teaching was about the first sin that God delt with concerning the early church. A young Christian couple were struck dead because the lied and were hypocrites in the eyes of the chucrh, and God dealt with them so harshly. God was stamping holiness on his church, the corner stone for the NT church was a choice stone, God bought it at the price of his sons life, and here it is dealt with great holiness. Let us learn to keep it holy in our lives, and not live worldly Christian lives.

Social classes of the 80's

2005-02-22T03:19:00.000-08:00

If you are a fan of eighties movies, like John Hughes movies, you will notice how
bent they are towards social status, and the difference people are in society. Take Uncle Buck. Jogn Candy is the working class mechanic with his loud brash girlfriend (also a mechanic) and they babysit three kids from the white Middle class, and its like clumsy people have entered a art gallery or something and they are not alowwed to touch anything. Then there is father of the Bride where a middle class family are even outed by a very upper middle class family, and not a black person to be seen. The list could go on and on, but it was the eighties that had created the largest social gaps in modern history (take the yuppy couple next door in National Lampoons Christmas Vaction) Everyone wanted to make money, and everyone turned copperate, and this was the most post modern or just plain modernist decade we had ever experienced.
90's films carried the tradition and made it all about the romantic conedy where either the girl or the boy is poor and one is rich, and the rich are always stiff and up tight, and the poor are the ones who have no money yet enjoy life so much; like My big fat greek wedding, and a hundred more i can't remember.
I also saw a few films in the 21stC that had social commenty however i found them to be more offensive than funny, or a total unrealsitic view on culture in other countries. I saw a film called 'what a girl wants' about an American girl who finds that her father is somekind of royalty in England, but the English (or British in general) are portrayed as though we have had no cultural revolution yet. I mean if Germany can as late as 1989 then so can the UK, why were we so mis interpreted? It is because some careless film makes like to just write a sterotype instead of making an honest film. At least set in a time when it was true, but dont lie to the world and say that that culture is doomed to be in the dark ages where modernism will never exist.
Peace

Voices part 1

2005-02-14T03:16:00.000-08:00

Just like John The Baptist was a prophetic voice paving the way of the LORD, so must we too lay the bricks in the road for Christ to walk on in our own comunnities, schools, towns, cities, and countries, preparing people for Christ to come in.
People need to know where it is at.

Mich 3;8:
I truly am full of power by the Spirit of the LORD, and of judegment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin

HERO

2005-02-02T16:10:00.000-08:00

My mind is in bits. All i can say is; that Hero is out of this planet. I'm not even sure that this is in our solar system. It was other wordly. The most beautiful feast my eyes have ever experienced. The highest of recomendations to all to see this film. I was explaining it someone in work today and i think i lost my breath just trying to verbally explain what was sure to be the impossible. Oh thank you Heavanly father for reaffirming my faith in life again. I maybe dramatic, but this is worth sounding foolish for. Dear LORD it was good. I am trying to work myself up to explain it all to you but i fear it is the steepest part of the mountain and i don't think i can ascend it. Sorry you'll just have to see it and then again and agina and agin and... well you get the picture.
Ben
Hero rules

Bottle Rocket/ Wes Anderson

2005-01-31T19:48:00.000-08:00

I just saw filmmaker Wes Andersons debut movie called Bottle rocket, staring a then new comer, Owen Wilson and his brother Luke Wilson who would star with him later in another Wes Anderson film called The Royal Tenabaums.
Owen Wilson co-wrote Bottle Rcoket with Wes and even in this early effort Wes proves to have a definte and unique style. He is wonderful and the music he chooses is awesome, allthough a little too much on the old acoustic duo music at times. His way of filming reminds me of how i was when i was a kid in the summer holidays when my firned and i would be influenced by a movie to do something ace. Like in Back to the Future 2, and the hover boards. I was convinced i could make one, but the planning part was the best part of it all, i wanted to make my own magazine reviewing vidoe games for the master systems 1 and 2. But after a while i realized i was still a kid and i would go out and play football. But that is what Wes Anderson does for me.
Movies by Wes Anderson:
Bottle Rocket 3 out of 5 ***
Rushmore 3 out of 5 ***
The Royal Tenabaums 5 out of 5 *****
This aquatic life 5 out of 5 *****
Enjoy

Ps at the moment i am going through Woody Allens Back stock (musch against my wife disapproval).
Rcok hard!!!!!

