Comments on: Be Careful Little Eyes… and Ears!

By: hardcorefaith

hardcorefaith — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:06:40 +0000

Yeah it's always interesting to me when people say they are Christians and then get involved in movies that are a far cry from Christ honoring. I'm not saying they have to star in just "Christian" movies, but I think that some Christians in Hollywood definitely need to screen what they work on a little more. I read somewhere that there were a couple of Christians who worked behind the scenes on the movie Hostel. They gave all kinds of excuses for doing so like they were there as a witness to the rest of the crew, but let me ask you WWJD? Would Jesus have gone to the Hostel set to share with the filmmakers? Probably. Would he have gotten involved to make the movie a reality to gross out it's viewers? Well, Jesus went to the prostitutes and thieves, but he never become one.
Maybe we should just pray for people in Hollywood who are Christ followers to make the right decisions and that more opportunities come their way to make movies that inspire people into a love life with God.

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:48:33 +0000

I don't know if this is relevant or not, but I just read this yesterday. It is about the 12 most powerful Christians in Hollwood. Some of them surprised me. Especially the guy who wrote Hellraiser: Inferno. ??? http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Christianity/2008...

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:43:07 +0000

He did follow it up quickly with another record in the previous vein. A few years back he came out with another English pop flavored album that was in vogue, but it either fell flat, or didn't even see the light of day. I think he runs a recording studio now. "On My Knees" (especially the live version), is just an unbelievable song. I really miss his music. I think I will go play some now.

By: hardcorefaith

hardcorefaith — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:53:18 +0000

Oh, and congratulations for 19 years of Hardcore faith! Here's to many more! B)

By: hardcorefaith

hardcorefaith — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:45:06 +0000

Never got into Will and Grace, Ruth. More of a Fraiser man… or Seinfeld… o.0

By: hardcorefaith

hardcorefaith — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:43:35 +0000

Thank you Di for your comments. If we're all honest we all struggle with our faith from time to time. There are times when we walk close to Jesus and times when we wander. I am reminded of the time when Peter walked on the water… when he had his eyes on Jesus he stood atop the waves, when he took his eyes off of Jesus and looked at the waves he began to sink.
I hope that this website is an encouragement to you to continue your walk, even though sometimes it may feel like you're walking through a desert.
Thanks again, and keep it Hardcore for Him!
Chris

By: Christian St John

Christian St John — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:23:20 +0000

Robert… That’s too funny, but I bet she’s a secret Stryper fan, eh? I too loved Rose… but what happened? He went all weird and stuff. Oh well, at least the music scene didn;t suffer too much as a result

By: Ruth

Ruth — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:22:00 +0000

Food for much thought. I’ve got “Will and Grace” on in the background as I type this. That’s a long way from never watching a movie until I was 10 years old because our church told us if we stood in line at a theatre, a weaker Christian might see us and use it as an excuse to see “Hot Thighs in Wet Grass.”

I’m all for freedom in choosing what I watch or read, after all nobody can choose that for me. I want to be knowledgeable about the world around me, not hiding away behind my Christian-culture walls. On top of that, there is some amazingly wonderful, intelligent stuff out there in “the world.” Stuff I can learn from, especially where it comes to exposing myself to great writing, acting, and directing.

Having said that, everything I watch or listen to or read comes with a point of view. That point of view is usually not too God friendly.

Most people watch or read things for enjoyment, not with discernment. What we watch, we gradually become empathetic toward. What we empathize with, we eventually agree with and spend more time with. What we spend the most time with, and set our eyes and hearts on, we worship.

“Be careful little eyes what you see” – best wisdom ever.

By: Di

Di — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:50:26 +0000

Hi thank you for the post. I agree with the view(s) you express in it. Reading it got me thinking of Romans 12:2 especially ‘be transformed by the renewing of your mind’. How are minds renewed? By what is fed into them through our eyes and ears.
I feel a bit of a fake, since I am really struggling with my Christian faith at the moment. But I still remember when I was walking closer with Jesus, and how special Roms 12:1-2 were to me.
Thank you for the website.

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:08:16 +0000

On a funny side note, similar to your Book store experience:
One Christian artist that I loved was Rose (Or Randy Rose as he was also known) of Mad At The World fame. If your not familiar, he recorded 3 awesome doom/stoner metal discs similar to Danzig. Anyway, he had a new release come out titled “Crazy Little World”. I went to the local Christian bookstore and picked it up right away. When I popped it in the car, he had shifted his style to a Beatlesque Pop. I quickly went through all the songs while I drove back home. I went back and returned the thing right away and asked if I could get something else. Took a 15% hit on it, but I didn’t care. Anyway the elderly Christian woman behind the counter mumbled “Why can’t you all just listen to Keith Green”. LOL! Different strokes …