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The Movie I,Robot, Starring Will Smith – What Is Your Purpose?

By Patrick Roberts · 16 years ago

In the movie, I,Robot, almost everybody has a robot. Robots are nothing special. They're designed to follow their masters' orders, period. For this reason US Robotics designs their robots with a brain only, no soul. ...

The Movie I,Robot, starring Will Smith - The Downfall of Postmodernism

By Patrick Roberts · 16 years ago

I,Robot takes place in the future, where most people own a personal robot to help out with daily life. The movie, starring Will Smith, is based on Isaac Asimov's similarly titled book. In this futuristic ...

Spirituality in the movies Stardust, the Mummy and other Fantasy Tales

By Patrick Roberts · 16 years ago

Stardust uses magic to explain the way things are. Why doesn't this surprise us? Isn't it strange that so many fantasy tales explain things through supernatural causes? C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien are well-known Christian ...

Linkin Park – "What I’ve Done" -- True Reconciliation

By Patrick Roberts · 16 years ago

True reconciliation is difficult. This is unexpected because the people who need reconciliation are so often already going through difficult times. But such is God's design. He requires courage and sacrifice, even from the frightened ...

The Movie I Am Legend -- Light Up the Darkness

By Patrick Roberts · 16 years ago

In the movie I Am Legend, Will Smith plays a man who lives in fear and solitude for about three years. He is driven by his desire to fix the biological disaster that seems to ...

'I Am Legend,' starring Will Smith -- Spiritual Themes

By Patrick Roberts · 16 years ago

Any zombie movie has the potential to illustrate the ugliness of sin. Zombies are formerly pleasant, hard-working, mostly honest people who turn into animalistic, blood-thirsty goons. Apparently, anyone has the potential to be a zombie. ...

Freed Living in Christ

By Patrick Roberts · 16 years ago

We shouldn't claim to know anything that we haven't put into practice. Christ-followers as well as anyone who sincerely wants to know anything will learn by doing. This is both humbling as well as re-assuring; ...

Lauryn Hill's Song, 'Selah,' a Modern Psalm

By Patrick Roberts · 16 years ago

When David set out to write each song he simply wrote what was on his mind. He happened to be musical as well, so he was able to express himself through poetry and music. In ...

Are you Ready to Unlearn Everything You Think You Know?

By Patrick Roberts · 16 years ago

Christ will un-train and un-teach us when we open up to the infinite possibilities of God. Undoing our worldly upbringing will be painful, yet our spiritual wellbeing depends on it. We should be encouraged by ...