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Portland, Oregon
I don't know when movie theaters became a part of the mall scene, but I do know that this cineplex is a long time resident on the upper level of the Lloyd Center. After the reality of inconsiderate shoppers and inattentive clerks people can escape into the world of fantasy only to return to reality when they leave the theater.
Movies have the ability to lead us into a fantasy where we can be someone that we've always wanted to be. We can save the world, fall in love and score the winning touchdown as we're absorbed into the lives of those portrayed in movies.
Then we reenter the real world where we cannot save our jobs, or hold together our relationships, or catch a football.
"And [those who had conquered the beast] sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations!" Revelation 15:3 English Standard Version
We are the work of God's hand and therefore are a part of his "deeds." He saved us. He loves us. He has won the game. And he did it all for us. Sin has been conquered. Though it points its ugly finger at us and tells us the we'll never amount to anything sin has no power over us.
If we believe these words from Revelation there is no need to escape into fantasy, trying to be someone we're not. Instead God calls us to be that uniquely crafted and wonderfully saved people that we are.
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
Movies have the ability to lead us into a fantasy where we can be someone that we've always wanted to be. We can save the world, fall in love and score the winning touchdown as we're absorbed into the lives of those portrayed in movies.
Then we reenter the real world where we cannot save our jobs, or hold together our relationships, or catch a football.
"And [those who had conquered the beast] sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations!" Revelation 15:3 English Standard Version
We are the work of God's hand and therefore are a part of his "deeds." He saved us. He loves us. He has won the game. And he did it all for us. Sin has been conquered. Though it points its ugly finger at us and tells us the we'll never amount to anything sin has no power over us.
If we believe these words from Revelation there is no need to escape into fantasy, trying to be someone we're not. Instead God calls us to be that uniquely crafted and wonderfully saved people that we are.
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2013 Douglas P. Brauner. ARR.
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