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Anthony B. Robinson

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An Unexpected Nativity Story

DECEMBER 2008: AS WE SEE IT by Anthony B. Robinson My nominee for a Christmas movie probably won't make any lists. It doesn't reprise the biblical account like Nativity Story. It isn't a sentimental favorite like It's a Wonderful Life. Nor does it provide seasonal guffaws like Home Alone. Still, I don't recall ever seeing a more powerful depiction of awed adoration of a newborn child than in director Alfonso Cuaron's Children of Men. Cuaron's film is based on the…
Anthony B. Robinson
December 16, 2008
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Fun at Church?

Anthony Robinson Should church be fun? Is worship supposed to be a "feel-good" experience? A number of recent experiences have me wondering. At his California Crystal Cathedral, Robert Schuller welcomes the television audience and assembled congregation saying, "This is a church where we can have fun!" When I was in Minnesota recently for a speaking engagement, a pastor told me of his visit to a booming mega-church there in the land of 10,000 lakes. "The whole point," he said, "was…
Anthony B. Robinson
April 16, 2008
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In a Fearful World, Has Safety Become Our False God?

Are we living in a culture of fear? If we are, what is it doing to our souls? I spend a good deal of time in airports. You can't go more than a few minutes in one without a robotic voice declaring, "The national security threat level has been raised to... ORANGE." More ominous are the follow-up announcements encouraging travelers to report anything or anyone "suspicious." Then there are the promos for local television news. "You thought you were safe…
Anthony B. Robinson
December 16, 2007