When I was four my uncle took my brother and I to see the movie ‘Raiders of the Lost  Ark’ without letting my parents know.  Upon return he asked my mom if it would be okay if we went, to which she replied, “You can take Joe but there are scenes that will be too scary for Dan.”  He looked at her and said, “Oh… we just got back.”
I do not remember much about the movie as a four year old.  I do remember piling

Did you decide to read this blog because you are interested in arts and culture?  Or did you choose to read it because you know me?  Was it, perhaps, the suggestion of a changed life that enticed you?
In one episode of The Simpsons, Homer is driving home from work and he is excited because it is the day that all the new billboard advertising comes out.  As he drives, he dutifully stops at each billboard, writes down what he is ‘supposed’ to buy and drives on. 

When it comes to culture, how do we as Christians approach it?  Do we create our own?  Do we integrate? Do we engage in the world’s cultures?
Craig Gross, self-proclaimed ‘Porn Pastor’, is one Christian who has sought to engage in culture in a specific way. To help people involved in the sex industry get out as well as help those addicted to porn recover, he has created an online community named XXXChurch.com.  He also rents booth space at adult movie conventions and has public debates