Apprentice Owl Apologetics

                This is the first review of anything in the media that I will give. This isn’t a response to something that I read about Billy Graham’s series, just my opinion of it. I will go ahead and say that yes, I am biased and this is a positive review. As a Christian, I am always enthused to hear that there is a film like this in the mass media, but I have also learned to go and see for myself to see if what is presented is wholesome, or if it is the false doctrine that was foretold that we as Christians would put up with. I stand before you through this blog and say that the message presented by Reverend Graham and the others in this series is real and simple. I would hope that you don’t just read this review and believe me, I hope that you would go and watch for yourself. To follow this hope, I will try my best to only give a cursory overview of the three episodes in this series, to try and encourage whoever read this to seek out this series to watch and judge for thems

                A lot of Christians are probably of the mind that every church and church member needs to be of one mind and have one goal in mind. I’m not entirely sure on this statement. While it would be nice if churches could stop bickering so maybe the media would have a little harder time trying to discredit us, but what if every person in the church was a preacher, or what if everyone in the church was playing music? I believe that unity is needed in the church in terms of theology, and diversity is needed in terms of the membership of the church.                 What do I mean by theology? What I am defining this as is the idea that the church members have similar ideas about the interpretation of scripture; especially the scriptures pertaining to the way to salvation. The reason we have so many denominations amongst Christianity is differences in ideas about theology. For example, Catholics got to confession to be absolved of their sins. Most other denominations do not do

              My grandfather, Austin Evans Pond, passed away this New Year’s Eve. He was battling mesothelioma, a condition where asbestos in the lungs continually decreases lung capacity. He was a loving husband to his wife that went before him, a loving father to his two daughters, and a phenomenal grandfather to me and my three siblings. I remember as a kid when he would come to visit I knew that meant a trip to McDonald’s and a trip to the movies. When I was old enough to drive, he came down to visit and tossed his keys to me and told me to drive to town so we could go eat lunch. A little bit of backstory here, my grandfather loved his cars and always kept them in such pristine condition you would be convinced that the car was continuously new off the lot. For a seventeen year old with this knowledge, I learned a new definition of fear that day! Thankfully the trip didn’t end in disaster, though I remember getting a little over-zealous with the gas pedal when we first got started.