Jesus Rose Or Rotted

This was originally posted about 5:30 this morning but for some reason the server has been down all day. You'd have to rush to make the booksale now!

--jwc

Tonight cable tv will air a movie about Jesus directed by James Cameron, the same director who gave us such great films as Terminator, about a killer robot out to zap this pregnant girl; Aliens, about a tapeworm that gnaws its way out of people’s guts; and Titanic, about the sinking of the great ocean liner.

Many people are expected to watch the Tomb of Jesus, a movie which advances the theory that Jesus rotted after His death and His bones were buried in a box.

Not having cable, I won’t be able to see this film, but I have Terminator on video tape, so I might watch that instead.

I suppose I could go over to Donald & Helen’s house to watch tv. They have cable. But I don’t want to disturb them. Yesterday Helen’s blog announced that they have decided to have a baby (a second grandchild for us) so they have more interesting things to do than watch either Tomb or Terminator.

Therefore, not having seen this tomb film, I can’t objectively judge its quality.

However, common sense dictates that either Jesus Christ rose from death or He rotted in the dirt.

For people who wish to examine the issue, I’d suggest that for every hour they spend watching this new movie, they also spend an equal hour reading the last few chapters of any one of the four Gospels.

Keep an open mind and see which account rings true.

The movie company offers a glossy website with many ads, sales features, film clips, credentials, disclaimers, trailers, photos, and scads of links; the site address is http://www.jesusfamilytomb.com/movie_overview.html

On the other hand, the four Gospels are not polished Hollywood productions. They resemble four photo albums or scrapbooks filled with snapshots taken of the same event from four different angles (like four guys taking photos of the same family picnic from four different places in the yard).

The hype generated by the Cameron movie gives folks a good chance to think for themselves about whether Jesus rose or rotted.

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Our Destitution Solution:

Ginny & I resolved some important financial issues yesterday.

Thursday the stock exchange in Singapore faltered sending shockwaves to London and New York as stocks plummeted.

We don’t own any stock but we know what broke feels like.

Medical bills mount.

Gasoline prices skyrocket.

Our homeowner's insurance has increased.

We can’t afford to fix the central heat and air.

The pantry reminds us of Old Mother Hubbard.

Our youngest daughter needs college tuition money.

We can’t afford all these expenses! What should we do?

Yesterday we confronted the issue of destitution squarely and took action:

We withdrew everything possible from the bank’s ATM.

And we went to the Friends Of The Library Book Sale where over a hundred thousand used books go for about $2 a volume. We wandered the display tables for hours sacking up vital books we can not live without. Books on history. Books on travel. Bird books. Gardening books. Novels. Biographies.

Our car trunk runneth over.

To us this splurge represents fiscal responsibility.

You have to keep your financial priorities straight.

Spend money only on essentials…

Then come home to gloat over all these new used books.

Incidentally, for readers in the Jacksonville area, the giant sale is still going on today from noon till 6 p.m. For readers elsewhere, to locate various library book sales in your area, check out http://www.booksalefinder.com/ then click on your state.

There are worse ways you can spend money.