tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35988140.post3390432251173175117..comments2023-03-26T08:07:23.523-04:00Comments on The Peapod Four: Facing the GiantsPeapod Fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09708119340593788538noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35988140.post-85725306855386901322007-03-14T16:40:00.000-04:002007-03-14T16:40:00.000-04:00Of course you're invited back! Discussion is a goo...Of course you're invited back! Discussion is a good thing.<BR/><BR/>When I think of this movie in terms of a ministry tool, (created to start a discussion), I think it's ok. When I think of it in terms of a good movie to watch, I just don't think it's that good. <BR/><BR/>One reviewer on Rotten Tomatoes pointed out that the extras were far more interesting than the movie. Maybe we should've watched them. It was too late when the movie ended and we've already sealed the envelope. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the other perspective!Peapod Fourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09708119340593788538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35988140.post-12066593149305806412007-03-14T15:28:00.000-04:002007-03-14T15:28:00.000-04:00Here's my take on it. After viewing the "extras" ...Here's my take on it. After viewing the "extras" on the DVD about the film making and hearing how this small church was able to put together the funds that they had to work with, I cannot help but respond with, "Wow!". It seems apparent the Lord's hand was providing them with the resources they needed to mainstream this movie. I have great admiration towards them for that. Not necessarily growing up in an environment of Christians who pegged how cheesy low budget things can be in the church realm, I feel I want to offer a different perspective on this. I think too often we (the Christian community) can get caught up with the presentation of things and are more critical than perhaps outsiders may be. We all easily criticize and become offended by the thought that Christians are being portrayed as any less than what we are. Christ calls us "His children", "heirs", and "His own", but He also commands us to die to our selves, be less so that He can be more in our lives. But how do we reach out to a world that doesn't see that, that sees so superficially (not excluding myself), to those that cannot see past some bad, sometimes torturous acting, in this case? It seems to me it is a matter of the heart when we make such a choice to bear through it or turn away from it. Is this an area where we are stepping on the toes of the Holy Spirit? Could it be that we really have no control over what someone else perceives us as? How do we know what others are really open to or blinded from? Isn't it the Holy Spirit who is responsible for giving us patience and the Lord who can open the eyes of our hearts?<BR/>I have spoken to quite a few people who have viewed this movie and it has changed their lives. That's powerful! Not that the movie itself holds that power, but it was a tool the Lord has chosen to use. I suppose He could use a secular movie to do the same if He so chooses to do, but I LOVE how He chooses the least of us (least likely) to do it! <BR/>Love you, Julie. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I hope I'm invited back even after you read this response :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com