They are intended to legitimize and normalize behavior that, according to researchers, damages the brain and escalates deviant behavior.ģ. The plague of pornography is an epidemic in our culture, and these movies are making things far worse. His Spirit will be grieved by any Christians who open their minds to such blatant immorality.Ģ. Jesus warned us to refuse lust in all its forms ( Matt. It exhibits behavior so explicit and immoral that I will not repeat even what reviewers have said about it.
The movie is pornographic in the extreme. One secular reviewer called the film "the year's first true cinematic travesty," "utterly ridiculous" and "reprehensible." I warned you not to see the first movie when it premiered two years ago. However, the rest of this Daily Article will focus on an experience I refuse to have and encourage you to refuse as well.įifty Shades Darker, the sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey, is showing in theaters beginning tonight. It's usually a good idea to experience something before commenting on it to others. There is no more transforming experience for a Christian than to walk where Jesus walked. Thieves had already stolen the scrolls housed in the cave, but the announcement shows that, as one expert noted, "finds of huge importance are still waiting to be discovered." The story encourages me to encourage you to visit the Holy Land. archaeologists announced that they have found compelling evidence for a twelfth Dead Sea Scroll cave. I encourage you to read this fascinating window into the geopolitics of the Middle East and the faithfulness of God to the Jewish people. His novel imagines a time when Jewish authorities are able to rebuild the temple alongside the Dome of the Rock. David is a longtime friend and very gifted pastor, preacher and writer. When I read a terrific book, I want others to read it.įor instance, I recently read David Orlo's The Jerusalem Protocol, the second in his Regan Hart series. When I see a good movie, I want others to see it. When our children started having children, I joyfully joined the ranks of obnoxious grandparents, happily forcing others to hear my stories extolling their perfection. It's human nature to share good news with others. Take a virtual tour of Christian's penthouse here.3 Reasons 'Reprehensible' 'Fifty Shades Darker' Will Sear Your ConscienceĤ:00PM EST Jim Denison Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan in 'Fifty Shades Darker' ( YouTube) We can guess, however, it’ll also exude passion, danger and sensuousness - times fifty. “Things that are so specific to a locale give strength to a story, and make it more believable.”Īs for the red room? You’ll have to watch the film to get a glimpse of that.
“I love for a movie to have a sense of place, where we can’t be anywhere else than where it’s supposed to be,” says Coates. Coates approached this by filling Christian’s apartment with art exclusively from artists who work either in Seattle or elsewhere along the Pacific coast. It was also important for the art to truly reflect the Pacific Northwest, although the actual set was located in Vancouver. Throughout the home, you’ll notice imagery alluding to women through artwork and sculptures, including works from bronze sculptor Richard MacDonald.
Complexity and danger - two things the staircase shares with the film’s main character. It’s also a bit dangerous: The minimal railing is intentional.
The staircase in the penthouse is brand new and meant to emit an air of complexity, resembling a piece of a Jenga game or even a sculptural piece of DNA. Coates and his team made several architectural changes in the space in this film, some of which allude to Christian’s troubled childhood.