It is interesting to see St. Paul picking up ‘word-pictures’ from the world of sport and entertainment. Read these from Paul’s letters to the Church at Corinth and to Timothy: Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it [...]
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St. Paul and Popular Culture – 1
Posted: March 30, 2009 in An Idea can change your life, Faith seeking Application, Film Theology, Mission, Popular culture, samuel thambusamy, The Christ of the MG Road0
Church: Each for the other; All for the Lord
Posted: March 21, 2009 in Faith seeking Application, Mission, samuel thambusamy, VideosIn search of relevance…
Posted: March 6, 2009 in cultural Apologetics, Faith seeking Application, Mission, Movies, Reflection, samuel thambusamyApostle Paul certainly knew the value of using popular culture to reach his audience. In fact, he has quoted from several cultural products of his day. For example Epimenides and Aratus are both quoted in Acts 17:28; Menander is quoted in 1 Cor 15:33, and Epimenides is quoted again in Titus 1:12. These are drawn [...]
God’s love… its the message we’ve got to share
Posted: December 23, 2008 in An Idea can change your life, Conversations, Devotion, Faith seeking Application, Following Jesus, MissionOut of every three cases of suicide reported every 15 minutes in India, one is committed by a youth in the age group of 15 to 29. In the Union Territory of Pondicherry, every month at least 15 youths between the ages of 15 and 25 commit suicide. In 2002, there were 10,982 suicides in [...]
