Update: I deleted the articles I had linked to because they're all gone now. So I'll just leave this part...
And on a different note, my sons and I have been watching this 3-hour-long movie on the book of John, just because it's always interesting to see the Bible come to life: "The Gospel of John". I like that during the scene where Jesus chases the animals and money-changers from the temple, Jesus was aggressive, bold, powerful. My son said he looked crazy. And yeah, crazy ... but strong, passionate. I remember seeing a movie once where Jesus looked wimpy, gently pushing tables over with a limp wrist, oddly unemotional, little effort or anger. A weak milquetoast. I'd rather see the bold, strong, passionate Jesus because that's the kind of God I want, the kind I can trust. I don't want a milquetoast Jesus who can barely scare an animal, whose anger at sin barely registers. I want a Jesus who's powerful enough to handle the world's problems, who's aggressive enough to fight/defeat sin and evil, who's passionate enough to stand up for what's right and for those He loves, and who's strong enough (and loving enough) to catch me when I fall, to hold me up when I can't stand and have to lean fully on Him. That's my kind of Jesus. (Which reminds me of a song I love which also shows my kind of Jesus: "My Jesus" by Todd Agnew.)
And since my son's been asking questions about the book of Revelation, we watched this animation of it: The Book of Revelation Visual Bible (FYI, I do not believe the ESV is a good translation. See this post for more on that: "Is the ESV a Calvinist Bible?")
