Eli's world is a dry and weary one. There's no water, and he walks through the ash of a jagged place, where men eat men and the sky's torn in two. Godforsaken, many would call this dystopian earth. But God is not gone, nor forgotten. For Eli carries, along with his gloves and guns and cruel, broad blade, something special. Something sacred.

A book. The Book.

In the age gone by, Bibles were burned by the bushel. They caused the War that tore a hole through the sky, the people said. It's a book of evil, the people said. It must be destroyed—wiped from the face of the earth. But they didn't burn them all. Eli found one—or it found him—and for the last 31 years he's carried the thing, protecting it by day, reading it by night. He carries it west, always west, where the sun comes down from heaven and seems to set upon the ground.

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The movie "Collision" recounts several debates between atheist Christopher Hitchens and Christian pastor Douglas Wilson. First, let me say it's worth getting and viewing.  It has a run time of 88 minutes which fits some longer college-level class times.  The movie is produced by a Hollywood director and is done with high quality, although some may doubt its artistic direction.

GO here to download the movie for $9.99!

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Americans are raised on hope. It lies at the core of the country’s DNA, imbued within its founding documents and stitched tightly into its shared identity. Those of us who live here have been taught from the earliest of ages that our destinies are not shaped by caste or duty, but by talent, work, drive and desire. Even in the midst of misery, our lives often are predicated on hope—that our next job will be more fulfilling, that our next round of chemotherapy may do the trick, that the next sunrise will bring a brighter day.

And yet, there are places here where hope dares not go. There are places where life is but a biological fact, where liberty is laughable, where happiness is a pointless pursuit, best left to those in other neighborhoods, other situations.Other Americans.

Clareece Jones is 16. Sweet 16. People call her Precious. And she is. But no one believes it.

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Hello everyone! The Alpha Jan here and I am bringing you the review of the movie Slightly Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. Now I went to see this movie on Sunday night with my baby sister. It was a good day to watch the movie too since it was in 3D and the movie theater wasn't packed so I got to stretch my legs out and take up as many seats as I wanted to take up. My sister thought it was awesome too.

The story is about a boy named Flint Lockwood who dreams of becoming a very popular scientist. He lives in a small fishing town in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean which is famous for their sardines. He however is very misunderstood but because of the support and love of his mother, he does his best to make something wonderfully spectacular that everyone will love him for.

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Why do some people who aren't Christians say they like Jesus just fine but have less-than-warm feelings for those who follow Him? That question frames this documentary from director Dan Merchant—himself a Christian. Actually, he puts it in stronger terms: "Why is the gospel of love dividing America?"

Merchant was inspired to explore how non-Christians see their counterparts after a trip to Africa. While there, he says, the believers he encountered radiated a joy that could not be dented by dire circumstances. Why, he wondered, are American Christians not known for their joy, too? And why, if they're following a loving Lord who offered unconditional grace and forgiveness for sins, is that not the way some people see them?

The short answer, according to Merchant, is this: Christians may be more concerned with being right than being salt and light. "Maybe the gospel of love isn't dividing," he says, "it's being turned into the gospel of being right."

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The Short Version: A stirring SciFi movie that presents a parable on real-life racism, yet provides the amazing level of action that we've come to expect from summer blockbusters.

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