Lather rinse repeat

2005-01-30T13:50:00.000-08:00

Mark 4;41b
WHO THEN IS THIS, THAT EVEN THE WIND AND THE SEA OBEY HIM?
WHO THEN IS THIS, THAT EVEN THE WIND AND THE SEA OBEY HIM?
WHO THEN IS THIS, THAT EVEN THE WIND AND THE SEA OBEY HIM?
WHO THEN IS THIS, THAT EVEN THE WIND AND THE SEA OBEY HIM?
WHO THEN IS THIS , THAT EVEN THE WIND AND THE SEA OBEY HIM?
WHO THEN IS THIS, THAT EVEN THE WIND AND THE SEA OBEY HIM?
WHO THEN IS THIS, THAT EVEN THE WIND ANS THE SEA OBEY HIM?

repeat and rinse your mind, Christ is incharge of everything.
Ben

Diplomacy is a lot like a Tom Cruise movie

2005-01-30T03:31:00.000-08:00

Today is the day for Iraq's people to vote for change. They are taking part in an historic event that could inforce peace and justice in a very diplomatic way. It is a good thing, and no news station could tell me oherwise (see fairness and accuracy in media on the net). But if anyone saw
The Last Samurai*** You know that the goverment were trying to bring in the westerners to help them go forward in the world and kind of ditch their heritage to have a foothold in the new times, and the new world market. Whatever was being sold, China wanted to be a part of it. But there was a samll group of men who in their time were considered terrorists, but unlike the Iraqi terroists were killing their own people, the chinnese were looking after their people, and in their eyes didn't want China to be aprt of the modern world, and turning to great philosophers Blur, 'Modern life is rubbish. But in the end the majority wins and the Samurai did die out being blown to bits with guns bought from the west. Hows that for generational hate against country like America and the UK.
It reminds me of when Israel said to Samuel 'we want a king' but look at their wording in 1 Samuel 8v19: No there shall be a king over us, that we also may be like other nations, that our king may judge us, go out before us, and fight our battles'.
1" We will be like other nations.
Many churches change their theology to suit the flow of the world, the poplular thing thats going around not caring about the move of the Holy Spirit.
2" To be judged is not a bad thing all the time, God made the earth judged it and said it is good, so these people if they can vote him in they were willing to have him judge them because they would have been the manipulators in the first place.
3" Lazy people, they said he could do all the work for them, fight and battle on their behalf, we cannot help the poor if their is a big ministry in that demographic area is rubbish. That is our call, despite who got there first. Join forces in the name of Christ and settle on the fact that all need Christ as the LORD and savior, forget politics and focus on the Love of God.

Taking from the teaching ministry of Benjamin James PHd dd fye abc 123 school of rock class of 83!!

Music music music

2005-01-28T19:17:00.000-08:00

I have to announce or officially declare that U2 are the most overated band in the world!! Listenning to their new album was not only a waste of my time, but a sad fact that these men are so big. What a load of junk. After years of trying to do something 'new', they returned to the sound that made them famous. Boring music that goes nowhere for a very long time. Bono is a pain the edge is hardly standing over a precipice of guitar innovation, and the other guys deseve a big yawn that has lasted for far too long. I couldn't believe what i heard when i listenned to the poorly titled How to dismantle an atomic bomb. Utter pants. For all you U2 fans.....................well what can i say, i love you all, however..........................................
I wish i could figure out a way to dismantle U2; to the drawing board!!
PS: Another band; Dave Mathews band. Oh my word!! I can physically hear a mid life crisis occur everytime that boring man sings a song.

Everyone must listen to Daft Punk!!
or U2 whatever.
Peace out

Civil disobedience Rocks! Well sort of..............

2005-01-23T04:37:00.000-08:00

Here is an extract from the play 'The night that Thoreau Spent in Jail'
"If the law is of such a nature
That it requires you to be an agent
Of injustice to another
then i say
Break the law"

Thoreau refused to pay taxes to fund the American's uncongressional war against Mexico, therefore went to Jail. This was back in 1849. His stand has influenced the work of Tolstoy and the pasiive protests of Ghandhi. Not bad.

For all you Americans

2005-01-16T13:11:00.000-08:00

Or should i say for all you Bush haters. I am not very impresed with Mr. Bush but for all you Democrates or Anti-Bush people, he is the President for the next four years, so we need to deal with it, and stop arguing about why he makes a bad President. Instead or hurliing abuse offer up a prayer to God to help him govern and rule rightly, and instead of waiting for him to prove you right pray that he will prove your cynicism wrong for the good of America and the world. It is not about you and your oppinion it is about the truth to exist. God bless George Bush Tony Blair and any other leader, they are there because of God for his reasons, and we must join Christ as joint airs and say 'Hey it is really the redeemed who govern this earth along side Christ. We are telling Bush what he is to do through the authority of Christ.
Peace out

Movies of the year

2004-12-25T08:07:00.000-08:00

My best movies for 2004. With independant movies getting a lot distribution this year you can bet that they will be in a lot of 'top tens'.

