Earlier this week I was joking around with a friend of mine as he was talking about Moses leading the people to the promised land. I looked at him and said, "I thought that was Noah, Nope I am pretty sure that was Moses."

As our churches are changing to be more relevant to our culture, the flannel boards are long gone and the VHS tapes of Veggie Tales are being recycled to Goodwill. The question becomes:How do we teach this new generation about Moses, Jonah, Elijah and Methuselah?

In modern preaching it is tempting to use movie clips rather then Bible stories to drive home a point, for example, if I want to preach about being ruthless against sin, do I use the example of Elijah, who after the victory on Mount Carmel, still chased down the prophets of Baal (representing sexual immorality) and killed them, making sure that they would not reappear.
Or, do I use a movie clip from Braveheart, where Mel Gibson not only defeats the enemy, but drives him out, claiming his territory.

There is a chance that a lot of people would tune me out because they are unfamiliar with Elijah, Baal and Mount Carmel. But there is also a chance that other people would tune me out because they have never seen Braveheart and have no interest in secular movies.

So the question remains: Where does this generation learn about the Bible stories ??
So here is the balancing act once again. Do I want to be relevant to my community and use movie clips or do I want to be relevant to God and use His stories.

Some days I lean one way and other days the other. kinda like walking. Somehow by switching my weight from one foot to another and a little forward motion I find myself walking...