“For me, it’s not at all unusual to be on the set, having Jim talk out of his butt and then go home and read St. Thomas of Aquinas or Thomas Merton. To me, that’s life. The extremes don’t just exist, they feed each other.”
Tom Shadyac Director of “Bruce Almighty”

Last night I went bowfishing with a couple of guys from my church. If you don’t know, bowfishing is shooting non-game fish like carp with a bow and arrow. I think I can officially say I live in Oklahoma now.

Except for the point, the still point,There would be no dance,and there is only the dance.T.S. Eliot

You can learn a lot from an English teacher about how to read your Bible. I’m being blessed immensely by the insights gained from those who bring a literary/narrative criticism perspective to Biblical stories. In the past, I’ve recommended Rhoads and Michie’s Mark as Story for help in reading the Gospel of Mark. […]

I’m sure there are many Christians, afraid of participating in a sacrilegious act of blasphemy, who will never see “Bruce Almighty.” That’s too bad.
Having just come from the the theatre, I can only marvel at how once again Hollywood has preached a better sermon than can be heard in most churches on […]

Tonight we continue our study of the Kingdom of God. In her book, Spiritual Formation in the Church and Classroom, Susanne Johnson provides twelve statements about the Kingdom of God that I find to be extremely helpful in summarizing the material we’ve covered so far. Our plan for tonight’s meeting is to discuss […]

Theology of the Matrix by Bill Sherman of the Tulsa World
Dazzling special effects and action do not explain the almost cult-like following of the 1999 blockbuster movie “The Matrix,” whose sequel opened Wednesday. Thousands waited in long lines outside of Tulsa theaters to see “The Matrix Reloaded,” the second part of the trilogy. Several books, […]

In a comment posted below, Sam wrote: I have to be honest about “reloaded”. Incredible special effects…. horrible movie. Can we get any more unoriginal? The thing that drew me to the Matrix in the first place was a storyline that was entirely unheard of. Now, it’s turned into a rehashed Superman, just with […]

I’ve been told that I was quoted in an article about the relationship between “The Matrix” and the Christian faith in today’s Tulsa World, but I haven’t seen it yet.
I’m looking forward to watching “Reloaded” again. Some of the dialogue was pretty dense and I need to hear it again.
The first movie […]

Fred Peatross has a new website called futuremargins.com. Check it out. I’ll think you’ll like it.