God Against gods

Podcast: The Gospel Creates Order Out of Chaos. A Positive Vision of Christian Faith in Culture

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I was on this podcast, Shekinah Publishing.

It was a great time. In Part One I gave my personal testimony of my faith in Hollywood and writing novels with an eye toward subverting the culture with positive Christian faith.

Here is Part One

In part two, I talk about having a positive Christian vision for culture rather than the defeatist approach.

So many Christians are overcome by the vast evil in this world, and it is really there.

But how do you live the Bible truth that “Greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world”?

Here is Part Two

Check them out. These are real heartfelt discussions.

Astral Prophecy in the Bible is NOT Astrology. See Why on this Podcast

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I was on another great Iron and Myth Podcast about Christmas, but more than that, about astral prophecy.

Author and pastor Doug Van Dorn, bestselling author and award-winning screenwriter Brian Godawa, and Director of the Institute of Biblical Anthropology Dr. Judd Burton discuss the signs in the heavens that pointed to the birth of Jesus, the ways in which the powers and principalities—the gods of the pagan world—have tried to appropriate what was, in actual, historical fact, a Christian celebration from the beginning, and why—biblically—it doesn’t matter.

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PS: If you want to read about my biblical argument for God redeeming pagan imagination like this, see my book God Against the Gods: Storytelling, Imagination and Apologetics in the Bible

Iron & Myth Podcast: Leviathan, Behemoth, the Sea and Chaos

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I was on the Iron and Myth podcast again. This one is going to fascinate you.

IS CHAOS a symbol of disorder, or is it, as certain passages in the Bible suggest, an entity?

Back this month for another in our Iron and Myth series are Brian Godawa (www.godawa.com), author of Leviathan and Behemoth, Pastor Doug Van Dorn (www.douglasvandorn.com), author of Giants: Sons of the Gods, and Dr. Judd Burton (www.burtonbeyond.com), author of Interview with the Giant: Ethnohistorical Notes on the Nephilim.

We discuss the various ways chaos is described in the Bible (Leviathan, Rahab, a multi-headed sea dragon, and the sea itself), the apparent struggle to subdue chaos in scripture and in pagan cultures of the ancient world, and the disturbing connection between chaos and the modern UFO phenomenon.

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God Against the gods: Yahweh Vs. Ba’al

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Did you know that the Bible treats pagan gods as if they are real demonic entities? Well it does. And god uses language that expresses his subversion of those false gods. Watch the video to find out how he does it with poetic imagination.

If you don’t see the video below, watch it here on YouTube.

And this is only a clip out of a NEW online course I have called “The Imagination of God.”

4 Video teachings and 2 books and audiobooks.

Check out what the course offers here.

Use this code to get 20% OFF the course price: DEC1720
This discount is only good until this Saturday, December 9.

 

 

God Against the gods: Yahweh Vs. Leviathan

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Is Leviathan in the Bible a dinosaur? A whale? A sea monster? NO! He is the many-headed sea dragon of chaos. God used Leviathan as a very important covenantal symbol.

Watch the video to find out exactly how it all fits.

If you don’t see the video below, watch it here on YouTube.

And this is only a clip out of a NEW online course I have called “The Imagination of God.”

4 Video teachings and 2 books and audiobooks.

Check out what the course offers here.

Use this code to get 20% OFF the course price: DEC1720
This discount is only good until this Saturday, December 9.

 

 

God Against the gods: What C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien Understood About Myth

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This is a video I made to help explain to Christians the power of myth in storytelling that they often miss out on because of their fear of that word, “myth” as meaning a false tale. It does not. CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien understood this. So should we. Or we miss out on all God has for us with our imagination. Watch the video to find out.

If you don’t see the video below, watch it here on YouTube.

And this is only a clip out of a NEW online course I have called “The Imagination of God.”

4 Video teachings and 2 books and audiobooks.

Check out what the course offers here.

Use this code to get 20% OFF the course price: DEC1720
This discount is only good until this Saturday, December 9.

 

 

The Movie IT: Christians Who Condemn All Horror Need to Grow Up

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I was interviewed by John Piper’s website in response to their questions about horror movies. Understandably, and respectfully, they do not share my appreciation of horror. But they were very open-minded and open-hearted to listen to me and give me a voice.

I really think Christians need to realize the tremendous moral power of the horror genre. It’s not for everyone, but God loves the horror genre, so Christians should at least respect it.

The movie IT, is a classic coming of age horror story of a group of young misfit outcasts who must not only face the returning supernatural evil in their small town, but face the fears and evils in their own lives in order to grow up. It’s not for the feint of heart, and it’s not perfect, but I think it exemplifies moral lessons in line with the Christian worldview.

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God Against the gods – Part 1: What C.S. Lewis and J.R.R Tolkien Understood About Myth

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Check out this YouTube video on God Against the gods: What C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien Understood about Myth.

I explain what the definition of Myth is, and Mythopoeia, concepts that Lewis and Tolkien trafficked in — as does the Bible.

Christians don’t need to be afraid of this word, “myth” as if it means the Bible is false or fictional. It doesn’t. It’s about the stories that give meaning and purpose to our lives. Transcendence.

Lewis said, “If God chooses to be mythopoeic, should we choose to be mythopathic?” Find out what that means.

This is only one part of the lecture. Get the full version here.

Or buy the book at Amazon here.