Rachel Gruenwald - Nov 26, 2006 View Edit Delete Viewers

Jim and I went to see Casino Royale a few days ago and here are my observations on the new Bond:1) As far as the actor goes, he is good. He obviously has the best physique of the Bonds who went before him. As Jim would say, he is "jacked." The writers didn't have him using as many "wise cracks," but the movie is about his beginning as a 007. I guess he isn't supposed to be as witty as a novice agent.2) The plot-very interesting and it had a twist at the end.3) The one element that bothered me was that compared with other Bond flics, this one was quite a bit more violent. I still don't understand, and probably never will, why this is necessary. One can still have an action movie without all the gratuitous violence. What really bothered me was the presence of two children about Adin's and Arwyn's ages at the film. *I'm thinking of renting the original just to have something to compare it to.

Sermon on morality vs. holiness

Our pastor gave an excellent sermon titles "Morality -vs-Holiness." We, as Christians, should realize that morals are important, but he made such a good point when he said, "The trap of morality is that is makes us feel we are good people because we hold the right views...true holiness is a passionate, long, and endless pursuit and love for the nature of God." We recently received a magazine called Vision Forum. The whole magazine was centered on the family, emphasizing the importance of making a distinction between the husband's and wife's roles in the family, the importance of homeschooling, etc. Now, I'm not against the family. In fact, I have a great one and I'm homeschooling our kids. I am, however, a little wary of certain ministries that view the "family" as being the answer to life's problems. The magazine kept talking about a "family centered" life. Aren't we supposed to have a "God-centered" life? These are just a few random thoughts from Yooper Mama.