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Well, many forms of comedy are founded on a purposeful disruption of the status quo. Some of the most successful comics have built their careers on making fun of everyone: Jews, Christians, Muslims, atheists, blacks, whites, Asians, Native Americans, the rich, the poor, conservatives...

I can't nail it down to just five for the whole series, but I did make a list of ones I really liked per season, for another website. Here they are... Season 1 - "Encounter at Farpoint", "Where No One Has Gone Before", "Hide and Q", "Haven" Season 2 - "Elementary, Dear Data", "The Outrageous...

TOS, no - it was way before my time. But I grew up on TNG, and its still my favorite version of the franchise.

I'm glad you recognize Jesus' abilities to love, save, and heal - He has truly done a lot for me as well. But a lot of the suffering I experienced from my childhood until my early 30s was largely caused by people who claimed to be Christians, yet lived by a worldview of extreme fear. I've said...

I've been through all those stages many times, over and over again. I've lost many people over the past 20 years, but the two biggest ones were a woman who I dearly loved in 2006 (she didn't die, just ditched me), and my Mom's unexpected passing from lung cancer in 2015.

I've long been convinced that the message is more important, as opposed to the method. If a band is singing about having sex outside of marriage and drinking all the time, I don't think Jesus would approve. But if the songs are about being selfless, or treating others with respect even if you...

I had a standard music class in my school years, and the teacher played some classical stuff, but I could never fully devote myself to it. I was always much more interested in the local radio station, which was strange because my legalistic elders often condemned me regarding other forms of...

Is anyone here a part of this program? My local church has it, and I've been participating for the past two years. The multitude of hardships I've suffered in my life have left me with major trust issues and a lot of insecurity, so groups like GriefShare are a way for me to share my own story...

Their original heyday was a little before my time, too. I was 14 years old when they first disbanded, but I'd seen live clips of them on various TV shows, and so I knew they had talent. But it was only around 10 years ago or so, when they came together for their appropriately-titled album "10"...

Anyone with even the slightest awareness of American pop culture during the past forty years, knows the name New Kids on the Block. Even if you've never heard any of their songs, its likely you've seen pictures or read articles about them at some point. Well, good news for all the longtime fans...

Comedian Rita Rudner had a memorable line about the sport - "Do you realize that if you tape golf and play it back in slow motion, there's no difference?" :LOL:

Another film I really like is the 2005 Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon. Apparently, it was primarily based on two books - "Man in Black" from 1975, and "Cash: The Autobiography" from 1997. Now, I generally tend to avoid a lot of biopics, mainly...

When I think of NASCAR, I'm reminded of a skit that comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham did, several years ago. He had a character called Sweet Daddy Dee, self-described as a "player in a management profession - PIMP". Anyway, when Jeff brought up NASCAR, his character's response was as...

Everything I told you came from sources I looked up online, to confirm what DC Comics and Warner Bros. in general had done with the character. Many other adaptations of the Superman story never used the full phrase - "Lois & Clark", "Smallville", the 2006 film "Superman Returns"...none of them...

Another thing - I was searching through some of my old Facebook posts today, and came across one I wrote back in 2016. After reading it over again, I realized it still matched my current thoughts about him, so I'd be interested to know your views... Today marks what would have been the 58th...

I recently found this article online, about Michael's spiritual worldview. I already knew he had been raised as a Jehovah's Witness, but this goes into his overall view of such matters a little more (though admittedly, not very extensively). Still, I'm reminded of a quote by C.S. Lewis - “We do...

Well in Michael's case, that got him into some fairly hot water during his 2005 trial. Apparently, he had bought several large collections of historic art books, not knowing what each one contained (a big mistake). Tom Sneddon then tried using that as part of his accusations, that Michael had...

I can't call myself "obsessive", when it comes to Christian books...or any books, for that matter. I truly enjoy reading, but in the last few years I've had a tough time, slowing my mind down so I can properly focus. Aside from that, here's a few that I've enjoyed in the past, and some others I...

I don't personally own any guns, and I've only fired them twice in my whole life. That said, I still am a loyal supporter of the Second Amendment, and I have no problem whatsoever debating those who disagree. My basic stance is very simple - most crooks don't care one bit how or where they get...

I recently learned of that as well. It reminded me of when he first got into music publishing. He told Paul McCartney that someday, he would own all the Beatles' songs. Paul took it as a joke, not believing for a second he was serious. When those rights came up for sale, Paul was offered them...