Movie "Bella" is heart-warming story

On Friday my wife and I went with our daughter and her boyfriend to see the new independent film, Bella.
It is a heart-warming, and at times, heart-wrenching story about the value of life.
Nina, a waitress at a Mexican restaurant, is fired because she shows up late, due to her pregnancy. Jose, the chef, walks out of the restaurant and spends the day traveling around New York City with Nina, who is considering an abortion. Jose never preaches at her, but he literally shows her the value of life as he opens up to her about his own past.
The movie flashes back in time and flashes forward, as well. My daughter found this confusing, but my wife and I understood it and felt it helped hold our interest in the plot. There is no sex or bad language in the movie (some of the dialogue is in Spanish with subtitles). A violent event is portrayed in a flashback, but not graphically.
If you are looking for a fast-paced, exciting movie, don't go see this movie. At times, it moves slowly. However, if you are looking for a thought-provoking, clean, intelligent film about the meaning of life, go see Bella. It will touch your heart and mind.

Something Baptists & Catholics agree about

Baptists and Catholics have our differences, but one thing we agreed about is the sanctity of human life. This past Sunday afternoon I stood with Catholic and Baptist Christians for an hour in front of our church in a "Life Chain." That's me holding the sign that says "Jesus forgives & heals" and the man in the red shirt with the sign "Pray to end abortion" is Allen Bazemore, organizer from St. Boniface Catholic Church.

Our church is along Highway 21, a very busy four-lane highway. Traffic tended to slow down respectfully, and quite a few people waved, gave us thumbs up, and honked, although at least one person gave us a thumbs down (which is better than a Life Chain I was in a couple of years ago, when I got a different finger than the thumb).

Our purpose was to make an impact and get the attention of people, especially a young person who might be considering an abortion. It was also great to cooperate with other Christians in the effort.

Read the article about the event from the Effingham Herald here.

What if your baby was gay?

Dr. Albert Mohler caused a stir recently with a blog entry, "What if your baby was gay?" I read the whole article and thought it was pretty good. You can read it here, but read the whole thing. Don't stop midway through the article, or you may misunderstand. He discusses how a Christian should respond if scientist were able to prove that there is a genetic tendency toward homosexuality. Dr. Mohler's analysis is consistently pro-life, pro-heterosexual, yet loving to the value of all people. Very thought-provoking article.