Comments on: Da Vinci Code http://www.jonparksblog.com/2006/05/31/da-vinci-code/ Looking for God in the Ordinary Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:32:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.jonparksblog.com/2006/05/31/da-vinci-code/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Anonymous Wed, 31 May 2006 21:39:00 +0000 http://notesfromjon.the-parks-family.net/2006/05/31/da-vinci-code/#comment-15 Jon - I logged on today to see if there were any new baby pictures and read your blog. I wanted you to know that I agree completely with your observations and challenges to Christians everywhere. I have felt in recent times that the increased movies "based" on religious themes (Left Behind, Narnia, Passion of the Christ, The Da Vinci Code, etc.) shows the thirst and curiosity from non-believers and believers alike to know and understand more about faith. These are not movies that do not make money or are not seen by millions of people. I feel what we as Christians and witnesses for our faith need to embrace is the willingness for people to listen and our duty to speak the truth in its entirety. I agree that we need to be aware of what people are being shown in order to be a better witness and combat those inaccuracies. Sometimes we get so complacent in our comfort zone of faith that we don't want our beliefs to be threatened or mocked. It becomes our personal issue and attack instead of using that energy to combat the situation in a positive and inspiring manner. We don't have to over sensationalize or glamorize our faith to have people listen. I believe that the passion, conviction, and love for our Lord would make just as strong a voice.<br/><br/>Thank you for this interesting point of view and for getting one reader to think outside her comfort zone.<br/><br/>Heather McWhorter<br/>Crosscreek Baptist Church Jon – I logged on today to see if there were any new baby pictures and read your blog. I wanted you to know that I agree completely with your observations and challenges to Christians everywhere. I have felt in recent times that the increased movies “based” on religious themes (Left Behind, Narnia, Passion of the Christ, The Da Vinci Code, etc.) shows the thirst and curiosity from non-believers and believers alike to know and understand more about faith. These are not movies that do not make money or are not seen by millions of people. I feel what we as Christians and witnesses for our faith need to embrace is the willingness for people to listen and our duty to speak the truth in its entirety. I agree that we need to be aware of what people are being shown in order to be a better witness and combat those inaccuracies. Sometimes we get so complacent in our comfort zone of faith that we don’t want our beliefs to be threatened or mocked. It becomes our personal issue and attack instead of using that energy to combat the situation in a positive and inspiring manner. We don’t have to over sensationalize or glamorize our faith to have people listen. I believe that the passion, conviction, and love for our Lord would make just as strong a voice.

Thank you for this interesting point of view and for getting one reader to think outside her comfort zone.

Heather McWhorter
Crosscreek Baptist Church

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