Mon, May 17, 2021

End of the Spear Controversy?

I honestly hadn’t heard of a controversy over this movie until I read the article linked below and its defense of the movie. I doubt many of you have heard of it either, but I wanted to put this link because I believe this is a very well thought out position of how we as Christians should be in the world, but not of the world. I am tired of Christians who have a couple of hot button issues that when pushed automatically mean boycott (I am tired of Christians boycotting period) and I am tired of the only public face of the Church being one of hate. If you have a minute check out this article it might help you in some discussions that are sure to come up in the future.

Empathy for Sin, Sympathy for Sinners: Brokeback Mountain and the End of the Spear Controversy

Average Youth Guy
https://www.nailscars.com
I don't have all of the answers and some weeks it feels like I don't have any of the answers. I often find a good word picture or object lesson and build the lesson off of that instead of the other way around. I don't always pray as much as I should and I never study as much as I should. But I love students ministry. I love watching teenagers as they serve God. I love to see them worship and forget about themselves for a while. I love seeing someone wake up to the love of God if only for a little while. I love to see them out serving their community and sharing the love of Christ with others. I love to be a part of their lives and I love seeing the world through their eyes. I am an average youth minister.

2 thoughts on “End of the Spear Controversy?”

  1. Andrew says:
    January 28, 2006 at 3:59 AM

    Shane, you may want to see Michael Spencer’s post on the same topic….

    http://tinyurl.com/7zzuz

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  2. CB says:
    March 11, 2006 at 12:32 AM

    ALL movies are manipulative…..calling Brokeback effective only because it is manipulative angers me! Storytelling is manipulative in its very nature. You draw people along by unveiling a story….a story created to manipulate the reader/watcher,

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I don't have all of the answers and some weeks it feels like I don't have any of the answers. I forget students names sometimes and say stupid things that hurt their feelings. I often find a good word picture or object lesson and build the lesson off of that instead of the other way around. I have put the finishing touches on a Wednesday night Bible study on Wednesday more times than I can count. I don't always pray as much as I should and I never study as much as I should. I try every new youth ministry model that comes from the "experts" and I have had at least 3 mission statements over the past 5 years.

But I love students ministry. I love watching teenagers as they serve God. I love to see them worship and forget about themselves for a while. I love seeing someone wake up to the love of God if only for a little while. I love to see them out serving their community and sharing the love of Christ with others. I love to be a part of their lives and I love seeing the world through their eyes. Like I said, I'm an average youth pastor.

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For almost 20 years now I have been trying to add creative ideas for use in the local church. In the early days Nailscars.com was just a place to publish some scripts, but it has become a collection of creative ministry resources for youth ministry and worship.

I began writing a blog more to process my own thoughts more than anything else. As I started writing the comments that I got back from people amazed me. As I was honest with my struggles most of them would write and say “Thank you.” “It is just nice to know someone else struggles with these same things,” was a common response.

So this has become a place where I share the struggles and successes of being in youth ministry. I hope that you find something that God can use in your life and ministry.

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