Comments for Guarding The Deposit http://kennichols.org kennichols.org Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:15:56 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on The Joyful Weight of Hebrews 13:17 by Nita Seel http://kennichols.org/2012/04/the-joyful-weight-of-hebrews-1317/comment-page-1/#comment-717 Nita Seel Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:15:56 +0000 http://kennichols.org/?p=613#comment-717 Great commentary Ken! Great commentary Ken!

]]> Comment on Help Me Strengthen the Global Church by Ken Nichols http://kennichols.org/2011/11/help-me-strengthen-the-global-church/comment-page-1/#comment-568 Ken Nichols Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:04:45 +0000 http://kennichols.org/?p=577#comment-568 It really is, and I am excited to be a part of it, and thankful my church voted to let me go!! It really is, and I am excited to be a part of it, and thankful my church voted to let me go!!

]]> Comment on Help Me Strengthen the Global Church by brenda oglesby smith http://kennichols.org/2011/11/help-me-strengthen-the-global-church/comment-page-1/#comment-567 brenda oglesby smith Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:53:05 +0000 http://kennichols.org/?p=577#comment-567 ken, this sounds like a wonderful oppurtunity. ken, this sounds like a wonderful oppurtunity.

]]> Comment on What Hangover 2 and American Idol say about us by Ken Nichols http://kennichols.org/2011/05/what-hangover-2-and-american-idol-say-about-us/comment-page-1/#comment-473 Ken Nichols Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:05:00 +0000 http://kennichols.org/?p=555#comment-473 Jessi, I don't believe I said that watching certain things makes you a bad person. What I do believe though, what we watch, listen to, and enjoy says alot about who we already are, and where our hearts are. The ingestion of certain forms of entertainment does cause real spiritual harm. That is not ridiculous, nor is it ignorant. It is a biblical teaching. God was very careful to set up protections for us that we not fall into temptation, that we not see sin as a small deal, thus becoming prey to grave sin ourselves. Unfortunately, we in America trust ourselves too much, thinking that what we view as entertainment doesn't affect us. When in truth, it affects us more than we realize. We think we are smarter than that, stronger than that. But, in reality, we have fallen into the snare of the enemy, and seen sin as something funny, as something that is not our problem. Jessi,
I don’t believe I said that watching certain things makes you a bad person. What I do believe though, what we watch, listen to, and enjoy says alot about who we already are, and where our hearts are.

The ingestion of certain forms of entertainment does cause real spiritual harm. That is not ridiculous, nor is it ignorant. It is a biblical teaching. God was very careful to set up protections for us that we not fall into temptation, that we not see sin as a small deal, thus becoming prey to grave sin ourselves.

Unfortunately, we in America trust ourselves too much, thinking that what we view as entertainment doesn’t affect us. When in truth, it affects us more than we realize. We think we are smarter than that, stronger than that. But, in reality, we have fallen into the snare of the enemy, and seen sin as something funny, as something that is not our problem.

]]> Comment on What Hangover 2 and American Idol say about us by Wayne http://kennichols.org/2011/05/what-hangover-2-and-american-idol-say-about-us/comment-page-1/#comment-471 Wayne Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:05:44 +0000 http://kennichols.org/?p=555#comment-471 Week said, Ken. More disturbing yet is that all of this glorification of sin in pop culture is pursued for the sake of an ever larger idol: profit. I did see the first Hangover, and while one could argue that the debauchery of the characters was punished in the aftermath and that they had some kind of cheap redemption in the end, the film is about what you'd expect. What does it say about the filmmakers' worldview when they not only treat their characters as idiots incapable of learning from their mistakes (because critics say the new one is just a rehashing of the first), but presumably think the same of their audience? Week said, Ken. More disturbing yet is that all of this glorification of sin in pop culture is pursued for the sake of an ever larger idol: profit. I did see the first Hangover, and while one could argue that the debauchery of the characters was punished in the aftermath and that they had some kind of cheap redemption in the end, the film is about what you’d expect. What does it say about the filmmakers’ worldview when they not only treat their characters as idiots incapable of learning from their mistakes (because critics say the new one is just a rehashing of the first), but presumably think the same of their audience?

]]> Comment on What Hangover 2 and American Idol say about us by Jessi http://kennichols.org/2011/05/what-hangover-2-and-american-idol-say-about-us/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Jessi Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:02:12 +0000 http://kennichols.org/?p=555#comment-469 I dont agree with the fact that going to see these stuff will make you a bad person, no not at all. Life is your choice and these images cant predict the outcome of your life..THATS JUST RIDICULOUS AND IGNORANT. Parents are key factors for kids not these images the media set forth. I do agree the movie was stupid though. I dont agree with the fact that going to see these stuff will make you a bad person, no not at all. Life is your choice and these images cant predict the outcome of your life..THATS JUST RIDICULOUS AND IGNORANT. Parents are key factors for kids not these images the media set forth. I do agree the movie was stupid though.

]]> Comment on What Hangover 2 and American Idol say about us by Ken http://kennichols.org/2011/05/what-hangover-2-and-american-idol-say-about-us/comment-page-1/#comment-467 Ken Mon, 30 May 2011 19:18:15 +0000 http://kennichols.org/?p=555#comment-467 Desensitization is a good word for it. Unfortunately, humor tends to have that effect. We laugh at it, then we lose perception, and no longer see it for what it is. Desensitization is a good word for it. Unfortunately, humor tends to have that effect. We laugh at it, then we lose perception, and no longer see it for what it is.

]]> Comment on What Hangover 2 and American Idol say about us by Kelly Freeman http://kennichols.org/2011/05/what-hangover-2-and-american-idol-say-about-us/comment-page-1/#comment-466 Kelly Freeman Mon, 30 May 2011 18:33:03 +0000 http://kennichols.org/?p=555#comment-466 Very well written Ken. I totally agree with you. The degree of "desensitization" that is happening in the current generation is scary and shows how badly we need to put God back into our world, schools, and everyday life. Kelly Freeman Very well written Ken. I totally agree with you. The degree of “desensitization” that is happening in the current generation is scary and shows how badly we need to put God back into our world, schools, and everyday life.
Kelly Freeman

]]> Comment on Thinking Through Divorce and Remarriage by maria marthas http://kennichols.org/2009/06/thinking-through-divorce-and-remarriage/comment-page-1/#comment-462 maria marthas Sat, 09 Apr 2011 21:51:16 +0000 http://kennichols.org/?p=161#comment-462 Can I ask a question ?? Can I ask a question ??

]]> Comment on They did what?? 575 Members Removed! by Carolyn http://kennichols.org/2010/09/they-did-what/comment-page-1/#comment-363 Carolyn Sat, 06 Nov 2010 14:27:18 +0000 http://kennichols.org/?p=409#comment-363 To say someone is a member of a church and they never darken the door of the church is not being honest. To say someone is a member of a church and they never darken the door of the church is not being honest.

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