Reaching the world

One of the headline stories on AOL.com this morning is about a preacher who has a series this summer based on the #1 movies. The link takes you to a sermon based on Wall-E and YouTube has a collection. The one above is on Indiana Jones and in it he explains his reasoning.

I think the most interesting part (because I believe I've actually seen this before or something similar) is the reaction to the videos.

There are a lot of people in the world who are a little angry about this, saying if you can't preach the word, you bring a circus or that he doesn't know enough of the Bible...fake, phony, etc.

Maybe I'm crazy, but I really don't see that Christ Chapel is doing unbiblical things. Christ met people where they were and he spoke to them as they were to reach them. I do believe that the points need to be supported by God's word. And from what I saw, they were. But giving a message to people that they can understand...I don't know that we should fault someone for that. Or for the idea that you can show others that God can speak...even through Hollywood.

I haven't seen his "Dark Knight" series but I'd like to. As I suffered through that dark, depressing un-happy Batman, I looked for bright spots. There's a point where humankind shows true goodness and respect...and the Joker can't believe it. But as I watched it I thought "Love one another" and there's got to be a message about a hero who suffers ridicule, suspicion, judgement, pain...and continues to fulfill the mission he's called to to save the world. There's just got to be.

Christ Chapel might be out on the edge, but there are lost people out on the edge as well. His style may not be my style, but I can't fault someone for trying something new to reach the world.