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Jenny Pate's avatar

Ok, ok I’ll go see this movie with you! You make a compelling case ❤️

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Rick 'The Cheapskate' Broida's avatar

Great work, Kyle, and kudos for calling out the monster in the White House, even though it will likely cost you some subscribers. People will tell you to “stay in your lane” and other nonsense; I hope you’ll continue to speak from the heart.

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Kyle Smith's avatar

Thanks Rick, I’m not trying to antagonize anyone, just work through these contradictions and decide how to respond. I tend to lose a handful of subscribers each week no matter what I say.

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Michael R. Hassler's avatar

Indeed

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Bob Nelson's avatar

I can't wait to see Sinners. The music alone...

As for the issues with the hypocrisy of political evangelicals, never let the idiocy of men stand between God and you.

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Kyle Smith's avatar

Thanks Bob, I needed your comment.

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Bob Nelson's avatar

I do understand the issue, Kyle. I feel a deep embarrassment when I see what is going on with the idolatry of the political. How did we get so far from this Scripture?

if you pour yourself out for the hungry

and satisfy the desire of the afflicted,

then shall your light rise in the darkness

and your gloom be as the noonday.

And the Lord will guide you continually

and satisfy your desire in scorched places

and make your bones strong;

and you shall be like a watered garden,

like a spring of water,

whose waters do not fail.

And your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt;

you shall raise up the foundations of many generations;

you shall be called the repairer of the breach,

the restorer of streets to dwell in.

Isaiah 58:10-12 (ESV)

It truly feels that a large segment of people who consider themselves Christians pour themselves out for their own appetites and satisfy the desires of their addictions.

But that doesn't have to be me. This passage (and another in Jeremiah 16 regarding seeking the paths to the old ways) hit me hard yesterday with a big ol' "YES! This is what it means to follow Jesus!" But then I remembered that Isaiah was writing to the hard-hearted Israelites, and parallels can be made.

But that doesn't have to be me.

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Vinny Reads's avatar

As a recovering Catholic, I have that same perspective RE: the way I was raised and how the people who taught those teaching somehow lost the plot. But I got more out of watching my kid search for plastic eggs than I ever got out of a sermon, so.

Also: Dying to see Sinners. You got a playlist of songs from the movie or Spotify link?

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Kyle Smith's avatar

Hey Vinny, I would avoid the music for now. Wait until you can see the movie and hear it in context, then you can binge the playlist and conjure up everything you felt while watching.

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Sara S's avatar

Love this, Kyle! And I can't wait to see what you create. We also loved Sinners!

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Justin Skidmore's avatar

I love this post, and I loved Sinners! I need to see it again!

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Kyle Smith's avatar

Thanks Justin, I’ll go with you!

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Michael Perkins's avatar

Nailed it

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