* Napolenon Dynamite: Probably the best surprise of the year, with one of the most amazing characters of the year. Very funny and considering it was an MTV movie, it had no swearing, sex or anything. It was good clean fun.

* The last Samurai: A beautiful film that truly puts Tom Cruise on the map as one of the most exiting actors, not too mention his producing skills, when choosing probably some of the best movies in a while. Vanilla Sky and Minority report!!

* The girl with the pearl ear ring: A wonderful film with Colin F from many British films as a struggling artist in high class europe, and as most artist need a muse, along comes a humble servant girl to be just that. Hats off to it!!

* Lost in Translation: Sofia Cop made a stunning movie called The virgin Suicides, i adore the book. But as a first time writer, she made a movie with no 'plot' and made it very interesting.

* I heart Hukabees: Out there big time, but so creative and well laid out. It had so much good energy in it, and so many creative characters, not too mention the stella cast.

*The Polar express: This movie was a Christmas roller coaster, everyone should have seen this so that they may experience a new Christmas classic.

* The Terminal: Ok, Tom Hanks in a airport for two hours? With an accent from a fictional eastern european country? It didn't seem to have the making of a good movie, but it was wonderful. Tom hanks is one continually evolving person, choosing perfect roles all the time. If only it cut the last ten Mins off the end, then this fil could have been a lot greater.

* Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind: C. Kauffman is a genius. P. Gourndy the director is a visionary, together they made my best for 2004. I got excited every time i had too explain to a person what it was about. You see Jim C falls in love but his girl Kate W wants out, so she goes to a clinic to erase him from her memory, and so he finds out she did this wants it himself, and then as the erasing is taking place he decides he wants to keep his memories, not caring that they end badly. So he is inside his mind trying to stop the therapy in a cat and mouse chase and a rase against time or the past, or whatever.
That was the best movie of 2004>

Visit from Kerry

2004-12-13T05:00:00.000-08:00

Our discipleship group in Grand Rapids was honored last night to have Kerry Jones with us in such a small setting to talk to us about discipleship. Every time he speaks he truly comes apostolically. He lifts our heads from our own lives and places the world in front of us, and says here is the kingdom and here is the rest of the world. The news in the night has a world news section and it is very poor. It is about two mins long at the most and it only concerns the American media if America is somehow direstly involved. And that is how a lot of Americans can be when it comes to the nations. So we had our mids streched and our lives challenged, and i said to wife;'Where does the kingdom lacking in my life?' A relevent question if we believe that we are to bless every family in the earth like Abe from the bible. Apply now the kingdom in the small places of your life and then God will give you more of the kingdom to take care of. First the natural and then the spitiual.
Peace

Film and Culture

2004-12-11T11:37:00.000-08:00

A great man of God once told me that art displays the signs of our times, and i believe that to be true. And as a true fan of Film, i watch them with a hope to find an insight into the world that is around us. Being a Christian it is important not to go through life with blinkers on. We must be, as people call it; Well informed members of society. I wathced a film last night Called 'Maria Full of Grace' and it was about a young girl who falls pregnant and to make quick good money she becomes a 'mule'. A mule is a human body that transports drugs from Colombia to New York. It was an eye opener to this side of life. The sutble crimes and motives of desperate people trying to get through this life is astonishing and also very sad. My heart is sad for people like this, and i know that only Christ can be their answer. I saw another film called 'Dirty Pretty things' about a young woman from Turkey who comes to London in hope to eventualy get to New York where her sister is. It is an eye opener to the world of immigrants and asylum seekers (one character is an African man on the run from the Police in his home country). If you watch the film you can notice the very clever idea that even though it is set in London there are no British people in the Movie. They are all from other countires. It shows us that they are everywhere, and to me it shows that people are escaping their own countries to find more freedom and a better way of life. What better way of life, and what more liberating freedom than in Christ Jesus our LORD. Enjoy Movies and enjoy culture!!
Peace out

Job 22;30

2004-12-09T05:34:00.000-08:00

Here is a burden that has been on my heart this morning (afternoon for everyone else). It is Job 22;30: He will deliver one who is not innocent and he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands. My prayer today and untill the burden will lift (never!) is that God would cleanse our hands so that we might holy vessels in his sight, and become used people to bring those who are sinners into his glorious light. 2nd Timothy 2;22 says that if we cleanse ourselves of these things (read chapter2) then we will be made into vessels of honor, useful to the master, prepared for every good work.
Praise him because who may asscend the hill of the LORD he who has clean hands and a pure heart.
peace out

In the day of thy power

2004-12-07T05:17:00.000-08:00

In Arthur Wallis' book about revival his title tells us that in the day of the LORD people will volunteer to work for the LORD. My prayer this week and untill a burden lifts, is that in this day of power people in our churches will offer themselves to their elders and leaders and most importantly to the LORD. So that the church will be full of willing people to do the work of the LORD where it is needed. 1 Chronicles 12v18 says: Then the Spirit came upon Amasai who was the chief of the the thirty, and he said; We are your o David, and with you o son of Jesse. Peace , peace to you, and peace to the him who helps you, indeed Your God helps you. No motives other than to serve Christ and his appointed leaders. The days are coming where great things will happen and when the overflow of people coming to our churches, much more is required of us, just as a husband and wife prepare their house and all their life for their baby to come from the womb, so must we prepare for this travailing in our spirits for a move of God to give birth in our home churches. LORD dont give your gift of new birth into the hands of unfit parents, give to those who are prepared.
Praise him.

Christ In Colossians

2004-12-06T05:25:00.000-08:00

Reading this book creates such a buzz in me concerning the Lord. I love it!!
Here are afew choice verses, but read it all and know that Christ is first and foremost in everything.

1;15: He is the image of the invisible God.
The way i see it is, that many people have their own idea of who God is, but when you mention Jesus everyone will agree on his personality. Christ became perfect clarity to those who are trying to find the image or the face of God

1,16c: All things have been created through him and for him.
Let us give him what he gave us, everything.

1,19: It is the fathers good good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in him.
In isaiah 53 it says that it was God's good pleasure to put all anguish on him. Now it is his pleasure to put all glory on him.

2,9: For in him all the fullness of deity dwells in bodily form.
Praise him. When we call on the name of Jesus we have the fullness of the three person deity on our side, surly by the spirit we can do all things! And remember that Christ is now in you! The hope and the glory.

Peace

Luther

2004-12-03T04:58:00.000-08:00

Did you ever say when you saw the passion of the Christ; 'It was good but i've read the book'? I saw another good 'religious' film last night; Luther, with Joe Finnes and he was ace at the great German reformer. It was a good film with a lot of hollywood-ish lines. like when the cardinal says that the pope interpretes the bible, and Luther sayss: "He may interpret it but he is not above it" I thought it was a wonderful way of showing the man Luther and his accomplishments. he escaped seath and instead of crying about it all, he just transalated the greek new testment into German, twice!! We have a lot to thank God about because of that man. And just think that he just wanted to restore truths of the bible and he truned the world upside down. one man in God equals one army in heaven. It is just like Kerry and our beloved Bryn, they were trying to restore truth, and now as they pass the batton to us what are we going to restore to the world, to the church? Has zeal for his house burned within side us like fire shut up in our bones? Are the tables in the church that need to be overturned and robers thrown out. Let us clean the house of God and our own temples, and then the world will see a concecrated body that does not conform but reform.
Peace out.

Good God Good Glory

2004-11-29T05:19:00.000-08:00

It is Monday morning in Michigan and the snow has melted away but im sure it shall return very soon. I hope everyone is having an ace day, and even though mine has only started it is already been a good one. I think if you start your monday well you can have a continued good week. im sure there are loads of adventures for us who are committed to the cause of Christ this week, and i hope and pray that we all move in them. The word of God this week from Mike Dugan is Romans 12v2: Do not copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. THEN you will know what God wants you to do, and THEN you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is.
1: Transformation comes by changing the way we think.
2: Then is will is clear.
Im going to enjoy this one all week and i pray that all who read this will too.

Benjamin J*

nologo

2004-11-27T06:40:00.000-08:00

Praise the risen Christ. 'O my soul march on with Strength' i say to myself, because in the days where everything ceases to be about God and his living Christ, the Rod of Moses the staff of my life; I Dempsy arose as a voice in the land. I am born for this; to create and make peace in the land where i live.
I arise.
Dempsy (aka Benjamin J*)